Moby (Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad( Mind Map
Mind Map note on the moby piece. hope it helps :D
- Created by: Nanette Boateng
- Created on: 10-01-13 22:31
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- Moby-'Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad'
- Harmony
- Diatonic, made up of 3 chord progressions- 8 bars long
- 1st sample set to chord sequence Am, Em, G, D
- 2nd Sample 2 different harmonies 1st-C, Am, C, Am then to chords F, C, F, C
- Tonality
- Is in A minor
- Instruments
- Roland TR909 Drum machine- Drums
- Yamaha SPX990 multi-effects unit-applies reverb and delay to the samples/track
- Emu performance piano sound module- piano
- Roland Juno 106- creates Synth bass sounds
- Yamaha SY85& SY22 Synthesiser - create Synth pad/ Strings sound.
- Akai S3200 Sampler- Samples and edits vocal sounds from original edits
- Melody
- 2 samples taken from a 1953 gospel choir
- Both samples have been manipulated to change the meanings of the words
- 1st sample is a male voice used for verses, -2nd sample female voice used in choruses
- Structure
- Is in verse- chorus structure
- Samples are looped to create verses & choruses
- After 2nd verse there is 1 bar breakdown
- Repeat of chorus- unexpected tell us that song is going to end
- Texture
- Texture is built up as tracks are introduced 1 by 1
- A1- piano only
- A2- voice enters
- A3- Drums + string synths ente
- A4- bass + Synth chords enters
- A5- Syncopated Piano Chords
- After the pause (A7) the chorus texture is thinner as no piano or percussion is playing
- Rhythm
- Syncopation used on piano, vocals & synthesised string parts
- Rhythms are varied between sections to provide contrast. Piano pattern changes- more syncopated, static chords appear in the 2nd chorus.
- The drum loop when it enters is made up of a sample from a hip-hop track- bass drum plays on 1 & 3 beat, snare on 2&4
- Features
- recorded live, hasn’t edited out background noises- adds to texture,
- Electronic features
- , loops, panning, reverb, delay
- Metre/Tempo
- Has a steady tempo on 98bpm
- 4/4
- Harmony
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