Music Video Textual Analysis
I am analysing “we found love” by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna from her sixth studio album ‘Talk That Talk’ We found loves genre is a mix between Electro house & dance/pop, this song is very popular because it has a story behind it and people can relate to it and it has a very catchy beat to it a lot like all of her other songs which makes you want to keep listening to it.
What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
The lyrics are linked to the video because for a start the video is all about sex, drugs and falling in love, which suddenly links the video and the lyrics. An example of this is when in the video it says things like “we found love in a hopeless place” it shows Rihanna kissing her boyfriend in a shabby restaurant and street etc. which is linking to what the song is about.
What is the relationship between music and visuals?
Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?
Is there reference to the notion of looking?
Are there intertextual references?
This music video links to some of her other music videos but the video is mainly linked to Rihanna’s life when she split up with Chris Brown, so she has made a music video & song that links to her life and explains exactly how she is feeling.
Is the music video performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based?
The video is performance-based so it has a story behind the video, its about falling in love and everything being okay then suddenly everything just ends just like that and feeling hopeless that the person you love is just gone, and Rihanna has actually linked it to her life and other things that happen in other peoples life’s which makes a connection with people because they can understand exactly how she is feeling.
Conclusion
This video is all about love,sex and drugs and the video is really interesting which is linked to Rihanna’s life. Overall the music video is really interesting and the song is extremely catchy which makes you keep watching the video and watch it over and over again. Most people can link to the story behind it about losing someone you love.
I am analysing “we found love” by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna from her sixth studio album ‘Talk That Talk’ We found loves genre is a mix between Electro house & dance/pop, this song is very popular because it has a story behind it and people can relate to it and it has a very catchy beat to it a lot like all of her other songs which makes you want to keep listening to it.
What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
The lyrics are linked to the video because for a start the video is all about sex, drugs and falling in love, which suddenly links the video and the lyrics. An example of this is when in the video it says things like “we found love in a hopeless place” it shows Rihanna kissing her boyfriend in a shabby restaurant and street etc. which is linking to what the song is about.
What is the relationship between music and visuals?
In some parts of the music video the video cuts to the song so now and then when the music gets more chaotic the video does aswell, the editor has shortened the footage to give the impression that the visuals match the music.
Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?
The record company are looking to sell the song and the music video by making it really catchy and making the music video really eye catching, this video isn’t really anything like any other videos of Rihanna’s except that it is connected with love and drugs like some of her others also, in quite alot of her music videos they have close ups of her and she does alot of quite sexual dancing.
Is there reference to the notion of looking?
Yes there is alot of sexual references in the music video, that’s all it is about love,sex and drugs. In the video they have synced the music to the video and made it all go in time so now and then when the music speeds up, so does the video they have done this to make it a bit different and it makes it more interesting for the viewer.
Are there intertextual references?
This music video links to some of her other music videos but the video is mainly linked to Rihanna’s life when she split up with Chris Brown, so she has made a music video & song that links to her life and explains exactly how she is feeling.
Is the music video performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based?
The video is performance-based so it has a story behind the video, its about falling in love and everything being okay then suddenly everything just ends just like that and feeling hopeless that the person you love is just gone, and Rihanna has actually linked it to her life and other things that happen in other peoples life’s which makes a connection with people because they can understand exactly how she is feeling.
Conclusion
This video is all about love,sex and drugs and the video is really interesting which is linked to Rihanna’s life. Overall the music video is really interesting and the song is extremely catchy which makes you keep watching the video and watch it over and over again. Most people can link to the story behind it about losing someone you love.
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