Latest about Music Theory And Songwriting
Why Ryuichi Sakamoto’s spellbinding theme from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence remains so captivating
We take a deeper look at the theory underpinning Ryuichi Sakamoto’s gorgeous, award-winning theme from the movie that gave him his acting and scoring debut
Dissecting the musical magic of Superstition, the song Stevie Wonder just couldn’t let go
Exploring the mechanics of the song which was taken to mega-success by Stevie Wonder - much to Jeff Beck's frustration
In an era of loudness, Laufey is flying the flag for "the lost art of dynamics"
Her spine-tingling cover of Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now suggests she might be onto something
Miley Cyrus’s lawyers bring music theory to the fore in a bid to have the Flowers copyright case dismissed
Cyrus and her co-writers are facing a copyright infringement claim not from Mars himself, but Tempo Music Investments
How Christina Aguilera ended up recording a Linda Perry song that its writer has now reclaimed
"Christina, she’s not me, you know? And I’m not Christina"
Delving into the inner workings of the title track from Kraftwerk’s most influential record
Back in the 1970s, Kraftwerk anticipated the machine-dominated world we now inhabit. We prise open The Man Machine to see how they managed it
How Charlie Puth used jazz harmony to “pull off something pretty spectacular” at the Super Bowl
“I have the whole arrangement in my head," said Puth in an interview prior to the performance. "I musically know where I’m going with it”
A decade on, we analyse the inner workings of one of Beck’s most potent bangers
Released over a year ahead of its effervescent parent album Colors, Wow demonstrated that Beck’s penchant for genre-blurring was still in rude health
