EPISODE · Aug 12, 2025 · 6 MIN
Grafting a song from Steely Dan's "Night By Night" bassline | Music Alchemy | The Optimystic Ep10
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My experiences in the past two episodes have taught me a few things, and this week, everything I have learned from my music mystery adventures on The Optimystic has culminated in a tune:1. Kalpanaswaram - improvisational singing or playing of swaras (musical notes) within a specific raga and tala Ep 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqxNWr0HGrE&list=PLGgk_HG0B9PX3xRpWY8mmaHGRHirAgaeI&index=22. Discovering "Night By Night" by Steely Dan, Pretzel Logic (1974) - "Best police procedural theme song to not be used for a police procedural 10/10"Ep 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzrANHa9S0Y&list=PLGgk_HG0B9PX3xRpWY8mmaHGRHirAgaeI&index=1Music Credits:Tiki Wicky - The Myrtle WombatsSamples, Max FrancesPiano, Audrey SchalhoubVocals, Aaron StanleyNight By Night - Steely DanCurious about The Optimystic Music Mystery Game? Learn more about it here: https://www.ponypresspub.org/the-optimystic-music-game
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My experiences in the past two episodes have taught me a few things, and this week, everything I have learned from my music mystery adventures on The Optimystic has culminated in a tune:1. Kalpanaswaram - improvisational singing or playing of swaras (musical notes) within a specific raga and tala Ep 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqxNWr0HGrE&list=PLGgk_HG0B9PX3xRpWY8mmaHGRHirAgaeI&index=22. Discovering "Night By Night" by Steely Dan, Pretzel Logic (1974) - "Best police procedural theme song to not be used for a police procedural 10/10"Ep 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzrANHa9S0Y&list=PLGgk_HG0B9PX3xRpWY8mmaHGRHirAgaeI&index=1Music Credits:Tiki Wicky - The Myrtle WombatsSamples, Max FrancesPiano, Audrey SchalhoubVocals, Aaron StanleyNight By Night - Steely DanCurious about The Optimystic Music Mystery Game? Learn more about it here: https://www.ponypresspub.org/the-optimystic-music-game
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