Author: Chloe Allen

For my final blog post I wanted to do something a little more creative, so I’ll be comparing the two most popular versions of the song Wagon Wheel; the original version, performed by Old Crow Medicine Show, and the cover done by Darius Rucker. Old Crow Medicine Show song: https://youtu.be/WKMsrGoQ-c8  Darius Rucker cover: https://youtu.be/WGP6ECozKy8  The… Continue reading Wagon Wheel: Old Crown Medicine Show vs. Darius Rucker

One thing I’m really interested in is how old-time Disney movies use music and sound effects to create stylized audio for their characters that they play when the character is on screen. I really like that Disney uses this technique to add to characterization. I don’t feel like I’ve heard this technique used a lot… Continue reading Music as Characterization in Old Disney Movies

For my first Listening Party blog post, I wanted to talk about the album The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. For some background, My Chemical Romance, also known as MCR, is a band that formed in 2001 and was active until they disbanded in 2013. MCR reunited in 2019 and has been active ever… Continue reading Musical Narrative in “The Black Parade”

1. https://storycorps.org/stories/patrick-haggerty/ Personally I really liked this story. It hit home for me and I love hearing the stories of queer people in rural communities, especially in a time when being queer was so stigmatized. As far as sound quality goes, it seemed a little tinny and/or muffled to me. My guess is that it’s… Continue reading StoryCorps stories – Patrick Haggerty, Rev. Harry Blake