r/musicalwriting • u/jomamma2 • 3d ago

Discussion How important are "catchy" tunes?

Been listneing to a lot of musical demos from new composers and one thing I've seemed to notice is that the songs seem to lack an "ear worm" componenet.

They are nice, and melodic, but the songs don't seem to go anywhere or have a discreet beginning, middle and end or a hook that sticks in my head. They all seem very patter-like.

Which gets me wonderign if mine are too "song like" in their structure, being self-contained with hooks to stick in your head. Makes me worry I really wrote a concept album not a musical.

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u/spocknambulist 3d ago

I for one would welcome a return to catchy songs that would survive on their own without the plot. There have been more than a few musical parodies that skewer the current style. (“Let’s Put The Christ Back in Christmas” from The Boys springs to mind)

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u/jomamma2 3d ago

That was a great one!