Why Does my Heart Feel so Bad? -Moby

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Mapa Mental sobre Why Does my Heart Feel so Bad? -Moby, criado por Edward Digby em 11-09-2014.
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Why Does my Heart Feel so Bad? -Moby
  1. Context
    1. Composer
      1. Moby (Richard Melville Hall)
        1. Born 1965 in Harlem
          1. Is an American DJ, singer, song-writer and musician
            1. Plays keyboard, guitar, bass and drums
              1. Music roots in his ethical and moral attitudes
                1. Vegan and Christian
                2. Setwork
                  1. Built around 2 vocal samples taken from gospel recordings
                    1. Wanted a "raw, authentic" sound
                      1. Left bg sounds in
                        1. Music relies on technology he left the bgs in to aim for a human element
                          1. Popular due to its interesting samples
                            1. has catchy chords and melodies
                              1. Example of ELECTRONICA
                                1. Electronica
                                  1. Roots in club dance music
                                    1. Sampling and sequencing electronic instruments
                                      1. Simple Harmonies
                                        1. Use of effects. E.g. delays, reverb, panning and EQ
                                    2. Musical Features
                                      1. Time Signature
                                        1. 4/4
                                        2. Tonality
                                          1. Both vocal samples are in the key of A major but Moby harmonies
                                            1. the first to make it feel like A major and the second to make it fell like C major
                                            2. The intro and verse begin in A minor though the tonality is slightly more ambigous
                                            3. Rhythm
                                              1. "Hip-Hop" drum LOOP used throughout
                                                1. Also called a backbeat
                                                2. Piano accompaniment (sometimes static) changes to a syncopated rhythm in vs.1
                                                3. Dynamics
                                                  1. Dynamics begin p and increase in relation to the texture through the song
                                                  2. Pitch & Melody
                                                    1. The piano provides an accompaniment
                                                      1. to the vocals with a synth pad doubling some noes also play melody in places
                                                      2. Elements of call and response between piano and vocals present
                                                      3. Texture
                                                        1. Varies During Song
                                                          1. Instruments come in and out to provide TEXTURAL CONTRAST
                                                            1. Synthed bass and string parts are added in verse 2 to fill out the texture
                                                              1. The texture in the outro is reduced to just one vocal sample
                                                                1. accompanied by synth pad playing static chords
                                                                2. Echos and Shouts are added in the Chorus
                                                                  1. Telephone EQ added to echo in verse 2
                                                                    1. A complete Textural Contrast is achieved in the break when all heard are the dying repeats of the Delay effect
                                                                      1. on the EQed vocal echo, a quiet delay repeat of the snare (from the drum LOOP) and the tailing off of the Reverb applied to other parts
                                                                    2. Harmony
                                                                      1. Based around three chord squences made from 6 chords
                                                                        1. CS1 - Am, Am, Em, Em, G, G, D, D
                                                                          1. CS2 - C, C, Am, Am, C, C, Am, Am
                                                                            1. CS3 - F, F, C, C, F, F, C, C
                                                                            2. Sus2 and Sus4 chords used replacing the third of the chord with the 2nd or 4th for richer harmonic sound
                                                                            3. Form & Structure
                                                                              1. Intro, V1, Chorus, V2, Break, Chorus, Outro