Untitled...
There’s the constant problem of what? and how? when writing music. What makes it good? Is it the fact that it’s completely original to the point that it has no relevance or similarity to any other song, rendering it completely isolated as an artwork/art form in comparison to other songs of the same genre? Or is it the fact that it has origins and influences dating from centuries ago all the way up to recent times with modern manipulation within the digital era?
When I was tasked to create mood and sample pieces for Untitled., I thought yeah this should be easy. It’s all in the mindset! I believe this was a good approach, but with every musician out there, you can’t help but stick too close to the guidelines that you become a fraud. My struggle as a composer is often finding out that my songwriting is very similar to my favourite artists, bands and composers. How do I prevent this from happening? How do I stay objective but at the same time write something completely me? My stylistic understanding of the genre and of songwriting itself? Sometimes when you write something good, it kind of feels like a dream. It’s a release into the void and it’s good to see something you worked for become a finished product! But how to recreate that ideal happiness for a personal song project (or for that matter, any project, including Untitled.) I hope as a content creator, and as a creative mind, I am able to provide myself the same happiness I do when writing music, as well as making my team happy with our goals and purposes. I hope you guys (if you ever read this) happy that there will be content from our lives, including BTS/vlogs, blogs, photos and music!
It’s daunting, but it’s worth taking a risk
Kal~