The Hindu scale (also known as the Aeolian dominant scale, Olympian Scale,

Mixolydian Mixolydian mode may refer to one of three things: the name applied to one of the ancient Greek ''harmoniai'' or ''tonoi'', based on a particular octave species or scale; one of the medieval church modes; or a modern musical mode or diatonic scal ...

6 r 13 Aeolian major, and melodic major) is the fifth mode of the

melodic minor scale In music theory, the minor scale is three scale patterns – the natural minor scale (or Aeolian mode), the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic minor scale (ascending or descending) – rather than just two as with the major scale, which als ...

. It is named such because its sound derives from having a dominant seventh chord on the tonic in the context of what is otherwise the

Aeolian mode The Aeolian mode is a musical mode or, in modern usage, a diatonic scale also called the natural minor scale. On the white piano keys, it is the scale that starts with A. Its ascending interval form consists of a ''key note, whole step, half ste ...

. It corresponds to Raga Charukeshi in Indian Classical music. This scale can also be obtained by raising the third degree of the

natural minor scale In music theory, the minor scale is three scale patterns – the natural minor scale (or Aeolian mode), the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic minor scale (ascending or descending) – rather than just two as with the major scale, which a ...

or lowering the sixth degree of the mixolydian scale. : The name ''melodic major'' also refers to the combined scale that proceeds as natural major ascending and as Aeolian dominant descending. : ''

The Mask of Zorro ''The Mask of Zorro'' is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked vigilante Zorro created by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-J ...

'' song "

I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" is a 1998 song written by James Horner and lyricist Will Jennings for the 1998 film ''The Mask of Zorro'', of which it is the main theme. For the film, the song was recorded by American singer Marc Anthon ...

", was composed in the Aeolian dominant scale mode. It was written by film composer

James Horner James Roy Horner (August 14, 1953 – June 22, 2015) was an American composer. He was known for the integration of choral and electronic elements, and for his frequent use of motifs associated with Celtic music. Horner's first film score was in ...

. The Aeolian dominant scale mode can also be heard in the song ''Valar Morghulis'' of the Game of Thrones: Season 2 soundtrack, composed by

Ramin Djawadi Ramin Djawadi (, fa, رامین جوادی; born 19 July 1974) is an Iranian and German score composer. He is known for his scores for the 2008 Marvel film ''Iron Man'' and the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', for which he was nominated for Gramm ...

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