The acclaimed UK singer-songwriter and pop icon, Ellie Goulding has recently branched out into new musical territory. After a decade-long career writing and performing her own unique synth-pop brand, Goulding has begun moving further from the alt-pop era as her signature music style and now leaning further into classical music.
She told The Sun newspaper, “I’m always writing new music. I think my natural state is to always come up with ideas and I’ll get in the studio at some point. Since I wrote Higher Than Heaven a while ago during lockdown, I’m very ready to write new music. I’ve always wanted to compose music for films, so at the moment I’m focusing on more classical.”
Goulding’s bold decision to explore a genre of music that is not quite common in today’s music industry, and a step away from the standard formula of ‘singer-songwriter ‘pop. She is determined to prove that her talent creativity and passion for writing and performing extend beyond the pop and electronic music that has become her mainstay.
miracle by calvin harris & ellie goulding. pic.twitter.com/K7lvUoQrDV
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Goulding recently teamed up with Calvin Harris for the third time for their song, “Miracle” from her Miracle album. She admitted that the trance track came “out of the blue” but she almost missed the opportunity for a collaboration by playing it a bit “too cool”. She explained, “This one came slightly out of the blue. He said that he had the track and immediately thought of me for it. Calvin doesn’t like to mess around so he sent the song in the next message. I accidentally played it a bit too cool and didn’t reply for a few days so he thought I wasn’t into it.”
Goulding remains committed to creating a full album of original classical music. Her announcement of the project has been met with positive responses from fans and critics alike, which leaves her fans intrigued about her capability in creating her new sound.
She admitted that the creation of her classical album has been a rather difficult process than her other albums. The most difficult thing in her process was mastering elements or techniques of classical music which has been the biggest challenge she has taken on musically. Regardless of the big challenges, she nonetheless remains hopeful that the creation of her new album will be epic and beautiful.
