Hollywood book and lyric writer Stephen Witkin talks about musical theatre and the use of cliches.
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Bridges: What they are and how to write them
The Song Talk Action Team talk about bridges, or middle 8’s, in some song examples. Have a listen to the show:
Songbird
Songbird returns to Song Talk about her CD release and the strong connection from the public to her song “Why Don’t You Care?”
Neel Modi
Song Talk co-host Neel talks about his sci-fi epic song “Telepathic Androids” and his use of unusual time signatures.
Vincent de Tourdonnet
Vincent returns to Song Talk to talk about the difference and collision between Broadway styles and pop styles.
Bruce Harrott
Song Talk co-host Bruce talks about unusual chords, the inspiration for his lyrics, and tension and release within his song “Nipigon.”
Damian Golling
Damian shares his song “You Gotta Believe” and talk about the effects of positive, upbeat, energetic pop songs.
Dale K Jones
Dale speaks about her process collaborating with a pianist to develop her melody and lyrics.