Recording Analysis How the Record Shapes the Song

Recording Analysis: How the Record Shapes the Song identifies and explains how the sounds imparted by recording processes enhance the artistry and expression of recorded songs. Moylan investigates how the process of recording a song transforms it into a richer experience and articulates how the unique elements of recorded sound provide essential substance and expression to recorded music. This book explores a broad array of records, evaluating the music, lyrics, social context, literary content and meaning, and offers detailed analyses of recording elements as they appear in a wide variety of tracks. Accompanied by a range of online resources, Recording Analysis is an essential read for students and academics, as well as practitioners, in the fields of record production, song-writing and popular music.

List of Figures List of Tables List of Praxis Studies Preface Introduction Part One 1. Recording Analysis: Domains, Disciplines, Approaches 2. Overview of Framework: Principles and Concepts, Materials and Organization 3. Domain and Elements of Music 4. Domain of Lyrics: The Voice of the Song 5. Observing Elements of Music and Lyrics in Records Part Two 6. The Recording Domain: Elements, Listening, Notation, Rhythm 7. Timbre and Pitch in the Recording Domain 8. The Illusion of Space as an Element of Recording 9. Loudness, the Confluence of Domains and Deep Listening 10. Analyzing Recording Elements: Their Contributions to the Record Appendix A: Praxis Studies Bibliography Discography Acknowledgements Index

Dr. William Moylan is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he is Professor of Music and Sound Recording Technology. He has taught recording, music theory and musicology, and critical listening for over 35 years. An active recording engineer/producer, William Moylan has worked with emerging and leading artists across the genres of classical and popular music. Dr. Moylan is the author of Understanding and Crafting the Mix 3e.