Music Theory And Songwriting
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The intricate music theory and lyrical weight of a Tears for Fears classic
By Roland Schmidt published
A cover of the song would later be a Christmas number one for Gary Jules, but the dense arrangement of the original remains hugely impressive

How Prince and The Revolution turned the bare bones of Purple Rain into a lighters-in-the-air epic
By Ben Rogerson published
Thanks to Stranger Things, a whole new generation of listeners is now getting to appreciate this 1984 mega-ballad

Producer Mike Sabath reveals the surprisingly limited instrumentation in Raye's Where Is My Husband!
By Ben Rogerson published
But he still wondered if one particular section could be "too much"

“A professor in my pocket”: Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan says he’s been using AI “my whole life”
By Will Simpson published
He says it’s cheaper than employing a human

“I lay on my floor one night and wrote the whole thing": 40 Years On – The Making of West End Girls
By Daniel Griffiths published
From Lake Geneva to the Finland Station… Here's all the ups, downs, history, mystery, studio secrets and more of Pet Shop Boys' biggest hit

The true meaning and dense theory of one of Gary Numan’s most beloved tracks
By Roland Schmidt published
The true meaning and dense theory of one of Gary Numan’s most beloved tracks

"OK, let’s have some backstory”: The group songwriting sessions that yielded Lily Allen’s West End Girl
By Ben Rogerson published
“It felt like days I had as a teenager in a band, writing live in the room,” says collaborator Violet Skies

It turns out there’s a reason André 3000 turned up at the 2025 Met Gala with a grand piano on his back
By Ben Rogerson published
After the flutey New Blue Sun we now have 7 piano sketches
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