What makes Nightcore worthwhile?
Posted: April 26th, 2017, 6:24 pm
I was originally going to make the title "What makes creating Nightcore fun?" but I'm not sure if that's the right word to use. For a lack of a better word, I'll stick with worthwhile for now.
While I was creating some videos the other day, I wondered why I continued to upload nightcore videos. Of course, we know that nightcore is speeding up a song from specific genres to create a happy hardcore sort of vibe. However, why is it taken on by so many people? What appeal does nightcore have that many (this is probably an overstatement) people listen to it? Also, why do so many channels dedicate themselves to uploading nightcore?
Now, I can't speak for everyone, as my channel has never seen 1k in its entire run (which is good as I have less people to disappoint), but I feel like nightcore songs seem to add a new/refreshing feeling to people who listen to it. If you've talked to me within the four years I've been uploading, you could probably figure out that I call bullshit on the idea that nightcore creates "new" songs always. There are only a few times when I would listen to a nightcored song and be blown away by how amazing the speed edit makes the original song sound like (this is different from me finding a cool nightcore song when I haven't heard the original).
I feel like another charm of nightcore is that people with very little experience in the music industry can modify any song of their choosing. Like many people in the YouTube comments that are always arguing about the original vs the nightcored version say, anyone can do it. Maybe people who do make nightcore want something they can proudly upload and say "I did that", no matter how impressive it is. Maybe it has something to do with them creating a nightcore version of the song and calling it a remix (whether or not it's correct is not the main focus of this topic).
If you asked me a few years back why I uploaded nightcore, I'd probably say "Because it's fun, and cool". If you asked me why, I probably would not be able to give you anything but "I don't know I guess I like it or something". Heck, I still don't know why I upload nightcore.
What do you guys think? Do you also struggle to answer why you listen to/upload nightcore? Why do you think nightcore has the following it has?
ps if you need clarification feel free to ask.
While I was creating some videos the other day, I wondered why I continued to upload nightcore videos. Of course, we know that nightcore is speeding up a song from specific genres to create a happy hardcore sort of vibe. However, why is it taken on by so many people? What appeal does nightcore have that many (this is probably an overstatement) people listen to it? Also, why do so many channels dedicate themselves to uploading nightcore?
Now, I can't speak for everyone, as my channel has never seen 1k in its entire run (which is good as I have less people to disappoint), but I feel like nightcore songs seem to add a new/refreshing feeling to people who listen to it. If you've talked to me within the four years I've been uploading, you could probably figure out that I call bullshit on the idea that nightcore creates "new" songs always. There are only a few times when I would listen to a nightcored song and be blown away by how amazing the speed edit makes the original song sound like (this is different from me finding a cool nightcore song when I haven't heard the original).
I feel like another charm of nightcore is that people with very little experience in the music industry can modify any song of their choosing. Like many people in the YouTube comments that are always arguing about the original vs the nightcored version say, anyone can do it. Maybe people who do make nightcore want something they can proudly upload and say "I did that", no matter how impressive it is. Maybe it has something to do with them creating a nightcore version of the song and calling it a remix (whether or not it's correct is not the main focus of this topic).
If you asked me a few years back why I uploaded nightcore, I'd probably say "Because it's fun, and cool". If you asked me why, I probably would not be able to give you anything but "I don't know I guess I like it or something". Heck, I still don't know why I upload nightcore.
What do you guys think? Do you also struggle to answer why you listen to/upload nightcore? Why do you think nightcore has the following it has?
ps if you need clarification feel free to ask.