Recurring Themes in Music

Themes and Familiarity

I think that it is really important to implement "killer' riffs in any track that I produce.

For the listener, recycling strong musical phrases/melodies helps establish a sense of familiarity in the artist's works. 

"oz" & "01 Party Fun Fun"

"oz" and Party Fun  Fun are tracks that I have been building up in Ableton.  I use the Launchpad to catch as many quality clips as I can and then arrange them all accordingly from top to bottom by "scene" so that the track can be run right through with the "scene launch" buttons.  At about (39 sec), you can hear the melody kick in during "Party Fun Fun".  In "oz", the melody kicks in at (15 sec).

In the track "oz" I use a catchy riff that is played by the guitar.  The pitch trajectory falls and then climbs back up to the "tonic" or "root" note of the scale to resolve at the end of the phrase.

It is a catchy hook, and I found that it also works well in another, more dance oriented track, named
"Party Fun Fun".

The same phrase is played in both tracks, but each track is of a contrasting style.  Implementing the same phrases in both tunes strikes a semblance of familiarity in the listener.

Take a listen to the guitar riff in "oz" and try to hear the matching phrase in "Party Fun Fun".