How To Make A Song Like Harry Styles (As It Was, Late Night Talking, Cinema) | Make Pop Music

In this video, Austin breaks down how to produce, write, and mix a record in the style of Harry Style’s new album, Harry’s House. The song that is created is a fun, upbeat, indie pop record similar to Harry’s “As It Was“, “Cinema“, and “Late Night Talking.“ This video will break down how to write chord progressions for this style, how to program realistic vintage sounding drums and bass, how to layer synths to create simple but huge sounds, how to record, layer, and mix vocals for this genre, and how to tweak a mix to sound more warm and retro. Check out all of our samples, presets, MIDI packs, courses, and more! Listen To Our Podcast! Join Our Facebook Community - Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! ——— Listen to some of my work! DAW / Program I Use: ​​​​​​ ——— Follow Austin: ​​ ——— Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Main Microphone: Lewitt LCT1040 Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Rokinon 12mm f2 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:20 Finding The Key and Tempo 1:15 Finding The Verse Chord Progression 1:35 How Harry Uses Chords 1:57 Chord Progression With Movement 2:30 Main Chord Synth Sound 3:27 E Piano Key Layer 4:30 Main Kick And Snare 5:12 Adding Hat Loops 5:55 Main Bass Line 6:30 Mixing The Bass 6:52 Basic Structure Overview 7:32 Layering Percussion 7:54 Bass Tweaks 8:30 Lead Synth 8:52 Synth Pads and Extra Keys 9:30 Chorus Drums 10:57 Chorus Chord Progression 12:58 Chorus Bass 14:11 Extra Chorus Keys and Synths 15:02 Adding In Guitar 16:47 Verse Funky Guitar 17:01 Chorus Palm Mute Guitars 17:48 Chorus Funky Guitar 18:13 Adding Vocals 18:58 Vocal Layering For Harry’s Style 19:15 Psychedelic Delay Throws 20:40 Stacking Harmonies On Phrases 21:32 Artificial High Melody 22:18 Phaser Vocals 23:18 Vocal Mixing Chain 24:05 Vocal Buss Processing 25:52 Drum Buss Processing 26:51 Synth Buss Processing 27:42 Master Buss Processing 28:19 Final Listen Through 30:44 Outro 31:56