This is something I've been wondering about for awhile. I've seen where people come up with lyrics and then collaborate with people who write melodies. And, of course, there could be the other case, too, where a melody exists and a lyricist creates lyrics. How does that work?
The way I think of things, a song's lyrics and melody are related. Even if a lyricist gave the melodist some idea of what mood they had in mind beforehand, there are still variations within the song to consider (e.g., rises/falls of emotion). I'd assume there would have to be some communication back and forth to make the lyrics and melody suit each other....
Part of the reason I ask is to get an idea of the extent to which the lyrics and the melody can be decoupled. For instance, you could think of things as above, where everything is related, but from something like a loops-based perspective, you can also break a song down into discrete, semi-separate parts. I'm wondering how much you can do this with a song's melody/lyrics, because that would correspond to the degree of independence the lyricist and melodist would have.
So, if you're the lyricist/melodist and you've collaborated with someone for the other part of a song, how did that work? Or if anyone else has any other thoughts on the above, those would be helpful, as well.
The way I think of things, a song's lyrics and melody are related. Even if a lyricist gave the melodist some idea of what mood they had in mind beforehand, there are still variations within the song to consider (e.g., rises/falls of emotion). I'd assume there would have to be some communication back and forth to make the lyrics and melody suit each other....
Part of the reason I ask is to get an idea of the extent to which the lyrics and the melody can be decoupled. For instance, you could think of things as above, where everything is related, but from something like a loops-based perspective, you can also break a song down into discrete, semi-separate parts. I'm wondering how much you can do this with a song's melody/lyrics, because that would correspond to the degree of independence the lyricist and melodist would have.
So, if you're the lyricist/melodist and you've collaborated with someone for the other part of a song, how did that work? Or if anyone else has any other thoughts on the above, those would be helpful, as well.