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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery There should be no "trick" to writing emotional music. The emotion comes from you.

Yeah, I understand that, but there are obviously songwriting methods that people use to give their songs that extra emphasis on it.

"Trick" probably isn't the right word.

I think that someone with enough musical skill could come up with melodies and chords that seem really "emotional" to other people even if he had no strong emotion at the time. Lots of people are hired and put on a deadline to write music that is supposed to call up specific feelings. Their employers will not accept an excuse that they "just aren't feeling it." They have to get the job done, so there must be some way that they go about it, other than depending on those unreliable "inspiring feelings" to hit them.

Yah I'm sure there is plenty of music theory to follow to bring intended emotion into music. But still, to bring a raw emotion, I think it has to come from purely deep within or derived from an image or place or objects that emit emotion or peak the senses. If your relying purely on music theory, a certain predestined chord, or progression to bring out emotion, I don't know if its purely artistic, or a pure expression. Perhaps a building block that is not intrinsicly pure, a preset?

I'm kinda happy I dont have a hardcore music theory background (going to some music school for years), and many artists I look up to dont. I think i'd be too mechanical in the way I did things if I did, and always question myself, and rely on some sort of rule book. Instead I rely on many other things that allow me to make my music. Though dont get me wrong, its great to know music theory for those who do, those who require it for their profession, just not the way I imagine many great emotional pieces of music were written from all genres of music, it has to start from within, you cant force it.

Tricks to making emotional music? Be authentic and play from your heart..

The skill of an artist comes from being able to make others feel what they feel. It could be anything: love, happiness, fear, redemption, joy, depression, despair,emptiness, toes in sand, pina colada, whatever...

sample an 80s famous balade vocals, pitch it up to 150bpm, add a distorted 909 and some leads and your good to go.

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Originally posted by Kismet7 Yah I'm sure there is plenty of music theory to follow to bring intended emotion into music. But still, to bring a raw emotion, I think it has to come from purely deep within or derived from an image or place or objects that emit emotion or peak the senses. If your relying purely on music theory, a certain predestined chord, or progression to bring out emotion, I don't know if its purely artistic, or a pure expression. Perhaps a building block that is not intrinsicly pure, a preset? I'm kinda happy I dont have a hardcore music theory background (going to some music school for years), and many artists I look up to dont. I think i'd be too mechanical in the way I did things if I did, and always question myself, and rely on some sort of rule book. Instead I rely on many other things that allow me to make my music. Though dont get me wrong, its great to know music theory for those who do, those who require it for their profession, just not the way I imagine many great emotional pieces of music were written from all genres of music, it has to start from within, you cant force it.

Ugh, enough of this bullshit, nobody asked you about your opinion of music theory. You've contributed nothing to the discussion with this post. NOTHING. GTFO you ignorant dipshit.

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Originally posted by Eric J I love how that Whiteroom track made such good use of the BT - Remember acapella.

XDR does a lot of mash ups, poor wording on the video title i guess.

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Originally posted by Stef XDR does a lot of mash ups, poor wording on the video title i guess.

Yes, but I was referring to the Whiteroom original track which uses the actual BT - Remember acapella.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Ugh, enough of this bullshit, nobody asked you about your opinion of music theory. You've contributed nothing to the discussion with this post. NOTHING. GTFO you ignorant dipshit.

While this contributed a whole lot more.

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