You're right about their skills. Apparently they write music six hours every day. They've been doing that since age six. That explains their genius-level skills. From the time the movie Barbie was screened for them, to the time they turned in their cut, it took all of a week. Although most of the song was written in one sitting, they tweaked here and there during that week.
I like the sounds of the breaths too. It makes it sound real and delicate. This is proof that you don’t always have to scream your way through a song….Like Christina Aguilera.
I appreciate the fact that you don't stop the video every five seconds to comment and let it play in chunks with longer comments in between. Thank you!
Really enjoyed your review. The half hour on writing the song came after a day of coming up with nothing. Billie said she was ready to walk out when they came up with the hook and then it all fell into place.
Thank you for great reaction. This is what crying sounds like when you sing it. Everything that Billy and Phinneas create is meticulously thought out. "What Was I Made For" was created with this particular style in mind. There is a great documentary on the creation of this masterpiece. Do yourself a favor an react to that video. Billy explorers all the singing styles she could have sung and why she chose this breathy style of singing. Billy is a genius not only singing but song writing as well. Billy is a God Sent talent. Again, thank you for this wonderful video.
Her breathless singing style to me captures the emotion of someone exasperated about their place in the world. I would think that the Director of this movie must have been elated.
One of Billies tools she uses in her vocal style is the very heavy airy sound she uses on this song. Very very difficult to maintain for a whole song. It literally is like running as far as breathing is concerned. It's alot easier to hold a long note in regular voice than airy!
Billie wrote that title “What was I made for?”💖 I think she really needed to write that song, bc she was completely lost with her own life and herself at that time after her world tour … she is still growing up, and she had a huge success immediately when she was still a kid.. and now that she is in her 20s , a young adult, she said she felt lost.. bc she is a new person now, and she can no longer recognize her past version of herself and this is normal when you grow up and you are not a kid anymore, so it was hard for her to figure out what to do in her music, her future Etc .. bc in your 20s is when you start to ask and define who you are and who you want to be, and she said this song unblocked her creatively and artistically … she had writer's block and creativity block and unconsciously managing to write this song she realized that it was about her life, her subconscious was there! So beautiful💙 this is life. Billie Eilish is special! A rare authentic emotional unique gem in pop music.
What am I thinking? During the intro I 'm thinking: "I'm almost hearing more breath than actual primary cord engagement"! I like some breathiness but anything can be overdone.This makes it tough to listen to her.
Actually the producer was also Billie in the official Academy credits. Billie was also the vocal producer, mixer and engineer. She also produced some parts of her past songs. Even in Bad guy in some parts. + Finneas and other 2 producers (Mark) of the movie. And these producers decided to use the melody of this song in the score too !! So good!
You can either write and perform genius music or you have to have tight clothes, 50 dancers around you and yollering out some high note to cover up for the mediocre plastic pop from the conveyor belt you do. I prefer the former so much. That's why I like Billie so much. :-)
Thank you for sharing your views. Personally I find this style of singing a little demanding for the ear as well as the heart! It’s a little overly emotional in a way I’m struggling to describe. Seems it’s a little overdone perhaps? I guess what I’m trying to say is that challenging the industry for its sake and coming across as perhaps a little over original in a funny way, may be intuitively picked up by a listener. And perhaps this is what happened to me.
@@russellspear6188 hi Russell. Just read your own comment and see that you too had a similar feeling about it. Yes of course the song is great, the charisma of the singer is there, the orchestral arrangement, the atmosphere etc etc. But I just couldn’t see it more than once. How do I put it - it hurts. PS. And yes you do need a master sound engineer for this sort of ‘pianissimo’ singing, I can hear the mic is on the verge of a feedback.
@@trueartisttv any artist (as opposed to craftsman) divides the audience, a true artist creates something new. (PS I’m a little tired of hearing so many singers these days using the same phrasing, riffs and runs, vocal trickery etc. And I’m afraid that includes the singer in this analysis…)
@JarmilaXymenaGorna The Music Genome Project did a study awhile back and claimed whisper vocals in the 60s and 70s were 1-2% of songs. In the 80s and 90s it was 2-4%. Billie released her 1st song in 2015. In 2019 the style was present in 23% of songs. It's heard a lot today but I'd dare say she popularized the trend. I believe there's nothing new under the sun. Lana Del Ray was sing this way in 2010 but isn't as well known. This is how it will always be. Those who think what they're hearing is a complete new sound probably just have never heard of those doing it until 1 artist caught fire and blew up. Then it's heard all the time until we really don't remember the who what when or how.
Suppose you write a song and you upload it to the major streaming platforms. 45.6 million tracks received zero plays in 2023. That represents 24.8% of the 184 million tracks available on audio streaming platforms. How do you prevent that from happening to your song? Someone could upload an amazing song to Spoitfy and the rest tomorrow, but if I don't know that song exists, if you don't know that song exists, the song could be incredible, but if nobody knows it exists, they'e not going to looking for it so they can play it, are they? How do you overcome that problem?
You're right about their skills. Apparently they write music six hours every day. They've been doing that since age six. That explains their genius-level skills. From the time the movie Barbie was screened for them, to the time they turned in their cut, it took all of a week. Although most of the song was written in one sitting, they tweaked here and there during that week.
I like the sounds of the breaths too. It makes it sound real and delicate. This is proof that you don’t always have to scream your way through a song….Like Christina Aguilera.
I appreciate the fact that you don't stop the video every five seconds to comment and let it play in chunks with longer comments in between. Thank you!
Really enjoyed your review. The half hour on writing the song came after a day of coming up with nothing. Billie said she was ready to walk out when they came up with the hook and then it all fell into place.
This is a fabulous conversation giving so nuch professional insight on production and performance, thank you guys
she’s also dressed like a vintage Barbie which made the performance even more special
Billie is an IVF baby. It hits home hard.
Thank you for great reaction. This is what crying sounds like when you sing it. Everything that Billy and Phinneas create is meticulously thought out. "What Was I Made For" was created with this particular style in mind. There is a great documentary on the creation of this masterpiece. Do yourself a favor an react to that video. Billy explorers all the singing styles she could have sung and why she chose this breathy style of singing. Billy is a genius not only singing but song writing as well. Billy is a God Sent talent. Again, thank you for this wonderful video.
Her breathless singing style to me captures the emotion of someone exasperated about their place in the world. I would think that the Director of this movie must have been elated.
One of Billies tools she uses in her vocal style is the very heavy airy sound she uses on this song. Very very difficult to maintain for a whole song. It literally is like running as far as breathing is concerned. It's alot easier to hold a long note in regular voice than airy!
You should see oscar live
Billie wrote that title “What was I made for?”💖 I think she really needed to write that song, bc she was completely lost with her own life and herself at that time after her world tour … she is still growing up, and she had a huge success immediately when she was still a kid.. and now that she is in her 20s , a young adult, she said she felt lost.. bc she is a new person now, and she can no longer recognize her past version of herself and this is normal when you grow up and you are not a kid anymore, so it was hard for her to figure out what to do in her music, her future Etc .. bc in your 20s is when you start to ask and define who you are and who you want to be, and she said this song unblocked her creatively and artistically … she had writer's block and creativity block and unconsciously managing to write this song she realized that it was about her life, her subconscious was there! So beautiful💙 this is life. Billie Eilish is special! A rare authentic emotional unique gem in pop music.
Yayyy!! 1st🎉😂
Fab reaction and analysis, between the three of you, you give such a great 360 and balanced review, great advice and watchouts too!!👌🏼
PS are you taking requests??
Woop woop! Thanks Jen!
Yes requests!!
I have to make a second comment. Regarding background noise, I'll bet Billy believes this is a quiet room compared to Her concerts. Thank you again.
What am I thinking? During the intro I 'm thinking: "I'm almost hearing more breath than actual primary cord engagement"! I like some breathiness but anything can be overdone.This makes it tough to listen to her.
Ya, it’s a strong choice. I like it. :)
Actually the producer was also Billie in the official Academy credits. Billie was also the vocal producer, mixer and engineer. She also produced some parts of her past songs. Even in Bad guy in some parts. + Finneas and other 2 producers (Mark) of the movie. And these producers decided to use the melody of this song in the score too !! So good!
Gotta do the Oscars performance from Billie & Finneas for this song. It’s even better! If that is even possible
The orchestra is in that performance btw
You can either write and perform genius music or you have to have tight clothes, 50 dancers around you and
yollering out some high note to cover up for the mediocre plastic pop from the conveyor belt you do.
I prefer the former so much. That's why I like Billie so much. :-)
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Thank you for sharing your views. Personally I find this style of singing a little demanding for the ear as well as the heart! It’s a little overly emotional in a way I’m struggling to describe. Seems it’s a little overdone perhaps? I guess what I’m trying to say is that challenging the industry for its sake and coming across as perhaps a little over original in a funny way, may be intuitively picked up by a listener. And perhaps this is what happened to me.
One thousand percent! Moderation is the key to almost everything in life. I will say the song has a nice melody though.
@@russellspear6188 hi Russell. Just read your own comment and see that you too had a similar feeling about it. Yes of course the song is great, the charisma of the singer is there, the orchestral arrangement, the atmosphere etc etc. But I just couldn’t see it more than once. How do I put it - it hurts.
PS. And yes you do need a master sound engineer for this sort of ‘pianissimo’ singing, I can hear the mic is on the verge of a feedback.
A good artist divides the audience! 🙌
@@trueartisttv any artist (as opposed to craftsman) divides the audience, a true artist creates something new.
(PS I’m a little tired of hearing so many singers these days using the same phrasing, riffs and runs, vocal trickery etc. And I’m afraid that includes the singer in this analysis…)
@JarmilaXymenaGorna
The Music Genome Project did a study awhile back and claimed whisper vocals in the 60s and 70s were 1-2% of songs. In the 80s and 90s it was 2-4%. Billie released her 1st song in 2015. In 2019 the style was present in 23% of songs. It's heard a lot today but I'd dare say she popularized the trend.
I believe there's nothing new under the sun. Lana Del Ray was sing this way in 2010 but isn't as well known. This is how it will always be. Those who think what they're hearing is a complete new sound probably just have never heard of those doing it until 1 artist caught fire and blew up. Then it's heard all the time until we really don't remember the who what when or how.
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Suppose you write a song and you upload it to the major streaming platforms. 45.6 million tracks received zero plays in 2023. That represents 24.8% of the 184 million tracks available on audio streaming platforms. How do you prevent that from happening to your song? Someone could upload an amazing song to Spoitfy and the rest tomorrow, but if I don't know that song exists, if you don't know that song exists, the song could be incredible, but if nobody knows it exists, they'e not going to looking for it so they can play it, are they? How do you overcome that problem?
Marketing?.. 🤷♀️