Documentary+Review

= Documentary Review =

The documentary “Everything is a remix” written and mixed by Kirby Ferguson, shows us how much in our world we remix; lyrics, lines and scenes from movies, even beats. In this short video we see many examples of remixing, mostly music, and how bands reuse beats and lyrics from other songs. Remixing isn’t seen as a crime, only when bands take a beat or lyrics and claim them as their own. This makes us ask, “Is it really plagiarism, or do some minds think alike?” Many artists take lyrics, beats, or melodies from other songs, but they attributed the song writing to the original artist, called knock-offs. Usually they imitate the general sound of the artist, not specific lyrics or melodies. The band Led Zeppelin took  multiply lyrics and melodies from other bands and claimed them as their own, which is not legal. The only difference between Led Zeppelin and any other artist was that they claimed to have written the material, and didn’t change their version to claim it as original, such as “Rapper’s delight” and “Good Times”. “Rapper’s delight” borrowed the beat from “Good times”, but the lyrics and general sound of the song are completely different. This video really shows us how much in music and entertainment is remixed, showing us with solid facts and interesting visuals. Unfortunately, it mostly is about music remixing, and does not focus on movies or fashion. Not only music and movies are remixed, but even fashion styles, car shapes, furniture trends. Remember when big sunglasses were in? Seniors were wearing them at that time too, not because they were in fashion, but they were popular in their youth. Vintage style is just another word for remixed. With all the recycled lyrics, beats, melodies, and fashions, this leads us to ask, “How much can we create?” 4 out of 5 music notes Excellent Job. Well Written! 22/24



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