Sondheim uses angular harmonies and intricate melodies. Cartola composed melodies, harmonies, and lyrics. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. He started leaning towards sumptuous harmonies and broadly lyrical, often passionate melodies. Soft rock often used acoustic instruments and placed emphasis on melody and harmonies. The song contains mooing background vocals over "swelling harmonies" and jazz guitar. The band is known for their intricate, multi-part vocal harmonies and use of counterpoint vocals. Harris also contributed vocally, adding backup harmonies and occasional lead vocals. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and extensive use of three-part vocal harmonies. "Give Up the Ghost" is an acoustic guitar ballad with layered vocal harmonies. The chorus of the song opens with falsettos that are followed by vocal harmonies. We loved their songwriting and beautiful harmonies. Her vocals are childlike and staccato, supported by "oh-ooh-oh" harmonies. They rehearsed for weeks refining their vocal harmonies. The group was known for its vocal harmonies.