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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - E Black Sails Musical Parallels | XXIV. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. XXXII. XXXIII. XXXVIII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have E. The scene in XXXVIII also includes A. The scenes in XXIX and XXXII also include B.

music variation note: The music in XXIV, XXX, and the second and third scenes in XXXIII is played on hurdy gurdy. The scene in XXVIII, the first scene in XXXIII, and XXXVIII are played on strings. The scene in XXIX is played on low strings. XXIV is played in a higher key. XXXVIII is played in a lower key.

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - D (Part 3) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XXXIII. XXXIV.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have D. The scene in XXXIV also includes A.

music variation note: The music in the scene in XXXIII is played on strings and in a lower key. The scene in XXXIV is played on hurdy gurdy.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - D (Part 2) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XIX. XXII. XXVII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have D. All the scenes in this set also include AB. The first scene in XIX also includes C.

music variation note: The music in the first scene in XIX and in XXII is played on strings. The second scene in XIX is on low strings. The scene in XXVII is on hurdy gurdy.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - D (Part 1) Black Sails Musical Parallels | IV. V. VII. VIII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have D. The scenes in IV, V, and the first two scenes of VII also include AB. The fourth scene in VII and the scene in VIII also include B. The scenes in IV, V, and the first scene VII also include C.

music variation note: The music for this parallel is played on the hurdy gurdy for all the scenes in this set. The third scene in VII is in a higher key.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - C (Part 2) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XI. XIX. XXIV.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have C. All scenes in this set also include AB. The scene in XIX also includes D.

music variation note: The music in the first scene in XI is played on harpsichord (or similar). The second scene in XI and the scene in XIX are on strings. XXIV is on low strings.

Part 1 | Part 2

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - C (Part 1) Black Sails Musical Parallels | IV. V. VI. VII. VIII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have C. The scenes in IV, second scene of V, VI, VII, and VIII also include AB. The first scene in V also includes B. The scene in IV and second scene in V, and VII also include D.

music variation note: The music in all of the scenes in this set is played on hurdy gurdy, except for the first scene in V, which is played on strings.

Part 1 | Part 2

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - B Black Sails Musical Parallels | IX. XVIII. XIX. XXIX. XXXII. XXXIII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have B. XXIX and XXXII also include E.

music variation note: The music in the scenes in IX and XVIII is played on hurdy gurdy. XVIII is missing the first and fourth note of the B part. The scene in XIX is on clavichord (or similar) and is missing the third note. The scenes in XXIX and XXXIII are on low brass (or similar). XXIX is missing the fifth note. The scene in XXXII is on strings, and is missing the first and fifth note.

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - A (Part 2) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXVIII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have A. XXXIV also includes D, and XXXVIII also includes E.

music variation note: The music in the scene in XXXII is played on a woodwind (or similar). All three scenes in XXXIII and the scene in XXXVIII are on strings. The scene in XXXIV is on hurdy gurdy. The second scene in XXXIII is missing the first note of the theme. The third scene in XXXIII has a different harmony over the third note of the theme.

Part 1 | Part 2

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - A (Part 1) Black Sails Musical Parallels | IV. XX. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXIX. XXXI.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have A.

music variation note: The music in the scenes in IV, XXV, and XXVI is played on hurdy gurdy. The scenes in XX and XXXI are on low strings. The first part of the scene in XXIV is on piano, the second part of that scene is on strings. The scene in XXIX is played on distorted guitar.

Part 1 | Part 2

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - AB (Part 5) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXVII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have A, B. The second scene in XXIV also includes C. The first scene in XXVII also includes D.

music variation note: The music in the scene in XXII is played on clavichord (or similar). The scene in XXIII is on flute. Both scenes in XXIV and the second scene in XXVII are on low strings. The first scene in XXVII is on hurdy gurdy.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - AB (Part 4) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XIX. XXII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have A, B. The second scene in XIX also includes C. The second and fourth scenes in XIX and the second scene in XXII also include D.

music variation note: The music in the second and third scenes in XIX is played on strings. The first and fourth scenes in XIX are on strings an octave lower. Both scenes in XXII are on hurdy gurdy.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - AB (Part 3) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XI. XII. XV. XVIII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have A, B. Both scenes in XI also include C. The scene in XVIII goes B, A rather than A, B.

music variation note: The music for this parallel is played on the clavichord (or similar) for the first scene in XI, as well as XII and XVIII. In XVIII, the music is played very quietly and slightly in the background of other music. The second scene in XI is played on strings. The scene in XV is played on hurdy gurdy.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - AB (Part 2) Black Sails Musical Parallels | VII. VIII.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have A, B. The first scene in VII also includes C, D. The third scene in VII also includes D. The first scene in VIII also includes C. The fourth scene in VII and the second scene in VIII is D, B rather than A, B.

music variation note: The music for this parallel is played on the hurdy gurdy for all the scenes in this set, except the second scene in VII, which is played on flute and up an octave. The third scene in VII is played in a higher key.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Charles Vane | Proper Pirate - AB (Part 1) Black Sails Musical Parallels | IV. V. VI.

music breakdown note: The music in this parallel is made up of parts A and B. Parts C and D are each a different extension of part A. E is a tease of A (only the first two notes of part A)

All the scenes in this group have A, B. The first scene in IV and the second scene in V also include C, D. The scene in VI also includes C. The first scene in V is B, C rather than A, B.

music variation note: The music for this parallel is played on the hurdy gurdy for all the scenes in this set, except the first scene in V, which is played on strings

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

AB | A | B | C | D | E

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Black Sails theme at Bear McCreary's Themes and Variations Tour (28/05/2025)

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Freedom and Resistance Black Sails Musical Parallels | VI. XVI. XXIII. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXXI.

music variation note: XXIX plays only the first and third note of the beginning of the theme's melody.

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)

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Cautious Advance Black Sails Musical Parallels | XII. XXIII. XXV. XXVII.

music variation note: the first and third occurrences of the theme in XII have much lighter instrumentation than the others.

I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)