23rd June 2022, 8:22 AM
Think about your favorite song artist for a minute. Gather every song that you love to listen to, and ask yourself what they all have in common. In case you may not know what that is... it's that they have all sampled their music before. Do you know why that is? It's because they hear a famous piece from another famous composer or unknown composer, and would like to use it.
Sometimes, people create samples, not knowing that they've just copied another song; then they turn around and get sued. Do you realize how much talent you would need to create a song or even a unique melody that's far different from the greats? A lot of talent and training to excel to those levels.
But, my question is, do you think we'll ever run out of melodies, or are there various techniques that we can use at our disposal to reshape the way we think about writing a song? This can be from chord progressions, melody patterns, etc. Even though there are only 12 keys on the keyboard, people have been able to interpret the significant meaning behind those keys, over time.
Sometimes, people create samples, not knowing that they've just copied another song; then they turn around and get sued. Do you realize how much talent you would need to create a song or even a unique melody that's far different from the greats? A lot of talent and training to excel to those levels.
But, my question is, do you think we'll ever run out of melodies, or are there various techniques that we can use at our disposal to reshape the way we think about writing a song? This can be from chord progressions, melody patterns, etc. Even though there are only 12 keys on the keyboard, people have been able to interpret the significant meaning behind those keys, over time.
