There seems to be this trend in lots of modern music, across genres, where the song will be coming around for a repeat of the chorus and then it ticks up in pitch for that section, then drops back down for the ending of the song.
What is the purpose of this? What is it called? Is it supposed to produce some kind of mood? My level of music understanding is “major = happy, minor = sad” and that’s about as far as I go. Please go on the music theory.
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it’s an easy way to keep the listeners attention. key changes, tempo changes, chord progression switchups. all just ways to keep the listener engaged and keeping movement in the song.
if you look at classical music you’ll find a lot more expression. constant dynamics changes, frequent tempo changes, and plenty of key/scale changes.
edit: it could also be to achieve a specific mood or vibe as well like you said. they could go Major in a Minor song to allow a sort of uplifting section of an otherwise sad song, or emphasize the “motif” of the song if that makes sense.
in essence, it’s all about expression and retention. listeners find it engaging, and it’s another tool musicians can use to express what they want their music to feel like.
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