In short, another example of their uncanny ability to write great movie musical songs. “A musical is a musical,” Menken said during a recent interview with IndieWire.

How to write a perfect boyband song According to pop wizard Savan Kotecha.

Chris Hillman has been writing songs most of his life. He is a founding member of the 60s rock band The Byrds, and played with The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Desert Rose Band. Hillman grew up ...

After all, great songs come as terrific flashes of inspiration from the creative thundercloud, right? Surely, one can’t simply decide to sit down and write a great song. . .

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When I was first presented with the idea for this story — where I would explain how to write a perfect pop song — I told my manager, ‘It’s a cool idea, but it doesn’t make any sense ...

How to write a great song, according to singer-songwriter Neko Case “ [Songwriting] is work. Experience, selection, taste. None of those things are something that happens to you.

How to write a memorable song lyric How do you come up with the perfect words to fit a killer tune? Rob Sharp learns from Don Black, the songwriting master who penned some of the best-loved lyrics ...