How Hard Can it Be?

     Having "No Mercy for the Faithful" come to life and being one of the first songs I've listened to a lot that I myself have made is story for a beginning songwriters/composers to understand.

     Power comes from simplicity. Hans Zimmer is a prime example of this because he has been critctised at times for the simplicity of his works. However, think about how well known his melodies are. They strike emotions and people are able to relate to them. When I was creating this song, I wanted to take this to heart. I wanted to create a melody and chord progression that paints the world the song is about. Even having a choir in the second half of the song do a two chord progression was hard for me to do because I wanted more chords.

     That's where layering of drums and choir makes a huge impact on the song when applied properly. By properly I mean at the right time where there needs to be more power in the song. Vice versa goes when having a singer and you take everything out in a part in the bridge, leaving just the vocal to make a powerful statement and then slamming right back into the final chorus.

     Going back to "how hard can it be?" Well think about cover songs. They're so simple music theory wise but the melody is so well done that people get attracted to. Some professional musicians have expressed how stupidly hard it is to create an unforgetful guitar riff or a pop melody. So in the end remember:

Power Comes from Simplicity

(Let Deep Thinking Time Commence)