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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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Anne (Part 1) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XV. XVI. XVIII. XXV. XXIX. XXXVI.

music breakdown note: the music in this parallel is made up of four different parts. The main parts are A and B, and the additional ones are C, E. (D is almost an overtone rather than a part, and sometimes plays underneath other main parts.)

All the scenes in this group have A, B The exceptions are the second scene in XV, as well as XXIX, which both play only B. The first scene in XV also has E and D.

music variation note: XXIX is in a lower key

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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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New Landscape Black Sails Musical Parallels | XI. XXXVIII.

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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Preparing for Disadvantage Black Sails Musical Parallels | IX. XIX. XX.

music variation note: The scene in XX matches the rhythm of the other four scenes, but not the 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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Stacked Odds (Part 1) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XIII. XX. XXXIII.

music breakdown note: the music in this parallel is made up of five different parts. The three main parts are A, B, C, and the two additional ones are D, E.

All the scenes in this group have A, B, C XX and XXXIII also have D and B, C

music variation note: XX and XXXIII have fuller instrumentation and percussion behind the theme

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

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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Anne (Part 3) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XV. XXXV. XXXVI.

music breakdown note: the music in this parallel is made up of four different parts. The main parts are A and B, and the additional ones are C, E. (D is almost an overtone rather than a part, and sometimes plays underneath other main parts.)

All the scenes in this group have part C. They all also have A, B, and bits of D, with the exception of XXXVI which has only B in addition to C.

music variation note: In the second part of XV, the music swells louder than Garrett's voice. In the fourth part of XV and in XXXVI, C plays more slowly.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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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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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Stacked Odds (Part 4) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XXI. XXIV. XXXIV.

music breakdown note: the music in this parallel is made up of five different parts. The three main parts are A, B, C, and the two additional ones are D, E.

All the scenes in this group have D, E XXI and XXIV also have A, B XXXIV also has A, C

music variation note: XXXIV is in a lower key

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

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)

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Stacked Odds (Part 5) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XV. XIX. XXVI. XXVIII. XXXI. XXXII. XXXVI.

music breakdown note: the music in this parallel is made up of five different parts. The three main parts are A, B, C, and the two additional ones are D, E.

The scenes in this group have miscellaneous parts of the theme: XV has C XIX, XXVI, and XXXII have A XXVIII has D, A XXXI has E XXXVI has A, E, A

music variation note: XV is in a lower key XXVI and XXVIII are in the highest key XXXI is in a lower higher key In XXXVI, part A is in the lowest higher key

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

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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Stacked Odds (Part 2) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XXI. XXIV. XXVI. XXVII. XXXIII.

music breakdown note: the music in this parallel is made up of five different parts. The three main parts are A, B, C, and the two additional ones are D, E.

All the scenes in this group have A, B XXI and XXIV also have D, E XXVI also has A, C XXVII also has E

music variation note: XXVI is in a lower key. XXXIII is in a higher key, and part B goes up by a semi-tone rather than a whole tone, giving it a more sinister sound.

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

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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Stacked Odds (Part 3) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XIX. XXIII. XXVI. XXIX. XXXIII. XXXIV.

music breakdown note: the music in this parallel is made up of five different parts. The three main parts are A, B, C, and the two additional ones are D, E.

All the scenes in this group have A, C XXVI also has A, B XXIX goes C, A rather than A, C XXXIV also has D, E

music variation note: XXVI is in a lower key. XXXIII repeats part A several times before C, and then going back to A.

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

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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So about 3 years ago, @starbuck did a guessing game for whose full name gets said most often in Black Sails. I submitted my guess, John Silver, but then suddenly I got a mini mental montage of a whole bunch of people saying 'Charles Vane' with different levels of annoyance, and I had to go back and change my guess.

Turns out Charles Vane is indeed the full name said most often, with a total of 57 times throughout the show.

2 years later I started making this and now, 3 years late here you go: A crackvid meets supercut of Charles Vane, set to You're So Vain by Carly Simon because I had to lol

The image links to a google drive video because the song is unfortunately copyrighted on youtube Actually mobile is being weird so link is also here

Also thanks to @asterofthevoid for suggesting the ending ;)

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Anne (Part 2) Black Sails Musical Parallels | XIV. XVII. XXXV. XXXVIII.

music breakdown note: the music in this parallel is made up of four different parts. The main parts are A and B, and the additional ones are C, E. (D is almost an overtone rather than a part, and sometimes plays underneath other main parts.)

All the scenes in this group have only A. In XVII, some of D plays before A begins.

music variation note: XXXV is in a lower key In XXXVIII, an additional note is played between the two last notes of the A part.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

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)