Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad?

Moby - Why does my heart feel so bad?

1. Instrumentation

   • Synthesiser strings
   • Sampler
     • Two samples used
       • Male verses
       • Female choruses
       • Both in A minor, but harmonized to make one sound minor, and one sound major.
       • Background noise not removed as it adds to emotional depth of the song.
         • Sometimes acts as another percussion instrument.
       • From 1950's gospel music
   • Drum machine
     • Rhythm - the drum machine creates the strong, steady rhythm that is associated with dance music.
       • Emphasized by the drum beat and bass.

2. Dance music

   • Extensive use of samples and loops.
   • Links to the club scene.
   • Layered textures.

3. Key words

   • Objective Judgement

4. Melody - created by looped samples and drum beats.

5. Tonality is often ambiguous and difficult to detect. Moby uses the chords of Sus2 and Sus4, creating ambiguity and interest.

   • Sus2
     • A triad with the major or minor third replace by the second degree of the scale.
   • Sus4
     • A triad with the major or minor third replaced by the fourth degree of the scale.

6. Effects used

   • DElay
   • Heavy EQ

7. Song

   • From the album, "Play".
   • Tempo - 98bpm
   • Time signature - 4/4
   • Released in 1999