Music Theory Article about Let It Go

February 10, 2020 9:51 AM

When Frozen was recently released, I read someone's article analyzing why the song was so infectious from a music theory point of view.

I'd love to reread it but my google skills are failing me - can anyone hook me up? Something about the chord progression and each verse ending on an unresolved chord?

posted by House of Leaves of Grass to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

This is probably not the one you're looking for, but it was one I really enjoyed.
posted by TravellingCari at 9:59 AM on February 10, 2020

Also not what you're looking for, but Kirk Hamilton covered it in his excellent Strong Songs podcast.
posted by eafarris at 11:10 AM on February 10, 2020 [1 favorite]

This is a best visual summary I know that I actually no longer remember the source of, I just put it together into a single document that visualized the chords / lyrics / comments together.
posted by xdvesper at 7:44 PM on February 10, 2020

in case it helps in your googling, the term syncopation should appear in any article about that song's infectiousness!
posted by kalapierson at 12:25 AM on February 11, 2020