John Prine wrote the lyrics to “Hello In There” while delivering the mail on his postman route. Later, he found the chords and melody to go along with the words. John Legend prefers to write the ...

John Lennon wasn’t always concerned with writing melodies. Despite this, he said two of The Beatles’ songs showed he could write melodies “with the best of them.” One of these tunes was a hit — but ...

In an era when millions of songwriters upload music to the internet—and just about any song can be plucked from obscurity by TikTok teens—it seems inevitable that the same melodies end up in different ...

When did you start writing songs? Were they good right away, or did that come later? It’s funny, it took me a long time to combine writing music and writing melodies. I like to write music and I like ...

While writing for "Otis," Miller felt an urge to include "earworm melodies." "If a melody is supposed to be beautiful and it doesn't give me shivers, then I don't want to use it," she said. "You know, ...

The Brit musician and filmmaker behind Netflix's all-star Western talks collaborating with Jay-Z on title track "Guns Go Bang" (and much more) and why composers should work with directors from the ...