By Audrey Jordan Sias Childhood Born December 18 1975 in Adelaide South Australia Australia Her father Phil Carson and two uncles are musicians Parents divorced Her celebrity influences are Aretha Franklin Stevie Wonder and Sting ID: 147886
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Sia Furler- Elastic Heart
By: Audrey JordanSlide2
Sia’s Childhood
Born December 18, 1975 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Her father, Phil Carson and two uncles are musicians
Parents divorcedHer celebrity influences are Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Sting.Joined first band, Crisp, at 17Slide3
Early Career
First studio album, OnlySeeThen joined the British duo,
Zero 7Released solo album, Healing is DifficultWrote for Britney Spears and Christina AguileraFirst big success in U.S. was song Breathe MeSome People Have Real Prob-lems
Selling out 2000-seat theatres Slide4
Mature Career
1000 Forms of Fear newest albumDoes not show face at all
This is Acting will have pop based songsMusic now uses techno and has darker soundUses Maddie Ziegler for performancesSlide5
Awards and Performances
ARIA Music Awards of 2009 for Best Music DVD for TV is my Parent
Nominated 4 times for Chandelier at 57th Grammy AwardsSold 52000 copies of 1000 Forms of Fear
Sold 1200 copies for first album
OnlySee
Performed on
Ellen Show
,
57th Grammy Awards
, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Dancing with the StarsSlide6
Sia’s Phobia
Sia has stage phobiaAfraid of fame changing her
Fame established through writing for others and herselfCan change her technique easilySlide7
Collaborations
Important collaborations with Flo Rida, Maddie Ziegler, and Shia LabeoufWritten music for Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna and Katy Perry
Written more than 5 songs for Christina AguileraSlide8
Writing Technique
Wrote Rihanna’s Diamonds in 14 minutes
Wrote Titanium in 40 minutesAble to capture other artist’s emotionsSaw how fame ruined other artists Slide9
Musical Style
Her own music has a sad toneWhen writing for others her tone completely changes
The listener should expect a techno backgroundHer vocals are very strongCan make you feel any emotionSlide10
Fun Facts
Married to documentary filmmaker, Erik Anders Lang Working on relationship with father
Milestones: Chandelier reached 8 on Billboard Hot 100Slide11
Elastic Heart History
Composed 2012-2013Mature composition
Wrote song to handle breakupUsed for Hunger Games: Catching FireCollaborated with Diplo and the Weekend for Catching FireInstrumentation: vocal, background vocals, drums, bass, synthesizer Slide12
Public Reception
Like song but find music video to be sexual for MaddieSong favored by critics
Performed on Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Voice UK, Dancing with the Stars and The Voice USA270 million YouTube
views
Peaked 17 on
Billboard Hot 100
US Hot Dance Club Songs
peaked 1Slide13
Meaning of Lyrics
For the movie: Conflict of the Hunger Games and not being broken by corruption of the government
Solo version: Why her relationship die, she saw all the bad signs but kept the relationship, she is not broken but building herself back upSlide14
Selection of Elastic Heart
The instrumentation is differentIt is a series of three
Like the meaning of the song Slide15
Elastic Heart Set-up
Key is minorMeter is duple simple
Texture is homophonic with vocals being main melodySlide16
Listening Guide
Time
Text
Musical Elements
Instrumentation
0:07
Intro-
Starts the song off
No vocals from Sia just background vocals
Background
vocals
Synthesizer
Drums
0:17
And another one bites the dust
Oh why can I not conquer love?
And I might have thought that we were one
Wanted to fight this war without weapons
Verse- Vocals
from Sia come in
Background vocals still in
Brings the music together
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
0:32
And I wanted it, I wanted it bad
But there were so many red flags
Now another one bites the dust
Verse- Same instrumentation
Different lyrics
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
BassSlide17
Listening Guide
Time
Text
Musical Elements
Instrumentation
0:43
Yeah, let's be clear, I'll trust no one
Verse- Vocals bring climax
Leading to the chorus
Vocals
Synthesizer
Bass
Drums
0:46
You did not break me
I'm still fighting for peace
Pre-chorus- Repeated every time before chorus
Vocals drop to lower range
Vocals
Background Vocals
Synthesizer
Drums
Bass
0:57
Bridge- Transitions to main chorus
Synthesizer
Drums
BassSlide18
Listening Guide
Time
Text
Musical Elements
Instrumentation
1:00
Well, I've got thick skin and an elastic heart,
But your blade - it might be too sharp
I'm like a rubber band until you pull too hard,
Yeah, I may snap and I move fast
Chorus- Climax of song
Vocals are overpowering
Vocals
Background vocals- softer
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
1:15
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause
I've got an elastic heart
Chorus- Background vocals blend with vocals
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
1:28
Bridge- Smoothly transitions back to verse
Vocals
Synthesizer
Drums
BassSlide19
Listening Guide
Time
Text
Musical
Elements
Instrumentation
1:30
I've got an elastic heart
Yeah, I've got an elastic heart
Verse- Vocals become softer and slower
Vocals
Background vocals
Synthesizer
Drums
Bass
1:41
Bridge- Transitions to slower vocals
Vocals
Background vocals
Synthesizer
Drums
Bass
1:47
And I will stay up through the night
Let's be clear, won't close my eyes
And I know that I can survive
I'll walk through fire to save my life
Verse- Without background vocals
Vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
BassSlide20
Listening Guide
Time
Text
Musical Elements
Instrumentation
2:01
And I want it, I want my life so bad
I'm doing everything I can
Then another one bites the dust
It's hard to lose a chosen one
Verse- Can tell that chorus is coming
Climatic
Her voice drops
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
2:15
You did not break me
I'm still fighting for peace
Pre-chorus- Same as first time
Vocals
Background vocals
Synthesizer
Drums
Bass
2:25
Bridge- Same as first bridge from pre-chorus to chorus
Vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
BassSlide21
Listening Guide
Time
Text
Musical Elements
Instrumentation
2:29
I've got thick skin and an elastic heart
But your blade it might be too sharp
I'm like a
rubberband
until you pull too hard
I may snap and I move fast
Chorus- Same as first time
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
2:55
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause
I've got an elastic heart
Chorus- Same as first time
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
3:14
Bridge- Longer than others
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
BassSlide22
Listening Guide
Time
Text
Musical Elements
Instrumentation
3:14
I've got thick skin and an elastic heart
But your blade it might be too sharp
I'm like a
rubberband
until you pull too hard
I may snap and I move fast
Chorus- Same as other times
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
3:28
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause
I've got an elastic heart
Chorus- Background vocals is louder
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
3:43
I've got thick skin and an elastic heart
But your blade it might be too sharp
I'm like a
rubberband
until you pull too hard
I may snap and I move fast
Chorus- Same as other times
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
BassSlide23
Listening Guide
Time
Text
Musical Elements
Instrumentation
3:58
But you won't see me fall apart
'Cause
I've got an elastic heart
Chorus- Same as other times
Vocals
Background vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
Bass
4:02
Bridge- Same as other times
Background vocals
Synthesizer
Drums
Bass
4:13
I've got an elastic heart
Outro- Becomes softer
Concludes the song
Vocals
Drums
Synthesizer
BassSlide24
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