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RE: More Music Nerdery: J-pop complexity

in OCD4 years ago

Though there are many examples of music without rhythm, such as this infamous piece:

in terms of pop music, I can't imagine a success without a predictable, repeating pattern. I'd love to see someone try and get rhythmless music popular though =D

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Yeah, I was thinking about soundtracks and background music for tv and theater. It is a very different set of rules for music made to aid a visual story being told in the same parallel moment, vs. music being performed solely for musical entertainment.