Musical analysis of "Interpol" by Specialist and "You" by Tim Hughes, focusing on the use of melody in the samples.

"Specialist" - Interpol This song opens with a simple bass line melody, consisting of 4 notes, the first and third notes played 3 times and the second and fourth notes played 4 times. The whole line is made up of quavers and semi-quavers. There is only a slight variation in pitch throughout the line. This bass line serves as the theme for the piece as it runs throughout the whole song and all the other melodies are based …

…alterations in the drum and guitar melodies. The whole melody of this song is heavily based on using accented crotchet beats to create a strong sense of rhythm, build-up/tension and climax and the vocals are used as the main driving force (in relation to the drums) whereas the instrumental melodies are used to create background depth. The overall pitch of the piece is medium-range and vocals and instruments are used together to create harmonies.