James Hetfield

By Jerry HardyMusic 1010

Biography: James Alan Hetfield was born on

August 3rd 1963 in Downey, California Father was a truck driver Virgil, And

mother was a light opera singer Cynthia. Two older step brothers and one

younger sister

Biography cont….

Played Piano at age nine Introduced to the drums by older

brother Age fourteen began to play guitar

Biography cont….

Married his wife Francesca in 1997 Three children

Free Time

Hunting Snowboarding Water skiing Skate Boarding Drawing/

Sketching Customizing cars

and motor cycles

Influences Mothers interest

of music, light opera singer

Older brother played the drums

Mothers and Fathers religion Christian

Scientist Mothers death

Career Drummer looking for other metal

musicians to jam with Band we know today “METALLICA” Inducted in Rock and Roll hall of

fame Number 8 of the 100 greatest

metal guitarists Nine Grammy awards Nine studio albums Twenty four singles

Songs and Music Composition The Unforgiven The Unforgiven II

The Unforgiven

(6:24) From Album Metallica Second single on album Released October 28, 1991 Written by James Hetfield, Kirk

Hammett and Lars Ulrich This song was a new style for

Metallica

The Unforgiven II

(6:37) From album Reload Released February 23, 1998 Written by James Hetfield, Kirk

Hammett and Lars Ulrich

Listening Guide

The Unforgiven The Unforgiven II

The Unforgiven 0:00 Introduction The form of this song is repetition. The

very beginning of the intro is on acoustic played four times. The introduction starts with a horn, Followed by percussion/ drums and a small amount of keyboards. The theme repeats for the rest of the intro with a Am chord progression. Then ads scale, hence the F# in it, and so is the guitar solo. The intro solo is using the minor scale. The timbre allows you to recognize the instrument playing in the introduction such as the drums and guitar.

0:54Verse 1 begins: in the start of this verse the vocals begin and create a sound a very dramatic opening to this verse to get the listeners attention. The rhythm stays pretty constant beat from the introduction. The dynamics go from a softer sound to a louder stronger sound. The form stays at a repetition. The harmony is a minor scale throughout the verse.

The Unforgiven Cont…. 1:36 Chorus: Rhythm continues to be solid but Dynamics lowering

the beat. Has the same as the intro you find that the drums and guitar stand out. The chorus it is the same as the introduction. With vocals added in to it. Melody remains the same throughout, using the minor scale.

2:08 Verse 2 begins: From the first to the second verse and throughout the second verse the rhythm stays the same. Melody continues to run smoothly. The dynamics go higher to a louder stronger sound. The dynamics of the vocal as well get higher. The form continues at repetition. Harmony has a dark sound and uneasy stay on a minor scale.

2:51 Chorus: This chorus is similar to the first chorus. Rhythm continues to be solid but Dynamics lowering the beat. Has the same as the intro you find that the drums and guitar stand out. The chorus it is the same as the introduction. With vocals added in to it. Melody remains the same throughout, using the minor scale

The Unforgiven Cont…. 3:22 Bridge/solo: Vocals discontinue, with instruments playing

solo. The rhythm going slow to a slower more solid beat. The form is repetition. The timbre and texture are the same as the introduction. The melody changes a little while the guitar plays.

4:32 Chorus: This chorus is same as the first two. Rhythm continues to be solid but Dynamics lowering the beat. Has the same as the intro you find that the drums and guitar stand out. The chorus it is the same as the introduction. With vocals added in to it. Melody remains the same throughout, using the minor scale. In this chorus it repeats and goes to an outro.

5:14 fade out/ outro: vocals change in this time of the song. As the song becomes softer and fading out. Repeating ‘never free” and “you label me” ,”I’ll label you”, “So doubt the unforgiven”. Song fades out so you as the listener can continue on with the song giving you a good feeling at the end.

6:24 End

The Unforgiven II 0:00 Introduction: The form of this song is repetition. The very

beginning of the intro is on acoustic played four times. The introduction starts with a horn, Followed by percussion/ drums and a small amount of keyboards. The theme repeats for the rest of the intro with a Am chord progression. Then ads scale, hence the F# in it, and so is the guitar solo. The intro solo is using the minor scale. The timbre allows you to recognize the instrument playing in the introduction such as the drums and guitar.

0:36 Verse 1: as the song goes on from the intro to the first verse it stays the same. The vocals pick up in the first verse unlike The Unforgiven this song is opposite because the verses are more low dynamically and the chorus is higher dynamically. This verse is contrast form. The dynamics seem to be lower in this verse. The rhythm stays the same from the intro.

1:08 Bridge: melody and dynamics pick up soloing out the guitar and drums.

The Unforgiven II Cont…. 1:20 Verse 2: same as verse on the dynamics lower softer feel.

This verse is contrast form. The dynamics seem to be lower in this verse. The rhythm stays the same from the intro and throughout the song. At the end of this verse it picks up to go into the chorus. That makes the two fit together perfectly.

1:58 Chorus: this chorus is similar to the intro and verse. Form is repetitious. They Dynamics become stronger and the melody picks up from the earlier parts of the song. The harmony is at a minor scale. Give that unease felling.

2:42 Verse 3:this verse is similar to the first two verses. This verse is contrast form. The dynamics seem to be lower in this verse. The rhythm stays the same from the intro and prior verses. The rhythm stays the same from the intro and throughout the song. At the end of this verse it picks up to go into the chorus. That makes the verse and chorus fit together perfectly.

The Unforgiven II Cont…. 3:20 Chorus: same as the first chorus: this chorus is similar to the

intro and verse. Form is repetitious. They Dynamics become stronger and the melody picks up from the earlier parts of the song. The harmony is at a minor scale. Give that unease felling

3:52 Bridge/ solo: Vocals discontinue, with instruments playing solo. Melody continues the guitar and drums are prominent. Dynamics pick up get louder.

4:40 Verse 4: this verse the tempo and dynamics lower again and the rock is softer. This verse is really similar to the previous verses in this song. Again at the end of the verse the tempo and dynamic pick up to go into the chorus.

5:04 Chorus: same as other chorus. This chorus is similar to the intro and verse. Form is repetitious. They Dynamics become stronger and the melody picks up from the earlier parts of the song. The harmony is at a minor scale. Give that unease felling. In this chorus though there is an extra piece added. To the end (so I dub thee Unforgiven).

The Unforgiven II Cont…. 5:50 fade out/ outro: this part of the song is really

repetitive and fits in from the first song “The Unforgiven”. This is high tempo dynamics are high with the song fading out at the end. Giving you the feeling you want more.

6:37 End

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