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[_] Anon 3381879
>> [_] Anon 3381881 Every rock song ever is written in 4/4 time, and around the same speed, so as long as they're written in a compatible key they'll mesh just fine.
>> [_] Anon 3381884 >># >that left channel only whistling made me cum buckets

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[_] Anon 3251039
>> [_] Anon 3251050 Haha this is amazing. Kind of leads me to believe that all mainstream music is formulaic in its manufacture.
>> [_] Anon 3251098 Pop chords?
>> [_] Anon 3251102 >># Most popular music is common time (4:4) and roughly 120 bpm (to make mash-ups like this the tracks are typically sped/slowed to match one another) and use similar (or identical) chords (eg, basso classico). Familiarity is genuinely enjoyable and it has its place in music. You do see mainstream music occasionally go for 3:4 (like a waltz) or use unusual keys. Personally, I'm usually much more disappointed in lyrical content than anything else. I wish instrumental music were more popular for that reason.

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[_] Anon 3240802 Marked for deletion (old).
>> [_] Anon 3240862 >># lol
>> [_] Anon 3240895 gold
>> [_] Anon 3240900 >># 10/10
>> [_] Anon 3240913 What the fuck lol
>> [_] Anon 3240952 Everything I know has just been redefined.

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[_] CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES Anon 3087978
>> [_] Anon 3088013 Where can I find this version?
>> [_] Anon 3088086 >># https://soundcloud.com/nonplayablerecord s/this-shouldnt-work-why-does-it-work
>> [_] Anon 3088097 A lot of producers follow a very formulaic pattern for the songs they choose to be radio-play singles. A certain length for each part of the song, changing from verse to chorus, etc. A lot of songs like these two will overlap almost perfectly without any editing necessary because of this. Some bands claim that their hit radio single was almost a completely different song before the producer got a hold of it and edited the shit out of it. Not calling it a bad thing, but that's why these songs seem to overlap perfectly. Radio optimization is homogenous.
>> [_] Anon 3088121 >># >A lot of producers follow a very formulaic pattern for the songs they choose to be radio-play singles Desire to know more intensifies

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[_] SMASH Anon 3079783 THEORY Marked for deletion (old).
>> [_] Anon 3079785 >># >Hybrid Theory >Hybrid Mash-up >Smash-up Mouth
>> [_] Anon 3079889 It's an autistic lovechild born in Hell.
>> [_] Anon 3079890 It doesn't work.
>> [_] Anon 3079907 This isn't that uncommon, cracked did an article about this, someone did a mashup of reading rainbow and dmx and its hilarious.
>> [_] Anon 3079910 Smash Mouth transcends all boundaries of genre and good taste.
>> [_] Anon 3079986 There's a gangnam style mashup too that really works- it'ds called psybrid theory.

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[_] Anon 2962783 Marked for deletion (old).
>> [_] Anon 2962785 Best check urself before u Shrek urself
>> [_] Anon 2962840 It doesn't work
>> [_] Anon 2962875 >># It works
>> [_] MrStonedOne !vAKvpFcksg 2962878 >># bitch what? It works.
>> [_] Anon 2962879 >># that was actually excellent
>> [_] Anon 2962880 >># >># Does it sound like it could be an actual song? Would you ever listen to this?
>> [_] Anon 2962884 >># It does and I am. Not because I like it, but because it somehow fits. It's like when you're watching weird porn; you aren't enjoying it, but you just can't look away.
>> [_] Anon 2962891 nice tumblr filename
>> [_] Anon 2962950 >># Because the lyrics aren't bad, the original score was
>> [_] Anon 2962951 It's like eating boiled egg with mustard. No, but yes, but no.

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[_] Teenager Music Anon 2953612 Marked for deletion (old).
>> [_] Anon 2953641 yay
>> [_] Anon 2953645 4/4 time songs match with other 4/4 time songs whaaaaaaaaaat?
>> [_] Anon 2953672 >All Star - 1999 >In the End - 2001 Are you a time traveler? Teenagers listen to dubstep gangnam style.
>> [_] Anon 2953710 >># fuck man
>> [_] Anon 2953722 Most modern music has the same beat in order to put you on the same mental wavelength. This makes you easier to control.
>> [_] Anon 2953723 >># you're getting old anon. about time to find a woman and have some kids.
>> [_] Anon 2953792 Eb (Linkin Park) is the relative minor of Gb (or F#, Smashmouth)

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>> [_] Anon 2933492 ....
>> [_] Anon 2933494 ....wat It does work indeed... ...The fuck...
>> [_] Anon 2933499 >># it's almost as if someone made it that way
>> [_] Anon 2933508 It works because the songs are closely centered on a simple chord. The chords are compatible either by coincidence or because one was shifted a bit.
>> [_] Anon 2933512 Because they have very similar BPM's, thus the same tempo. I think both are 105.
>> [_] Anon 2933572 Because Triple QQQ is stupidly good at making songs work together.
>> [_] Anon 2933620 is there a youtube version of this I can listen to? >legit would listen to this shit
>> [_] Anon 2933629 >># We need the opposite now.
>> [_] Anon 2933647 >># Googling "In the End" and "all Star" together would have turned up the result you were looking for.

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[_] Anon 2929622
>> [_] Anon 2929639 Linkin Park is in Eb minor Smashmouth is in F# major (or Gb major) Eb minor is the relative minor of Gb major Smash mouth's melody line fits perfectly with Linkin Park's chord changes
>> [_] Anon 2929667 >># excellent explanation Do you know music theory?
>> [_] Anon 2929685 >># I never thought about the theoretical reason behind it. Makes me want to find more songs that are relative minors of each other and sync them.
>> [_] Anon 2929695 >># it's copied from a previous thread when this was posted, which was copied from a comment on youtube
>> [_] Anon 2929696 >># FUKEN SAVED!

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>> [_] Anon 2925967 oh wow how strange editing something to fit with something else makes it fit. how did that happen
>> [_] Anon 2925970 >Pop song >Pop song It's almost like these bands get their songs created by the labels' engineers to be catchy. Oh wait, that's exactly what happens.
>> [_] Anon 2925991 this is actually not bad
>> [_] Anon 2926011 Here's the real answer why these two songs fit (takes some music theory knowledge to understand why): Linkin Park's "In the End" is in the key E minor Smashmouth's "Allstar" is in the key of F# major Now at first glance you wouldn't think these two keys fit together, but in the key of E minor, F# is the second scale degree. Now if you were to play the mode F# Dorian (basically play an E minor scale starting on the second not of the scale and ending on the second note) it would fit perfectly within the key of E minor. Plus the Dorian mode sounds very much like natural minor, the only difference between the two being the 6th step is raised a half step. Therefore, the reason the song works is because, while "In the End" is playing the key of E minor, Smashmouth's melody is coming of as if it's playing in F# Dorian. Because of this the songs mesh well harmonically. That and both songs are pretty much the same rhythmically and have the same tempo.
>> [_] Anon 2926033 >># Yeah man you've called iot. you got here before me man
>> [_] Anon 2926060 >># see >>#
>> [_] Anon 2926074 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azrJVfNl AU0

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[_] [Y][B][R][I][D] Anon 2924100
>> [_] Anon 2924103 Well it doesn't suck any more thanks smash mouth.
>> [_] Anon 2924115 lot of songs use the same beat or whatever nothing new under the sun and all, y'know
>> [_] Anonymoos 2924118 Great find! Not only is it the same length, it's the same beat, too.
>> [_] Anon 2924123 >># https://youtu.be/dhkXsvbTzrs?t=1m35s There are plenty of these, as >># said.
>> [_] Anon 2924125 Step aside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azrJVfNl AU0
>> [_] Anon 2924136 >># >># >># You're all skrubs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ7TmmyZ nHI

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[_] [M]usic hour Anon 2885307 Marked for deletion (old).
>> [_] Anon 2885310 these are my two favorite bands! SO SIQ!
>> [_] Anon 2885311 I... I... just... can't...
>> [_] Anon 2885320 jesus its beautiful
>> [_] Anon 2885328 Both bands use rock/rap music, the approach is just different.
>> [_] Anon 2885332 ITS GOD TIER.
>> [_] Anon 2885336 I fucking hate Smashmouth and this song...but the resulting combo is actually the shit. Why?
>> [_] Anon 2885342 kek
>> [_] Anon 2885427 >># LinkenShrek
>> [_] Anon 2885435 holy SHIT
>> [_] Anon 2885439 >># Fucking 10/10 OP.
>> [_] Anon 2885455 >># You've brought a tear to my eye in its beauty, thanks OP
>> [_] Anon 2885456 this is fucking amazing
>> [_] Anon 2885461 I was expecting this to be garbage, but everything matched up so well.
>> [_] Anon 2885470 why do i enjoy this ?

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[_] Anon 2881859
>> [_] Anon 2881864 doesnt fit as good because the music is obviously much darker than the song but the rythm fits
>> [_] Anon 2881871 >># I find that they align perfectly. It's just the fact that your remembering the up beat music from the original version rather than actually forgetting that song and listening to the current.
>> [_] Anon 2881886 Youtube link?
>> [_] Anon 2881889 >># You ain't seen nothin' yet, kid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azrJVfNl AU0
>> [_] Lonk 2881891 >># Relative keys, mah nigga.
>> [_] Anon 2881910 >># Amazing !
>> [_] Anon 2881921 this is the fucker who made it https://soundcloud.com/jezalmighty/tracks
>> [_] Anon 2881929 interesting. they fit perfectly. i like it
>> [_] Anon 2881935 >># nah, this sounds like shit.
>> [_] Anon 2881952 >># It goes together better than OP's song. Except for the last bit where he shoves in Numb for no reason.
>> [_] Anon 2881954 >># Best I could find m8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiACFlHZ 1IA
>> [_] Anon 2881982 >># >why does this work Eb minor (In the end) is the relative 6th of Gb major (All-Star)
>> [_] Anon 2881984 >># Same tempo.. So what..?
>> [_] Anon 2882009 It works because both of those artists are machine-cut, mass produced, generic, corporate dribble. Beats and rhythms designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator. All sounding the same as the white trash before them. Neither of those shit heads have anything remarkable to say. It works for the same reason you can sync any nickleback songs together. They know you will buy it if it sounds like all the rest.

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[_] Anon 2872750 For >>#
>> [_] Anon 2872756 This works too well.
>> [_] Anon 2872766 tnx m88, this is good
>> [_] Anon 2872769 >># shrek theory is ok, i like linkin swamp more though
>> [_] Anon 2872774 Oh my god. Formulas always lead to the creation of monsters
>> [_] Anon 2872783 I don't think it fits that well. All that works is the timing
>> [_] Anon 2872788 verse 1 works way too well. chorus works ehh. verse two works ehh. the whistle in this song was recorded by someone else i think. ehh im not gonna do the whole song.
>> [_] Anon 2872790 Total abomination. Amusing to say the least.

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[_] 4u 4cc Anon 2870848
>> [_] Anon 2870853 what a masterpiece
>> [_] Anon 2870863 well meme'd my friend
>> [_] Anon 2870897 Shrekdgy
>> [_] Anon 2870937 Anon, I...
>> [_] Anon 2870950 Hybrid Theory indeed.
>> [_] Anon 2870959 my life is complete
>> [_] Smudgey !!s89sNZtNDlZ 2870983 >># >4cc Thanks mate, I'll keep this as a possible song to use against /s4s/
>> [_] Anon 2870988 Sauce? all I'm finding is one similar but not the same
>> [_] Anon 2870990 I'm awed. Thanks for sharing, OP.
>> [_] Anon 2870993 GJ today, /f/
>> [_] Anon 2870999 >># Gracen played it during the intermission between the end of the group stage and the draw for knockouts and a fuckton of anons were asking for it in chat, so I pulled it off swfchan and posted here and linked to it.

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>> [_] Anon 2861935 This is actually fucking brilliant.
>> [_] Anon 2861937 What kind of edgy memetard came up with the idea to make this?
>> [_] Anon 2861938 Because all pop music is engineered to be catchy and addicting. No seriously, pop music can be engineered these days, it's no surprise a lot of pop music follows similar formats. Those formats are the ones that have been proven to get stuck in listener's heads. As a result, they can also be laid over eachother well. They're all following very similar formulas. The Hanlon's Razor interpretation of this is that artists occasionally stumble into this formula completely unintentionally, and those are the songs that become really popular.
>> [_] Anon 2861941 Smash Park - Hybrid Star?
>> [_] Anon 2861991 >># wow anon, you're really a step ahead of the rest of us sheeple
>> [_] Anon 2862024 >># He is right though. There's science on it. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/09 /pop-country-song-mashup_n_6444456.html http://scicurious.scientopia.org/2012/08 /13/yup-it-really-does-all-sound-the-same -the-evolution-of-modern-pop-music/ http://musicmachinery.com/2012/11/19/vis ualizing-the-structure-of-pop-music/ That said, the market is now so flooded with the engineered sound that many people are fleeing to prog versions of genres, or the new widely available in the information age underground scenes. It should also be noted that these studies are mostly centered around top40 pop, which is by far some of the most homogeneous music available. Certain branches of electronic are meanwhile having this huge renaissance, with many even recycling composing concepts from classical.
>> [_] Anon 2862028 >># woah, this is actually really cool. would be great for looping flash music. http://labs.echonest.com/Uploader/index. html
>> [_] Anon 2862030 the guy who made this posted it on soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/nonplayablerecord s/this-shouldnt-work-why-does-it-work but also posted an inverse version https://soundcloud.com/jaradmoloney/in-t he-end-all-star-but-in-reverse
>> [_] Anon 2862031 >># then explain Imagine All Star People.
>> [_] Anon 2862033 >># >># >># >># Took a history of pop music class. I can confirm that pop music is engineered. That is actually generally just what those types of classes teach now, that's how well known it is. Pop music has been engineered since tin pan alley at least. 3 minutes long with a 4/4 time signature.
>> [_] Anon 2862047 >># Holy shit, this is going to keep me tied up for hours.
>> [_] Anon 2862057 None of you fucks know shit about music theory.
>> [_] Anon 2862065 Good morning, have some coffe and wake your brain up. This has gone on since forever. Rogers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, etc wrote by formula, as did Wagner before them, and going all the way back to prehistory - bards of all ages used simple formulae (musical memes!) to craft their latest tales. Bach was considered one of the greatest musical engineers, extensively using formulaic elements. None of this is new. Only you are. :)
>> [_] Anon 2862068 >># was meant for >>#
>> [_] Anon 2862074 >># Having taken collegiate courses on the subject, and as a member of the barbershop harmony society, I respectfully disagree.
>> [_] Anon 2862081 >># and yet, new formulas as the ages roll. Justin Beiber's never had a fugue on the charts. And Bach never wrote a 2.5min 4/4 pop song with 3 chorus and an outro, using the pachabel chord progression and the Amen Break for rhythm sampling. So, yes, at least a very meager amount is in fact new.
>> [_] Anon 2862086 >># >Having taken collegiate courses on the subject, and as a member of the barbershop harmony society, I respectfully disagree. >What people who know anything say
>> [_] Anon 2862090 >># no no. as in literal mathematic formula. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vswg-xXM Ays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEfTrROi 9ms http://scoreahit.com/TheHitEquation
>> [_] Anon 2862092 >># Oh my God you are the most retarded person on the internet right now.
>> [_] Anon 2862095 >># >being this butthurt cause he got blown out by some random clown.
>> [_] Anon 2862104 >># This probably works because both songs are using common meter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_met re https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZqR_M20 Y48