Sound

For this task I looked on Ben Sound to find background music for our opening sequence.

The song will be played behind the sound of a heart beat so needs to be quite bland. However it still needs to add to the sequence as a whole. I have found 3 songs that may be able to go in the opening sequence. Music will interest the audience and can build tension and drama. It also helps outlines what is happening in the scene. This music needs to be sad to outline that the main character is dying in the title sequence.



http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/relaxing

Relaxing

 I liked this song because whilst it is sad and adds emotion to the scene, it is also calm and slow so won't make the scene overly depressing. It could also help the scene hint at the narrative of the story or bring up questions to be answered. For example it could tell the audience that the main character was ready to die and moved on peacefully. However the audience won't know this until they see the
rest of the story.




http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/tomorrow  

Tomorrow

Tomorrow is a song that seems more sad than Relaxing but could still be effective in our opening scene. It is not a loud or fast paced song so will work well behind the sound of a heartbeat. The song is long so I can edit the parts out that i want.




http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/november 

November

This song is too bland and dull for my opening sequence so I don't think it will add anything to it.







For the soundtrack for our opening sequence Bensound was the best site to use because it provides music that is copyright free high quality that i can use in my project.

Throughout most of the opening sequence I will use a heartbeat sound that is slowing down gradually as the main character dies. This will be louder than the music to emphasise the seriousness of the situation. There are some on youtube that go at a steady pace. For example:




If i cannot find the sound of a heart beat slowing down I may try to alter this sound to slow it down at the end to show the main character dying.



We might use the sound of a heartbeat monitor instead of a normal heartbeat. This may stand out more as a sound and as this is the most important sound we need to hear it more. The sound of a heart rate monitor will draw the audiences attention more than the other so could be more effective.


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