Goodwin theory in Rock

Goodwin Theory in Rock Genre

Papa Roach - Scars -

The song i will be analysing that uses Goodwin's Theory that comes under the Rock genre is 'Scars' by Papa Roach. So number one on Goodwins theory is that music videos demonstrate genre characteristics. This is shown in this music video as explained before in the 'Rock Genre Codes And Conventions' post, Artists, or characters in the video will be seen having dark black hair, sometimes long sometimes not, tattoos, and black hair.

. Second on Goodwins theory is the relationship between the lyrics and the visuals. This is applied in this video when the artist 'Papa Roach' talks about the past and is reminiscing moments with his ex girlfriend. Another time when this is applied is when the artist says 'I just wanna be alone' and it goes to a shot of the woman sitting on the floor by herself with alcohol next her.

 .Third in Goodwins theory is relationship between the music and the visuals. This is also applied in a sense that because the song is very emotional and dark, you can see the setting is very foggy in the shots of the band performing in the middle of ruined buildings and in the middle of no where.

. Number four in Goodwins theory is the demand of labels wanting loads of close ups of the artist's face and that the artist may develop motifs across their work. This is applied in the video as the opening shot is a mid close up shot of the artists face. However there is not that many close ups of his face after that.

. Number five in Goodwin's theory is there is a frequent notion of looking voyeuristic treatment of the female body. This isn't really applied in this music video and this might be because of the genre of the music and that the song is sung by a male artist.