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Hi - I am wondering about sound/production elements for listing S220214MG

"FUTURE DISCO" POP SONGS with Female Vocals are needed by a Music Library with a great history of TV placements!
This Company really, really wants to find Songs that could work as a replacement for “Magic” by Kylie Minogue. https://youtu.be/I6ppy22-xvg

The thing is, Magic has lots of retro bits like tom drum rolls, synth stabs, strings, and the outro sounds like a tribute to the 70s.

My confusion is "how much do I risk being told my submission is too retro if I use similar elements" vs "how much of the retro sound is exactly what is needed for this submission".

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Tony.

Research.

Have you looked into Future Disco ? Listened to other artists and playlists. It's not a genre it's a record label. Maybe listen to it for a couple of days and let it sink in.

With most of these things you need to start out by making a contemporary track and then sprinkle it with dabs of retro ear candy. This way you can avoid sounding dated but still get the retro feel.