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Everyone Knows About the Elton John and Bernie Taupin Writing Duo, But What Really Went on Behind the Scenes, and How Did They Create All Those Hits?
Beyond the Seventh Inning: The Untold Story Behind ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’
Four Horror Film Scores Every Composer Should Study: From Jaws to The Witch, What to Learn and Why
Two Music Theory Tools Adele Uses to Create Power and Vulnerability (and Songs That Will Stand The Test of Time)
It’s a Legendary Song, but There’s a (Very) Simple Reason Why This Frank Sinatra Classic Is So Great
The Early 2000s Debut Single That Refuses to Fade: 6 Wild Covers of ‘Mr. Brightside’ You Need to Hear
Beethoven Was the First Rock Star: What Modern Musicians Can Still Learn From His Genius
The Minimalistic Greatness (and Edge) of Billie Eilish: A DIY Home Musician Who Reinvented Pop Music
You Can Tell a Story with Just Four Chords: This Song Proves It (but It’s Not as Easy as You Might Think)
He’s a Composer Who Defined Disney’s Entire Era and His Work Is Far More Influential Than You Might Know
Did Shostakovich Encode His Name in Music? The Mystery Behind String Quartet No. 8
Which One’s a Better Sports Anthem: Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” or Queen’s “We Will Rock You”?
From Barbershop to Bardcore: 6 Amazing (and Unexpected) Covers of Queen’s “Somebody to Love”
Quirky and Dark Can Work Perfectly Together, and Danny Elfman Does It the Best: Here Are Some of His Secrets
4 Modern Covers of “Yesterday” That Reveal New Musical Mysteries in The Beatles’ Most Enduring Song
Why This Piece from the Twin Peaks Score Still Haunts TV (and the Real Genius of Angelo Badalamenti)
Metallica Classic So Timeless That It Can Work in (Almost) Any Genre: These 6 Creative Covers Prove It
Scoring Emotion: What Really Makes John Williams So Great and How He Shapes the Narrative
“What Was I Made For?”: How Billie Eilish and Finneas Wrote the “Barbie” Smash Hit
Unlocking the Secrets of C418’s ‘Sweden’: The Minimalist Masterpiece at the Heart of Minecraft’s Soundtrack
How Taylor Swift Evolved From Country to Synth-Pop: A Songwriter’s Guide to Genre-Crossing
When Music Speaks: 10 Songs That Drove Change Each Decade For the Past 100 Years (1930s to Today)
