Can someone tell me what is going on musically in this
song? I'm mostly interested in chord progressions and key changes, and especially what happens in the breakdown starting around 3:20 and continuing for the next minute or so-- does it just go up an octave or is there a key change, and why is that so emotionally affective? I'm not interested in production techniques or the percussion(which I already know), only the melody of the lead and interplay with the bass and pads in the background.
posted by empath
on Mar 22, 2013 -
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Private school drum-focused marching bands in central America-- what kind of music is that? Where can I read more about it? Where can I find examples online?
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posted by empath
on Aug 30, 2012 -
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I want to spend the next year getting better at writing and composing music -- how do I do it?
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posted by empath
on Nov 4, 2011 -
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Are songs in particular musical keys supposed to have a particular character? I don't mean whether the song is in a major or minor key, but different fundamental notes. Should songs in A minor have a particular feelings associated with them, that songs in D minor wouldn't? Why do people write songs in one key, but not another? Is it mostly a matter of instrument tuning or are there some feelings that you need a particular key to evoke? Is it mostly arbitrary? Do individual songs feel different if you transpose them up or down a key or three?
posted by empath
on Sep 12, 2011 -
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I'm looking for audio of people saying interesting things about making or listening to music -- movies, youtube videos, hip-hop albums, tv shows, doesn't matter. I'm especially interested in people talking about how music or dancing makes them feel or why they make music, more than details of how they make it.
posted by empath
on Jun 9, 2011 -
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What are some songs that make you feel unnerved or uneasy just listening to them?
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posted by empath
on Dec 12, 2010 -
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If you're a performer, and a record label tries to release a single (that you had nothing to do with) with your name on it and tries to pass it off as your work, what legal action could you take to stop it?
posted by empath
on Jun 16, 2009 -
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