Production Blog: Music

 The next part of my project was choosing music to go with my film. I knew this part would require some research. I looked on the sites such as YouTube and Google, as I believe they are the best choice in finding good quality music. To begin I wanted to use a popular song for the film, as it may catch more peoples attention. In trying to obtain popular copyright music for my film, I realized it would be very difficult to do so. You must send the music artist’s production company a letter through email, which would take up my time in theirs. As busy as I’m sure they are, it would take a while for them to get back to me. If they were not busy enough, they may have other students emails to reply to as well. This was too risky for me. As I did not find this to be the safest option, I decided against using copyright music. My only other option was royalty-free music. My partner and I did extensive research on a royalty free music, primarily on YouTube. At first my partner had thought that the music used should be creepy music. I disagreed, because I believe that for creepy music, I would put it in the scene in which the film in the abandoned building. This scene requires too much talking, and I do not think that music would pair well. This option did not work out. Then I suggested using the music during the scene in which my partner and I are in the car. The scene requires a lot less talking, and I can use more fun and upbeat music. The song that I decided on was called happy life by Freddy, as my partner and I both agree this is a very upbeat song. This song may also provide irony for later scenes.