I began this one by laying out chords for the whole song, and working out the structure first. I usually start with a sound as inspiration, and this week I wanted to try build up the song harmonically first with basic midi instruments.

I had the rough concept of what I wanted the song to be about, after walking home from the train late at night. I came up with a melody for the verse and chorus as I was putting together the chords, and I worked the lyrics around them. I found this way of working made rearranging and changing song sections way easier than my usual process, though it took up a lot of time trying to work out the chords and how best to transition between sections. I'm glad I tried this new way, as it really helped me come up with new sections that fit well with the other sections harmonically.

Tags: reason, synthpop, vocals, week 46 2024, View by:tarsiidea