sonic and musical analysis week 3 mad world
Week 3 Tears for fears - mad world Genre As the song has a wide variety of synthesisers in it, the genre is classed as 'Synth pop'. Instruments - Drum machine - (Sampled) Kick Snare Floor tom Mid tom Synthesisers (Performed) Bass synth - Playing the bass line Pad synth - Playing the lead and rhythmic melody Vocals (performed) The vocals are double tracked and are performed. There are also backing vocals sitting behind the lead vocals. Sonic analysis The lead vocals are very warm and mellow. They are the focus of the song. The drum pads are resonant and full. They have been sampled and include snares, kick drums, hi hats and ride symbols. They also include other noises like the cowbell. The chord progression sounds very dark and and warm. They are being performed with a synthesizer. They also act as a lead melody. There is a rhythmic melody in the song and it sounds very hollow and light. It sits at the back of the song...