Content cover

Why Does Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” Sound So Sad? S01E02

It only takes a few notes of Sarah MacLachlan’s “Angel” over images of homeless dogs and cats to trigger our tear ducts. Heartbreaking visuals aside, what makes the song itself so sad? What is it musically about a song that makes it sound sad? Hosts Nahre Sol and LA Buckner hear from experts and break down the components of sad-sounding music, creating their own somber composition.


Tags


Share Episode

1
How James Brown Invented Funk
10
From Mozart to Weird Al: The Evolution of Parody
11
What Is the Spotify Sound?
12
The Magic Formula Behind Disney Music
13
How Classical, R&B, and Jazz Musicians Play Differently
14
Ballroom: The Sound of NYC’s Underground Vogue Scene
15
Are Three 6 Mafia the Godfathers of Modern Rap?
16
Where did Goth Music and Fashion Come From?
17
It's Time to Rethink the Banjo
18
What Do Billboard Hit Songs Have in Common?
19
How to Get a 10/10 on The Needle Drop
2
Why Does Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” Sound So Sad?
20
What Does Electric Pow Wow Sound Like?
21
Is Blues the Mother of All Modern Music?
22
What Makes Black Gospel Musicians So Skilled?
23
Why Don't Classical Musicians Improvise?
24
Bachata: Why You’re Hearing This Dominican Rhythm Everywhere
25
Where is the Funk? How Prince Created the Minneapolis Sound
26
Why K-Pop Is More Complex Than You Think
27
Wait... Where Did Dubstep Go?
28
What It's Like Busking in the NYC Subway
29
How To Make a Living as a Drummer with LA Buckner
3
How Trap Music Took Over
30
Nahre Sol: How I Became a Classical Pianist and Youtuber
31
Is Indie a Music Genre?
32
How Charlie Parker Changed Jazz Forever
4
Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence
5
The Metal Scream: From Nordic Vikings to Black Sabbath
6
Is This Even Music? John Cage, Schoenberg and Outsider Artis
7
Pitch Shifting in Music: From Chipmunks to Kanye
8
How The Exorcist Changed the Sound of Horror
9
How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With "Golden Hour"
Go to episode