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Awolnation Musical Analysis

Awolnation Musical Analysis. By Jessica Park SLCC Music 1010. The Forming of Awolnation. Electronic rock band Aaron Bruno “Back From Earth” is released in mid 2010. Aaron Bruno. Aaron is the lead singer and composer for all of Awolnation’s songs. “Awolnation”. Inspiration.

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Awolnation Musical Analysis

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  1. Awolnation Musical Analysis By Jessica Park SLCC Music 1010

  2. The Forming of Awolnation • Electronic rock band • Aaron Bruno • “Back From Earth” is released in mid 2010

  3. Aaron Bruno • Aaron is the lead singer and composer for all of Awolnation’s songs. • “Awolnation”

  4. Inspiration • Aaron seeks inspiration in family and friends • Little Richard and The Beatles • Second Studio Album

  5. “Megalithic Symphony” • Hit singles “Sail” “Not Your Fault” and “Guilty Filthy Soul” • “Sail” peaks at number 10

  6. Number One Hit: Sail! • “Sail” deemed an “accident” • “Sail” has been featured in many ways.

  7. Sail • BMW’s Olympic Opening Ceremony

  8. Sail • Half-time beat dub step or hip-hop/rock? • (This is an example of a dubstep)

  9. Guilty Filthy Soul • Another one of Bruno’s songs, “Guilty Filthy Soul” has been featured in CW’s Vampire Diaries episode “Break On Through.” (Awolnation Tour, 2013)

  10. MUSICAL ANALYSIS “Sail” “Guilty Filthy Soul” “Not Your Fault”

  11. Sail by Awolnationhttp://www.rhapsody.com/artist/awolnation/album/megalithic-symphony/track/sail “Sail” • 0:00 Introduction starts off with a simple time in quarter notes played by a keyboard in minor mode. • 0:17 Along with the keyboard, an electric guitar or Lead guitar is introduced, and the keyboard plays a minor note on the first of every set of quarter notes. During the next 3 beats of the keyboard the electric guitar creates a rhythm of its own using 8th notes. • 0:29 Drums are added to the keyboard and electric guitar on the first of every set of quarter notes as well. Along with the drums, a synthesized clapping is also added alternating between the guitar and keyboard, and being played on the second note within the quarter note set. • 0:32 The lead singer shouts out the word and title of the song “Sail!” on the third beat of the quarter note set. • 0:50 Verse one begins on the second beat. The rhythm is continuous in quarter time, the form is repetitive as far as melody and harmony. The instruments and singers are playing a minor mode giving the listeners a dark feeling. • 1:01 The keyboard seems to be fading in and out of time and starts up again for 2 sets of quarter notes. • 1:18 Verse one ends with the keyboard coming back in for 2 sets of quarter notes and the vocalist shouting the word “Sail!” 5x.

  12. Continued… • 1:38 Verse two begins starting out the same way as verse one, on the second beat. • 1:45 A difference in the verses is that in verse two a background vocalist seems to imitate the lead singer with the word “myself”. • 2:06 As in verse one, the keyboard is re-introduced for a set of 2 quarter notes and the vocalist again shouts the word “Sail!” 5x. • 2:26 A piano solo is introduced playing in major mode while the singer is singing “la la la la” in a minor mode. They seem to be in harmony and rhythm is continuous. • 3:01 The rest of the song is extremely repetitive with all the instruments playing their specific parts within the same beats. This goes on for about 30-45 seconds. • 3:35 The instruments slowly begin to fade away with most of the instruments leaving excluding the keyboard and guitar. • 4:01 Going back to how the beginning of the song started, the keyboard and electric guitar fade out until the end. • 4:19 Ends.

  13. Guilty Filthy Soul By Awolnationhttp://www.rhapsody.com/artist/awolnation/album/megalithic-symphony/track/guilty-filthy-soul “Guilty Filthy Soul” • 0:00 Introduction starts off with an electric guitar playing in minor mode in eighth note time with a rest on the last note. On the third set of eighth notes, a bass note is added to the electric guitar. • 0:12 Verse one begins with the lead vocalist singing in major mode. The form is repetitive with the electric guitar • 0:22 Synthesized clapping begins in a quarter note time with a rest on the 4th note. Then begins playing every other note within an eighth note span. • 0:38 The chorus begins along with a keyboard playing in major mode in a slower dynamic then what’s going on around it. It’s not quite quarter notes but it’s also not eighth notes. • 1:01 Verse two begins, and the instruments go back to the synthesized clapping, drums and electric guitar as in verse one. The form is once again repetitive.

  14. Continued… • 1:29 The chorus starts up again and so does the keyboard as in the first time the chorus was played • 1:54 The chorus fades leaving the lead singer with a voice synthesizer, and drums being played in eighth notes and creating an echo effect of the melody. • 2:01 A keyboard is added creating a rhythm of its own to go along with the drums and vocalist • 2:59 After a few more instruments were added and a solo of these instruments are played the song goes back to its original form of synthesized clapping, drums and electric guitar and adds a super-rich texture of voice synthesizing to make it seem as though multiple people at a time are singing one word. This starts into verse three. • 3:05 The final chorus begins and the vocalists are singing in forte as if to show that this is the end of the song. The song then ends with the vocalists and instruments ending on the same beat. • 3:33 Ends.

  15. Not Your Fault By Awolnationhttp://www.rhapsody.com/artist/awolnation/album/megalithic-symphony/track/not-your-fault “Not Your Fault” • 0:00 Introduction begins with drums, keyboard and a xylophone playing in eighth note time in a major mode. • 0:14 Verse one begins and speeds up with the vocalists singing in sixteenth time. The xylophone drops off and the drums begin to play in quarter time while the keyboard is playing in eighth time • 0:26 A voice synthesizer as well as a synthesized horn are added between verse one and the chorus • 0:47 The chorus begins with the vocalist emphasizing a major alternative rock/screamo mode. And the instruments are mostly just drums and keyboard. However, the vocalists are screaming so loud that it’s inaudible… The form is terrible on the chorus. • 1:21 Verse two begins, with the same dynamics as verse one. It speeds up with the vocalists singing in sixteenth time. The xylophone drops off and the drums begin to play in quarter time while the keyboard is playing in eighth time • 1:34 A voice synthesizer as well as a synthesized horn are added again between the verse and the chorus

  16. Continued… • 1:53 Chorus: Again the vocalist is emphasizing a major alternative rock/screamo mode. The instruments are drums and keyboard. Just like before, the form is terrible and the vocalists are once again screaming so loud that it’s inaudible. • 2:27 The band adds shouting the word “Hey!” in between the notes being played. They dynamics are still the same with the drums and keyboard. • 2:40 A solo begins with the keyboard and the drums become much slower, to a quarter note beat while the keyboard plays and the band members shout “Hey” at the end of every second set of quarter notes. • 2:54 The Chorus is repeated, however, Bruno repeats the first line of the chorus twice before proceeding into the rest of the chorus. As well as this, the band seems to have almost faded away, leaving Bruno’s voice and the drums keeping the beat. • 3:10 This last chorus has the same dynamics as originally played throughout the song but the band seems to have faded from the screamo mode and is a little more audible. They seem to have gone from Forte Fortissimo (fff) to a Piano (p) volume.

  17. Continued… • 3:45 The song begins to fade out and goes back to playing the drums, keyboard and a xylophone playing in eighth note time in a major mode as it fades out. • 3:54 The xylophone is the solo instrument that ends the song. • 4:02Ends

  18. The End

  19. References/Resources • Awolnation Tour. (2013, October 1). Biography. Retrieved from Awolnation Tour: http://www.awolnationtour.com/biography/ • Cridlin, J. (2011, November 29). Awolnation's Aaron Bruno Talks 'Sail', Electronic influences and the art of melding genres. Retrieved from Tampa Bay Times: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/soundcheck/content/awolnations-aaron-bruno-talks-sail-electronic-influences-and-art-melding-genres • Last.fm. (2012, June 13). AWOLNATION Reveals Story Behind Their Hit Single "Sail". Retrieved from last.fm: http://originals.last.fm/uncategorized/awolnation-reveals-story-behind-their-hit-single-sail/

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