I decided to look at what music my target audiences enjoyed first. One half of my target audiences are males from the ages of 18-25. The type of music they enjoy is as follows.
While it is good to know what type of music my main target audience enjoys, I can't really this genre of music fitting in with my short film. So I decided to look at the other half of my audience, to see what they enjoy. They enjoy the following.
Once again I come across a similar problem. Good to know what they enjoy, but I don't think the genre suits my film. However it was after this research that I had an idea of what type of music I wanted in my short film.
For the first part of the film, I want something dark and slightly scary. This would accompany the scene where the Grim Reaper would kill the main character.
Following this, I would want a simple song, something slightly upbeat, but nothing overly happy. Just background music to accompany the two characters walking and talking.
The final piece of music I would want would be a sadder piece. However not something overly sad and down. Something with a good mix between happy and sad, good music for a send off. Something to accompany the main character passing on to the after life. At this point he's still upset, however he has come to peace with the idea.
I will be updating this post with some examples for each of my pieces. Then I'll have to find assistance when actually creating the songs.
Examples for the first piece: TBA
Examples for the second piece: TBA
Examples for the third piece:
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Music is easily going to be one of my biggest barriers to overcome. I don't have any experience creating music and I can easily see myself not being happy with what I do end up using. Last year I had Wil re-create the soundtrack three times until he got it right. Hopefully, with planning, I'll be able to avoid something like this happening again.
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