Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the chorus intro is cleverly foreshadowed through tight chord-tone writing: the melody shifts with each harmony, outlining arpeggios (even a G7) and moving stepwise with the chords. This close relationship between harmony and melody makes the hook feel both inevitable and satisfying. #songwriting #musictheory #linmanuelmiranda
In “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the chorus intro is cleverly foreshadowed through tight chord-tone writing: the melody shifts with each harmony, outlining arpeggios (even a G7) and moving stepwise with the chords. This close relationship between harmony and melody makes the hook feel both inevitable and satisfying. #songwriting #musictheory #linmanuelmiranda










