A recording session can go brilliantly and still end badly. The song sounds great. Everyone agrees the mix is finished. Then somebody asks for the instrumental. Nobody knows which version is final. The producer has…
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The famous theme from The X-Files was composed by Mark Snow. But the recording’s most recognisable musical idea developed almost accidentally. Snow was experimenting with a synthesizer. He placed his elbow on the keyboard while…
‘世界のDeath Machine’ is the second single from AKIIRO, a four-piece Korean rock band. It pictures a society where everyone keeps climbing higher, sung in Korean, Japanese and English, and it comes with a music video.…
“Season of the Witch” was originally recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan in 1966. Not Lana Del Rey. Donovan’s recording appeared on his album Sunshine Superman. The song combined psychedelic rock with an ominous atmosphere and…
“Tiptoe Through the Tulips” wasn’t originally supposed to be frightening. It’s a cheerful love song from 1929. But Tiny Tim’s unusual 1968 version became strongly associated with horror after appearing in the 2010 film Insidious.…
UK funky is a style of British electronic dance music that developed during the mid-to-late 2000s. It combines house music with influences from UK garage, African and Caribbean rhythms, R&B and British club culture. The…
“Somebody’s Watching Me” is performed by Rockwell. But the famous chorus is sung by Michael Jackson. And that is why the recording sounds so familiar. Rockwell released the song during the transition from 1983 into…
“Macarena” is about a woman who enjoys dancing, attention and romantic freedom. But there’s something many people who danced to it during the 1990s never realised. The original Spanish lyrics describe a complicated romantic situation…
A finished song may involve one person. It may also involve ten. Songwriters, producers, musicians, vocalists and engineers can all contribute to a recording. But once the final master is delivered, it can be surprisingly…
The UEFA Champions League anthem was composed by British musician Tony Britten in 1992. It was inspired partly by “Zadok the Priest”, a composition by George Frideric Handel. And the lyrics are sung in three…
