The song 'Monkeys Spinning Monkeys' was released ten years ago and has since become the soundtrack to millions of viral videos. Its story shows how music has shaped — and been shaped by— social media platforms.
The song"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" was released ten years ago and has since become the soundtrack to millions of viral videos. Its story shows how music has shaped — and been shaped by— social media platforms.MIDI inputs in Logic for the song Monkeys Spinning Monkeys taken from Kevin MacLeod's Youtube channel. Unlike other artists who seek to protect the rights to their creative work, McLeod encourages anyone to use his music for free.
MacLeod’s compositions are what’s known as “library music,” stockpiles of songs that content creators draw upon to score their works. These are the sort of melodies that you would never queue up on Spotify but end up in the background of all sorts of things:“Usually, I'll be like watching a YouTube video and the music sucks,” says MacLeod. “And I'm like, well, let me try to do something better.
“So if you happen to see a viral video, with just two taps of your finger, you can create and publish a new video using that same song.”watchers over the last few years routinely show “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” among the most used songs on the platform. MacLeod says that out of his 2,000 compositions, “Monkeys Spinning Monkeys” accounts for half of all listens.
Musicologist Paula Harper says"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" shares some elements from classical music, like this aria by Mozart. Both songs feature a bouncy bass line that highlights the songs' intended comic relief.“You can find examples going back to the 18th century where composers like Mozart are using boom, boom, boom, boom,” says Harper, mimicking the bouncing bass line, “to signify this is goofy, this is silly, this is comic relief.
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