6 Pop Songwriters Turned Film Score Composers
Who’s the first composer you think of when you think of film scoring? They probably started in pop music, and that says something!
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Crying in the Club: Songs Within Songs and Intertextuality in Pop Music
A lengthy, in-depth look at the self-referential nature of pop music and what that means for legality and creativity in music.
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“Enemy” Creates Desire — “Bruno” Fulfills It
What’s the difference between Imagine Dragons’ “Enemy” and Encanto’s “Bruno”? Not much! But music theory holds the answer…
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Com Truise: Remixing Small Black’s “Duplex” (Video)
In this video from Com Truise’s new course on Soundfly, Seth Haley breaks down his approach to remixing Small Black’s hit song “Duplex.”
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10 Classic Songs in 5/4 and 5/8 Time
Writing and playing in irregular time signatures is tough, but here are ten great songs with grooves that sound effortless and infectious!
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On Chord Fragments and Nuanced Embellishments in Talking Heads’ “Slippery People”
A quick and fun breakdown of one of David Byrne’s most slippery songs from the Talking Heads catalog, and why it works so well…
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3 Things Son Lux Does to Make Their Songs So Unique
We take apart Son Lux’s incredibly unique sound, and breakdown three main tools of expression composer Ryan Lott uses to achieve it.
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Com Truise: The Crumar Bit One in “Ultrafiche of You” (Video)
In this video from Com Truise’s new course on Soundfly, Seth Haley breaks down his song “Ultrafiche of You” and the synth at the heart of it.
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What Is Your Favorite “Song From the Imminent Past?”
In Ep. 36 of Themes and Variation, we bring back an old friend of the pod to talk about songs from the recent past and not-so-distant future.
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Looking Back on Another Year of Themes & Variation: a Clip Show!
In Ep. 35 of Themes and Variation, we look back on all the great themes and songs we talked about on the show in 2021. Relive the fun!
