Inside the Song: Feel the Force

Roy breaks down writing and recording the song “Feel the Force.” You’ll hear the vocals, guitars, and drums isolated from the mix in this part by part walk-through. On this episode: Hear an alternate demo version of the song What lyrical phrase Roy thought would upset Star Wars fans How Roy borrowed ideas from Imagine Dragons, The Police, Genesis & Bad Suns How to draw listeners in with contrasting arrangements Roy’s secret to creating intriguing choir vocals The production tricks used to make the song “pop” Roy’s favorite parts of the song …and much more! Inside the Song (YouTube playlist) ►► https://bit.ly/Inside-the-Song_YouTube Inside the Song (Spotify playlist) ►► https://spoti.fi/3fL4uZ0 00:00 Intro 05:08 Song Start — Singing Force Ghosts 05:43 Verse 1 — palm mutes, vocal stacks, & lo-fi drums 08:54 Chorus 1 — creating contrast, star power, arpeggios, & vocals 12:30 Post Chorus 1 - Cinematic strings, synths & seeing-stone mediation 14:08 Verse 2 — Drum grooves, acoustic vs. electric, & echoes 20:24 Chorus 2 — Anthem arrangements, vocal stacks, bass notes?! 22:47 Post Chorus 2 — Momentum & tambourines...plus oo’s AND ahh’s 24:32 Bridge — Bass fills, film quotes, & 3-part harmony 25:39 Chorus 3 — Not-a-breakdown, faux-crescendos & dramatic vocals 26:29 Final Chorus & Post Chorus — It’s 1 louder! 27:21 Outro Reprise — Lo-fi drums, guitars, and mmm’s Support Royish Good Looks on Patreon ►► https://bit.ly/RGL-Patreon Subscribe to Royish Good Looks on YouTube: Main Channel ►► https://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL 2nd Channel ►► https://bit.ly/Sub-to-RGL-2 Follow Royish Good Looks on Socials: Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/RoyishGoodLooks Twitter ►► https://www.twitter.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Page ►► https://www.facebook.com/RoyishGoodLooks Facebook Group ►► https://bit.ly/RGL_Facebook-Group Tik Tok ►► https://bit.ly/RGL_TikTok Listen to Royish Good Looks’ Music: Bandcamp ►► https://royishgoodlooks.bandcamp.com Spotify ►► https://spoti.fi/2rUQCpr Apple Music ►► https://apple.co/36QoUZX Amazon Music ►► https://amzn.to/31uJbVo Pandora ►► https://pdora.co/30uaiPG Deezer ►► https://bit.ly/RGL-Deezer Buy T-Shirts ►► https://bit.ly/RGL-Merch Artwork by Chaoticeniir ►► https://www.instagram.com/chaoticeniir Patreon Producers: Adam Bengston