Never Enough- Music Analysis #1

  I pick the song Never Enough from the musical The Greatest Showman. I chose this song because it is one song that I absolutely love to play. From the lyrics to the dynamics and accents, it is a beautiful piece showing the character's emotions. The song was written by Pasek and Paul and performed by Loran Allred. The song is known to be hard to sing due to the wide vocal range. But still brings gladness to its listeners.

Here is a direct link to the song- Never Enough- Greatest Showman- 2017 -USA

Dynamics 

  Who doesn't love energy in their music? When you can feel the passion of the lyrics when you hear the instruments play certain dynamics? Well, that is what the song Never Enough does for me. When I listen to the song I can't help but be overcome with joy. 
  The song's opening measures start sounding like a lullaby, and then it builds a sentimental atmosphere when the first verse starts. We begin to see more energy build up as the chorus goes on, and the character creates more passion in her voice. Then we come across the bridge the tempo doesn't slow down but the character holds her words out more but holds onto the passion from the chorus. The song jumps right back to the chorus with the same dynamic and passion. Then we see the outro build up which leads to a dramatic stop. The actor says her last lyrics, and then the music plays the last measure with a lullaby feeling just like the into.

Lyrics

Lyrics can be argued to be one of the most important parts of songs. Lyrics tell us what the artist wants us to feel in the song.
   The lyrics talk about the character's passion for a past lover. The character tells us how she could have everything life can offer and she would always choose her lover over it all. She tells us that when she says the following lyrics.

"I'm trying to hold my breath
Let it stay with me 
Can't let this moment end
You set off a dream in me
Getting louder now
Can you hear it echoing?
Take my hand
Will you share this with me?
Cause darling without you

All the spots in a thousand spotlights 
All the stars we steal from the night sky
Will never be enough
Never be enough
Towers of gold are still too little
These hands could hold the world but little 
Never be enough
Never be enough
For me"

When I hear these lyrics I feel the passion she holds I hear the adoration in every word and in her voice. It matches the dynamic of the instruments that are playing in the background. 

Melody and Scales 

The song is made around a few major scales. It contains A, E, and D flat major scales. But a wide vocal range stretching from Eb3, the E-flat note to Ab5, the A-flat above High C. This makes it really hard to sing but it brings vibrant emotion into the song. The melody holds a hooky, pop repetitive type style to it. The melody contains a melodic complexity and chord melody tension. It also dips in a little bit of chord bass melody, chord complexity, and chord progression novelty. 

My resources are:

Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Enough_(Loren_Allred_song)

Hard Songs to Sing - https://www.ensembleschools.com/the-inside-voice/hard-songs-to-sing-never-enough-from-the-greatest-showman/

Vanity Fair - https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/12/the-greatest-showman-review

Hooktheory - https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/loren-allred/never-enough-from-the-greatest-showman