The artist series has always been the most interesting of things. You are a really great analyst. I hope you like doing these videos as I really enjoy watching them. You are helping the next generation of artists
i never see anyone talk about this song - pleasantly surprised by this video!! i fell in love with Sigrid through 'Strangers.' it was very fun to analyze the song alongside you!
*Mouth drops* When he asked for 3 words, I really tried and I thought "Fresh/organic/authentic, playful, and... Norwegian? Does that count?" WELL THEN. I feel validated, LOL
The psychology behind your analysis is so spot on. I am so effing grateful for u. Got a few of your courses and Addiction Formula. Brilliant! I recommend the book to all producers and songwriters of any genre. Pure gold!
Absolutely love your analysis, and we thought that the original track was really well-produced and well-written too. Didn't expect you to analyze it, but glad that you did. This is one of the stronger pop songs of the last year
I'm actually a native of the the U.S, but I live here in Norway now. I'm also a artist/songwriter and I really love this video about Sigrid and her songwriter skills. I lived here for about 7 years and musically Norwegians are amazing! It's gotten to the point when I do my music releases, many musicians say to me that my music sounds like the land of Norway.Very happy and bouncy. Takk for dette!
Those analysis are completely genial. I'm really into musical theory, even tho' I can't really go to a music school right now, and damn, this is what I've been looking for.
Knowledge you seek out of curiosity is 20x more retained than the knowledge you get imposed by school. You retain more of it as long as you practice what you learn. But with school you can go further faster and meet people who are alike. If you are already skilled more than other students it can also make your experience more worthwhile to attract more opportunities while you're there. It's also a cost-benefit analysis depending on what it costs to go to school in different regions of the world and what you get that you won't get anywhere else (internet, books, instructional DVDs, networking). It's hard to know exactly in detail but your heart know what's right for you among the options you're weighing. Just make sure you researched well worth the amount you want to spend because there are lots of great $20 books repackaged into $1000 courses. Not all people have the same preferred learning method and the easiest isn't necessarily the best. It will depend on your goals and ressources.
First time I’ve seen one of your videos, found it very interesting. As someone with little theory knowledge I could understand your chord/melody explanations. Really enjoyed your analysis of the video itself!
I'm learning music theory myself now so I think it's really cool to see just how complex songs can be, especially all the unique structures in this song and the chord progressions (which I didn't pick up on by ear until you pointed it out. Still learning lol). Very cool stuff!
Please do The Strokes, they have a unique style of songwriting and it’s so beautiful. They have songs like Hard to Explain,soma,barely legal or even meet me in the bathroom that seems like interlocking parts instead of just chords
Thank you for a great Sigrid analysis. Please, please dive into another Norwegian artist, the magical Aurora and explain how her songs work. There are so many songs to chose from and you can not go wrong with any of Aurora's original songs, but because I suggest Winter Bird or The River because I love the music videos so much.
i just realized why sigrid quickly caught my ears..I actually misclicked a button which led to her Strangers video, after which I took interest in that musician. i would've left but the intro chord and the lighting/set you mentioned must've caught my attention unconsciously lol The video felt kinda soothing? probably cuz of the simplicity you said. so i continued watching because the video made me comfortable. and you explained the science behind that. Very cool!
I love your analysis. Also I think your transition to focusing only on one song works well with pop artists. However I'd love to see you analize Karnivool and by doing it as a whole.
First time I heard Strangers' verse section, I instantly thought "I have a feeling someone is a big Mew fan". The colorful intervals and melodic phrasing/hemiola have so much akin to Jonas Bjerre's stylistic frame of composing.
I'd love to see video with analysis of Men I Trust music. From the first time I heard them (I wasn't often listening to similar music) I knew they will be my favourite band and it happend. What's even stranger I'm unable to enjoy other songs as much as their, they have something different from other, they are kinda deeper. Hope you find them interesting :) Amazing video series, waiting for more :3
Great Video as always. I loved that this one is a little bit longer than the Billie eillish one. Thanks ^^ I would love to see EDEN or maybe lauv in the future :)
Not as easy to follow as your other videos. Love Sigrid, and very familiar with this song, but got lost a little and had to rewind. Love your videos nevertheless and I appreciate your time and effort put in.
Hey Friedemann! Ich finde es super cool, dass du innerhalb einer Woche mein 'Request' verfolgt hast! Vielleicht ist es auch nur zufall...but anyway: Thanks! :)
I love this series. Endlessly fascinating. I would like to know more about both how you conduct your analysis and also how you gained these skills. I'd love to be able to take a song and break it down, take a peak under the hood. How does one develop the skill to do this -- apart from the years of experience which goes without saying.
You should Analize "This love isnt crazy" by Carly Rae Jepsen, is one of the most complicated songs ive heard, ald it has something that allways put me in a great mood
@@Nykken777 I just don't find many similarities in their music either. lana makes these really dark, downtempo songs whereas most of sigrid's songs are pretty uptempo & in a major key. sure, they both write about "sad" topics but they aren't the only 2 (female) artists to do that. lana uses a lot more of this old hollywood style imagery in her lyrics, sound and outward image whereas sigrid just sings about her own honest emotions related to different parts of her love life. she doesn't want to draw much attention to her appearance judging by her plain clothes and lack of makeup, lana focuses on her appearance more and I feel like it reflects the style of her music. their voices and vocal techniques are completely different, too. to me it seems like the only similarity they have is the fact that their hair looks kind of similar, and grouping two female artists together based on that just smells a little sexist and ignorant to me. feel free to counterargument & show me some similarities, I'm not the biggest lana fan. but like, I really don't get where the comparisons are coming from.
@@strawwberryyy You might be right, I haven't followed their careers much either, other then through norwegian music channels, which love Sigrid, so I know about her music through that. My comment wad not ment to write off your comment, I just wanted to bring a different angle to a possible discussion, which often turns onesided. That being said, I don't think popmusic is something he is passionate about, and that might be the reason he comes off as ignorant. It might also be that he sees some similarities that I don't, he sure has a different way of looking at music. Kind regards from Norway
@@strawwberryyy excactly that Hollywood vs norway compression was his point lol ??? he also said that there where some similarities but that he generally does not agree on that. Because in norway a number of sites compared her to lana.
Who know why Jeff Buckley's song Grace is so...how it works? :> I feel something very strange in harmony ;) something strange is happening when he sings: "My fading voice sings" and "But she cries to the clicking" Just modal interchange or something more? Whole song is full of "oddity" :) great material for analysis ;D
I prefer the old way of analysis when you used to breakdown the whole history of an artist/band. However, I can't deny the depth of the new, more focused style.
I agree the old format was more insightful most people can analyze single songs but analyzing a whole artist repertoire very few people will do it. Maybe he does it this way because it can be faster to release videos. It's sad that algorithms and economic incentives doesn't reward more quality videos taking time to research
I can't agree more on the points of faster production cycle & algorithm blindness to quality. Plus, one song can not really reflect the artist's craftsmanship even if we're talking about Bohemian Rhapsody of Queen's.
you should do either the king by conan gray or it’s not living (if it’s not with you) by the 1975 next. it’s not living would be particularly interesting, especially considering the 1975’s image and the album that that song comes from
One of the things I find really interesting about Sigrid's image is that she's not as young as her image would have you believe. You'd expect her to be similar in age to Billie Eilish, but she's 5 years older at 22. Her "simplistic" clothing choices, low make up levels and hairstyle for me make her appear to be a teenager.
Finally, an intelligent critique of an artist. i’ve watched a few of the so called “ Reaction “ videos and then this comes up in my feed . Of course there is zero comparison to this brilliant guy and some fool whose critique consists of spewing manic hyperbole laced with bug eyed facial expressions. The reason i’m commenting on what this guy isn’t is because i have no idea of what he is , cause i have zero knowledge of written music. 😂 My favorite part was/is the beginning where he asks us to choose three words to describe Sigrid, so here it is - unique decade Sigrid I’ll explain . Unique is obvious . she is her own style Decade - fro me a “ unique artist with a unique sound comes along maybe every ten years , give or take. Sigrid - When an artist uses one name to describe themselves it’s usually a pretentious marketing technique and this case is no different ,except that her sound is so different and refreshingly new that she deserves the attention that usually comes with a single name.
Holistic, please do partynextdoor! he is incredibly talented and utilizes semitones (that feel like another dimension when listened to) as well as genre mixes and so much depth that I think you would have a great time looking into
Do some 'the Wildhearts' 😁 if you want yo get really crazy, try their song Sky Babies but they're renowned from crossing genres and riffing it out in one song alone.
Three words that I think describe Sigrid as an artist: NeverHeardOfHer IHaveNoIdeaWhoThatIs and I'mJustHearCosIt'sAHolisticSongwritingVideo Does that count? :P I love the vid though, and I liked the song. I'm gonna have to check her out.
When writing a melody you can break down everynote into three categories, from least 'colourful' to most Chord tones, scalar tones, and then chromatic tones Chord tones being the notes of the chord itself regradless of key (C E G as an example). this can include extentions but not always, if the chord is C E G A (C13), the A might not feel like part of the chord, it really depends on the chord voicing. Scalar tones are notes that are in the scale of the root key or key of the chord, you can decide which it is. For example if I'm in C major and play an F, this is the 4th scale tone and creates 'colour' on the chords C(11th), E(b9), G(7), and A(13). Chromatic tones are notes not in the chord or scale, sometimes of these are called "nope notes" but I prefer dope notes (watch Ben Levin's dope note series for more because this can get complicated without audio examples) The other thing he is talking abiut as "colour" is structure and phrasing which is something you can learn about by studying poetry. using common metre (abab rhyme with 4 stresses) is much less interesting than aaabbba where the amount of stresses follows the fibonachi sequence.
As a Sigrid superfan, I am really grateful for this vid.
Please do "How Aurora Writes A Melody"
Garpu yeppp
Yes please do a Aurora analysis!
excellent idea !
Yeah
oooh yeah that'd be good
The artist series has always been the most interesting of things. You are a really great analyst. I hope you like doing these videos as I really enjoy watching them. You are helping the next generation of artists
I appreciate your deep knowledge and the way you analyse this song - it´s great :)
i never see anyone talk about this song - pleasantly surprised by this video!! i fell in love with Sigrid through 'Strangers.' it was very fun to analyze the song alongside you!
Me: 0 knowledge of music theory
Also me: watch the whole video non stop
I second that! Hehe
You're not alone!
Same here😂
*Mouth drops*
When he asked for 3 words, I really tried and I thought "Fresh/organic/authentic, playful, and... Norwegian? Does that count?" WELL THEN. I feel validated, LOL
Nice one bro; I get you, I got the first two - nice one on the third! I felt definitely very validated too, heheh
I thought he would say IKEA
The psychology behind your analysis is so spot on. I am so effing grateful for u. Got a few of your courses and Addiction Formula. Brilliant! I recommend the book to all producers and songwriters of any genre. Pure gold!
How AURORA's "The River" Works
Ilya Chap PLEASE
Absolutely love your analysis, and we thought that the original track was really well-produced and well-written too. Didn't expect you to analyze it, but glad that you did. This is one of the stronger pop songs of the last year
I'm actually a native of the the U.S, but I live here in Norway now. I'm also a artist/songwriter and I really love this video about Sigrid and her songwriter skills. I lived here for about 7 years and musically Norwegians are amazing! It's gotten to the point when I do my music releases, many musicians say to me that my music sounds like the land of Norway.Very happy and bouncy. Takk for dette!
Those analysis are completely genial.
I'm really into musical theory, even tho' I can't really go to a music school right now,
and damn, this is what I've been looking for.
Knowledge you seek out of curiosity is 20x more retained than the knowledge you get imposed by school. You retain more of it as long as you practice what you learn.
But with school you can go further faster and meet people who are alike. If you are already skilled more than other students it can also make your experience more worthwhile to attract more opportunities while you're there.
It's also a cost-benefit analysis depending on what it costs to go to school in different regions of the world and what you get that you won't get anywhere else (internet, books, instructional DVDs, networking). It's hard to know exactly in detail but your heart know what's right for you among the options you're weighing. Just make sure you researched well worth the amount you want to spend because there are lots of great $20 books repackaged into $1000 courses. Not all people have the same preferred learning method and the easiest isn't necessarily the best. It will depend on your goals and ressources.
@@hushedtones7168 Agreed!
Binging with babish has really diversified his content
First time I’ve seen one of your videos, found it very interesting. As someone with little theory knowledge I could understand your chord/melody explanations. Really enjoyed your analysis of the video itself!
Thanks Ryan! :)
I'm learning music theory myself now so I think it's really cool to see just how complex songs can be, especially all the unique structures in this song and the chord progressions (which I didn't pick up on by ear until you pointed it out. Still learning lol). Very cool stuff!
Loving these new song analysis videos!!
Would love to see a video on The 1975, I think their latest record has loads of songs that you could analyse and they are very interesting people too.
Damn I missed these episodes. Glad to see you back!
Thanks mate!
Please do Lana Del Rey's Mariner's Apartment Complex!!!
Great video always love the artist series keep it up!
Please do The Strokes, they have a unique style of songwriting and it’s so beautiful. They have songs like Hard to Explain,soma,barely legal or even meet me in the bathroom that seems like interlocking parts instead of just chords
Had authentic as a first word too :O great video!
Big fan from Rio, Brazil 🇧🇷 here! Keep up the awesome work
Thank you for a great Sigrid analysis. Please, please dive into another Norwegian artist, the magical Aurora and explain how her songs work. There are so many songs to chose from and you can not go wrong with any of Aurora's original songs, but because I suggest Winter Bird or The River because I love the music videos so much.
Explain the deapth of your voice
Mads Jr lol
when i get interviewed for how i started music i will say YOU were my music theory teacher
i just realized why sigrid quickly caught my ears..I actually misclicked a button which led to her Strangers video, after which I took interest in that musician. i would've left but the intro chord and the lighting/set you mentioned must've caught my attention unconsciously lol The video felt kinda soothing? probably cuz of the simplicity you said. so i continued watching because the video made me comfortable.
and you explained the science behind that. Very cool!
I love your analysis. Also I think your transition to focusing only on one song works well with pop artists. However I'd love to see you analize Karnivool and by doing it as a whole.
This is soo good. So solid.
First time I heard Strangers' verse section, I instantly thought "I have a feeling someone is a big Mew fan". The colorful intervals and melodic phrasing/hemiola have so much akin to Jonas Bjerre's stylistic frame of composing.
Very far from the blues I do, but you really open up the view on how other styles of music are done which I'm really enjoying.
Please have a look at something by the Arctic Monkeys, Alex Turner is an amazing songwriter!
I'd love to see video with analysis of Men I Trust music. From the first time I heard them (I wasn't often listening to similar music) I knew they will be my favourite band and it happend. What's even stranger I'm unable to enjoy other songs as much as their, they have something different from other, they are kinda deeper. Hope you find them interesting :)
Amazing video series, waiting for more :3
please do florence and the machine next
Wow, this is really nice. Thank you for making this.
Great Video as always. I loved that this one is a little bit longer than the Billie eillish one. Thanks ^^ I would love to see EDEN or maybe lauv in the future :)
you guys this channel is gold
I up thumbed this before even watching it!
Not as easy to follow as your other videos. Love Sigrid, and very familiar with this song, but got lost a little and had to rewind. Love your videos nevertheless and I appreciate your time and effort put in.
Please do a video on Kings Of Leon, they are one of my favorite bands and no one has really explained them yet. Keep up the great work
Yes! The three words are back!
Fresh, Innovative, Real
Hey Friedemann! Ich finde es super cool, dass du innerhalb einer Woche mein 'Request' verfolgt hast! Vielleicht ist es auch nur zufall...but anyway: Thanks! :)
Nope, ich lese wirklich meine Kommentare :) LG!
Please do something on lorde
Please do songs from melodrama, it’s one of my favorite albums ever
I love this series. Endlessly fascinating. I would like to know more about both how you conduct your analysis and also how you gained these skills. I'd love to be able to take a song and break it down, take a peak under the hood. How does one develop the skill to do this -- apart from the years of experience which goes without saying.
Thanks............for# all# your# amazing# videos
You should Analize "This love isnt crazy" by Carly Rae Jepsen, is one of the most complicated songs ive heard, ald it has something that allways put me in a great mood
Yeahi, Frdmn Fndeisn is back :)
Fun fact for german tongues: Übersetzung von "to dovetail sth.": "verschwalben, einschwalben". ^^
The fuck, das gibt's auf Deutsch?
Epic! Would you make one about how Avril Lavigne writes her songs? PLEEEEAAAASSSSSEEEE UWU =3
The way Mitski writes would be perfect for this show.
how would anyone compare sigrid to lana del rey?? like I can't see any similarities, how few female artists do people know?
My point exactly!
I think he was contrasting their image, while their music have some similarities, which i don't find strange
@@Nykken777 I just don't find many similarities in their music either. lana makes these really dark, downtempo songs whereas most of sigrid's songs are pretty uptempo & in a major key. sure, they both write about "sad" topics but they aren't the only 2 (female) artists to do that. lana uses a lot more of this old hollywood style imagery in her lyrics, sound and outward image whereas sigrid just sings about her own honest emotions related to different parts of her love life. she doesn't want to draw much attention to her appearance judging by her plain clothes and lack of makeup, lana focuses on her appearance more and I feel like it reflects the style of her music. their voices and vocal techniques are completely different, too. to me it seems like the only similarity they have is the fact that their hair looks kind of similar, and grouping two female artists together based on that just smells a little sexist and ignorant to me. feel free to counterargument & show me some similarities, I'm not the biggest lana fan. but like, I really don't get where the comparisons are coming from.
@@strawwberryyy You might be right, I haven't followed their careers much either, other then through norwegian music channels, which love Sigrid, so I know about her music through that.
My comment wad not ment to write off your comment, I just wanted to bring a different angle to a possible discussion, which often turns onesided.
That being said, I don't think popmusic is something he is passionate about, and that might be the reason he comes off as ignorant.
It might also be that he sees some similarities that I don't, he sure has a different way of looking at music.
Kind regards from Norway
@@strawwberryyy excactly that Hollywood vs norway compression was his point lol ??? he also said that there where some similarities but that he generally does not agree on that. Because in norway a number of sites compared her to lana.
great video! the song is addictive
I'd really like to see you do one of these on CHVRCHES
i think “drugs and the internet” by lauv could be very interesting for an analysis!
I can see you are a fan!...it was cool..interesting analysis
But who would compare Sigrid to Lana Del Rey they are nothing alike WE -
i know right?? is it just because they're both women with somewhat red hair?
@@strawwberryyy they sing ?
great song; great analysis
thanks!
@@Holistic-songwriting wow, sincerely glad by a response from the author
Who know why Jeff Buckley's song Grace is so...how it works? :>
I feel something very strange in harmony ;)
something strange is happening when he sings:
"My fading voice sings" and
"But she cries to the clicking"
Just modal interchange or something more?
Whole song is full of "oddity" :) great material for analysis ;D
I prefer the old way of analysis when you used to breakdown the whole history of an artist/band. However, I can't deny the depth of the new, more focused style.
I agree the old format was more insightful most people can analyze single songs but analyzing a whole artist repertoire very few people will do it. Maybe he does it this way because it can be faster to release videos. It's sad that algorithms and economic incentives doesn't reward more quality videos taking time to research
maybe now it could be called "the song series" instead of artist series
I can't agree more on the points of faster production cycle & algorithm blindness to quality.
Plus, one song can not really reflect the artist's craftsmanship even if we're talking about Bohemian Rhapsody of Queen's.
you should do either the king by conan gray or it’s not living (if it’s not with you) by the 1975 next. it’s not living would be particularly interesting, especially considering the 1975’s image and the album that that song comes from
Analyze Jon Bellion's tracks! One of the best songwriters of our time
One of the things I find really interesting about Sigrid's image is that she's not as young as her image would have you believe. You'd expect her to be similar in age to Billie Eilish, but she's 5 years older at 22. Her "simplistic" clothing choices, low make up levels and hairstyle for me make her appear to be a teenager.
Man U amazing. Greetings from Italy
Thanks, it give me the idea of playing her voice line at Cello. Let's work !
Could you dissect "garden in the bones" by periphery?
I hate the fact that these videos does not have any subtitles for people who don't understand a lot about English, but good video 👌
Finally, an intelligent critique of an artist. i’ve watched a few of the so called “ Reaction “ videos and then this comes up in my feed . Of course there is zero comparison to this brilliant guy and some fool whose critique consists of spewing manic hyperbole laced with bug eyed facial expressions.
The reason i’m commenting on what this guy isn’t is because i have no idea of what he is , cause i have zero knowledge of written music. 😂
My favorite part was/is the beginning where he asks us to choose three words to describe Sigrid, so here it is -
unique
decade
Sigrid
I’ll explain . Unique is obvious . she is her own style
Decade - fro me a “ unique artist with a unique sound comes along maybe every ten years , give or take.
Sigrid - When an artist uses one name to describe themselves it’s usually a pretentious marketing technique and this case is no different ,except that her sound is so different and refreshingly new that she deserves the attention that usually comes with a single name.
Holistic, please do partynextdoor! he is incredibly talented and utilizes semitones (that feel like another dimension when listened to) as well as genre mixes and so much depth that I think you would have a great time looking into
Can you do "Porter Robinson - Language"? :)
Yass keep up the good work my favourite artist, could you do Depeche Mode at some point that would be great
0:12 holy shit, his shirt completes the tattoo as a perfect circle
wow man!!! Great job! :)
Hi! How do you write/find those sheet music notes? I'm really trying to learn. Being a beginner in something new is hard
I transcribe everything by hand.
@@Holistic-songwriting Wow. That's dedication. Thanks for letting me discover this song! I really really liked it.
Please do one on The brain dance by animals as leaders
Just found this channel and I love your videos, can you please make a video about how my chemical romance makes songs? Thanks :)
"Light On" by Maggie Rogers
Do some 'the Wildhearts' 😁 if you want yo get really crazy, try their song Sky Babies but they're renowned from crossing genres and riffing it out in one song alone.
Please do rammstein or primus
Do city and colour! I would love that so much
Just, Thanks.
plz can you do about the artis called joji : "you suck charlie" (im not sure if the song is on youtube, but i know or sure it is on soundcloud)
Nice !
Refreshing Talented Norwegian
Could you do Primus' 'eleven' or 'Bob's party time lounge'? Or just Primus in general?
Hey, do a writing / production breakdown on on "trampoline" by shaed. I feel like there's a ton of neat mojo going on there. Cheers!
Please, please, do how Florence+the Machine writes melodies? I'd love to know their techniques ❤️
Please do Dream Theatre’s Dance of Eternity
No can do, since it does not work... :P
Please do „how Frank ocean writes melodies“ or „how frank ocean writes Chord progressions“ please!
My words were playful, cute, fresh
Holistic Songwriting Cqn you do a video on Slipknot how they make music and assess their new song unsainted?
Hopefully we can see some Rosalía in this Artists Series!
Three words that I think describe Sigrid as an artist:
NeverHeardOfHer
IHaveNoIdeaWhoThatIs
and
I'mJustHearCosIt'sAHolisticSongwritingVideo
Does that count? :P
I love the vid though, and I liked the song. I'm gonna have to check her out.
thanksssss
Great analysis! Would love you to breakdown a song by Jamie Woon!!
Pleaaaaaase, do a whole video about Lana Del Rey :') especially the production part
Hey i really like your videos.
Can you make a vodeo explaining a little about what you mean by "colorful melodies"
When writing a melody you can break down everynote into three categories, from least 'colourful' to most
Chord tones, scalar tones, and then chromatic tones
Chord tones being the notes of the chord itself regradless of key (C E G as an example). this can include extentions but not always, if the chord is C E G A (C13), the A might not feel like part of the chord, it really depends on the chord voicing.
Scalar tones are notes that are in the scale of the root key or key of the chord, you can decide which it is. For example if I'm in C major and play an F, this is the 4th scale tone and creates 'colour' on the chords C(11th), E(b9), G(7), and A(13).
Chromatic tones are notes not in the chord or scale, sometimes of these are called "nope notes" but I prefer dope notes (watch Ben Levin's dope note series for more because this can get complicated without audio examples)
The other thing he is talking abiut as "colour" is structure and phrasing which is something you can learn about by studying poetry. using common metre (abab rhyme with 4 stresses) is much less interesting than aaabbba where the amount of stresses follows the fibonachi sequence.
You could also check out blog.holistic-songwriting.com/hook-melody-master-files/ for my in depth explanation.
please do something from fiona apple like a mistake, get gone or fast as you can
Please do something on Christine and the Queens
Can someone tell me how I can get that electronic bass tone?
Jaden Hall I'm listening on phone, so um not really sure, but I think you probably mean the Reese Bass. It's detuned saw waves with a low pass filter.
00:46 click here to start the video