edited: SONG POSSIBILITIES

SONG POSSIBILITIES

When it came to deciding what kind of song we wanted to create a video for, as a group we had a fairly strong idea of what genre of songs we wanted to use. It was mainly a choice of indie rock and more an indie pop genre.

My 4 song choices were:

·         19 again – Shiners

·         Tidal wave – Tempesst

·         Lusts – Illuminations

·         Sometimes – Family Friends

·         If birds wish to fly – Corey Bowen

I then put these 4 songs into a web chart that allowed me to rank each song in terms of:

• ·         The song having different chapters or sections
• ·         The song being dynamic or changing in intensity
• ·         The song having a broad or hybrid genre
• ·         The song having distinctive or significant lyrics
• ·         The song being recorded in a clear quality that is good
• ·         The song has a distinctive beat.

 IF BIRDS WISH TO FLY

 STRENGTHS 

(This is an off original recording of the song. The version on Spotify is of a much higher quality and seems much more finalised and 'put together.')

• Distinctive beat that continues and stays steady throughout the track.
• High quality recording.
• Multiple 'chapters'

•  Very quirky song- use of instruments etc - fits an 'indie' genre. 

 WEAKNESS

• Simple, small amount of lyrics.
• Lyrics very repetitive - Has one chorus that is repeated throughout and very few lyric otherwise- This made it more difficult to gain a wider variety of ideas and left our planning very narrow.

The song was our first choice but after planning we realised that the song and everything to do with the artist had been removed and as we had no copy of the song itself, we decided to make a second choice rather than spent vital planning time searching for another copy of the song or using one that was of low quality.

19 AGAIN

 STRENGTHS

• Very clear high quality recording
• Distinctive beat
• Distinctive lyrics 'You make me feel...'

WEAKNESS

• Only a couple of 'chapters'
• Very Repetitive

Lyrics are extremely repetitive which made them incredibly annoying. The song also already had an official video which caused us to struggle in finding ideas that were original and would've worked with the song.

TIDAL WAVE

STRENGTHS 

• Clear Chapters
• Distinctive Lyrics
• Very distinct beat
• Changes in intensity
• Good quality recording

 WEAKNESS

• Confusing 'distorted' lyrics

After we lost our initial song, we referred back to our list of songs we had shortlisted and decided to use this, mainly because it has multiple chapters and the song itself in incredibly distinctive. It is also much more catchy which was a huge bonus.

ILLUMINATIONS  

STRENGTHS 

• Distinct beat 

• Lyrics that can be drawn on (illuminations) 
• Chapters

WEAKNESS

•  Repetitive - bit boring (has no climax etc)

We decided against this song as we fount it increasingly boring the more we listened to it. I think the fact that we found it boring led to us struggling for ideas as, as a group, we were completely uninterested.

 SOMETIMES

STRENGTHS

• Chapters
• Variations in instruments 
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WEAKNESS

• Slow to get into
• Beat isn't distinctive
• Long sections without any lyrics

We decided against this song for similar reasons to 'Illuminations.' Partly because it was slow and lacked dimension but also because it is a particularly 'sad' and as a group we wanted to go for something much more upbeat and this just didn't really fit with our criteria. 

 In the end we decided to go for 'Tidal Wave' By Tempesst. After our first choice became unavailable, the only song that really stood out to us was Tidal Wave. We found it easier to think outside the box with this track and our ideas, i feel, reflect that. 

In general, it was much more upbeat, has strong, if not confusing lyrics that we took as a way to experiment with ideas.

Overall this song has given us a blank canvas and can be interpreted in multiple ways