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Sound of Song: Episode 3: Mix It Up and Start Again

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Episode 3: Mix It Up and Start Again

Sound of Song

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In the modern era, song creation was transformed by digital technology and the computer.

Series exploring the alchemy that creates great songs reaches the modern era, when music was transformed by digital technology and the computer.

Composer and musician Neil Brand's series exploring the alchemy that creates great songs reaches the modern era, when a revolution in how they were made took place. From the synthesisers of symphonic rock to the mixes of disco and the samplings of hip hop, music was transformed by the arrival of digital technology and the computer, which gave some songwriters more power but others much less. Along the way Neil talks synths with Rick Wakeman from Yes, samples with Public Enemy's Hank Shocklee, uncovers the surprising lo-fi origins of Bruce Springsteen's stadium-busting Born in the USA, and finds out how Cher changed the sound of her voice on the smash hit Believe.

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Series exploring the magical elements that come together to create our favourite songs.

Composer and musician Neil Brand presents a series which explores the magical elements that come together to create our favourite songs.

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