https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-7afAGUoBE The stranglers-Golden Brown
this particular song we thought could be taken into account for our movie opening soundtrack because it is a well known and common song which is frequently played on the radio and in this way, the audience would be able to relate more to the situation in the movie. Also, the song is categorized on music software like Spotify and iTunes as a 'driving home' track which is fitting to our car situation. We didn't want this particular song to seem daunting or on the same parallel as the horror based shenanigans so effectively this song would juxtapose the horror theme and instead create a alternate theme of normality and reality. Also- the song heavily relates to the countryside- a rural environment where we aim for our film to appear as if it is based in. Although this song would be effective for the listed reasons, the flaws with the particular music choice would be that it was eminently used in the film SNATCH and is recognized as the soundtrack for this prominent movie. one of the particular verses we thought to include was 'lays me down with my mind she runs, through the night, no need to fight, never a frown with golden brown' and we would have this playing as diegetic synchronous music through the car radio-slightly muffled but natural sound- and then the overlay of the official copyright soundtrack as music playing non diegetically over the top of the scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFp7q-IJqno&index=4&list=PLl_8aNmxWKKAzMB02NkJXCo-1-4lvLYdc Kings of Leon-Pyro OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXwct8aOJqQ Kings of Leon- Back down south
Both these songs by kings of Leon had very explicit relations and meanings to both me and Sophie as the production team, so they acted as inspiration for our soundtrack as we both know them well. additionally the songs are typical and recognizable and commonly played on absolute radio- which is a typical radio station our particular middle aged male character because older generations tend to follow more mainstream radio stations like this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtKEB-DzXFE The Who
the who is an iconic British band that many of the older generation listen to-creating a prominent link to the nature of our main male character. Pretty much all of the bands songs are recognizable by a wide audience and in addition to this are very patriotic and would fit with the British independent audience we aim to approach. We have purchased one of 'The Who's' most famous albums to play within the car on CD as diegetic synchronous sound, which then we will overlay with a non diegetic soundtrack asynchronous version of the song edited into the scene instead of simply hearing it through the car speakers. this is a technique many movie makers use to incorporate a soundtrack and still maintain a realistic nature in what the character is hearing. This also incorporates the audience more in the film because they get to hear with more clarity what our main character is hearing. We have also considered editing a non copyright version of the song ourselves, on sound cloud or a similar music editing software to warp a well known song into something more sinister and fitting to our horror based story line.
songs for inspiration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_eOmvM-4zc&list=PLF08A359EE1E12A66 Heavy in your arms-Florence and the Machine:this specific song has a music video that is particularly relevant to our movie opening because Florence Welch is being dragged along by a mysterious entity to somewhere else- much like the young girl in our movie and as well as this Florence is cloaked in a long white nightie- also sharing similarities to our own movie. This song would be indefinatley relevant to use as a soundtrack in our movie however the actual lyrics 'im so heavy in your arms' are almost too relatable to the situation of the young girl so it seems like a very severe cliche.
Songs as sound effects/soundtrack for the young girls character & her awakening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3IVyXAKOMk&index=2&list=PLDcPimbLEWH_w_l05-0Yt25qP2pjqv9Z4 Anxiety
this particular song was fitting to our opening two minutes because it is quite subtle and low in volume and pitch but is a constant sound almost like a monotonous drone to overlay alongside the visual of our opening. As the title suggests, the pitch gets louder, building tension and anxiety until the climax point of our opening. In addition the synthetic scores that are played in this soundtrack make the whole rendition seem not quite natural or normal- like our main character defeating death. We didn't want a soundtrack to be too overpowering or defining, so this subtle white noise almost can be altered in volume throughout as the action takes place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMeKTxYfd4Q&list=PLDcPimbLEWH_w_l05-0Yt25qP2pjqv9Z4&index=5 (from 0:29 onwards, to be played as the car drives away) Bent and broken
this particular song builds as time goes on which is a perfect representation of what we want the action in our opening to do. Aswell as a rise in pitch and volume there is also an increase in the instrumental variety used to create the rendition so there is more depth to this particular piece. we thought this soundtrack was particularly fitting because of the razor like noises associated with danger and the car like noises associated with our drunk driver. The bangs within the horror soundtrack could even intertwine with our sound effects for when the girl bangs on the car window.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-_JmN2rUNM (to be played progressively/infequently throughout the movie opening for a dramatic effect) Bang sound effect
this sound effect is subtle but dramatic and gives our movie more depth, tension and jump scares. it is shocking and dramatic so audience members will 'jump' or feel on edge. foley created bang sound effects like this are used conventionally in horror movies to give audience members a scare.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JarM74ENfD4&list=PLDcPimbLEWH_w_l05-0Yt25qP2pjqv9Z4&index=10 childrens theme OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfProk_UqLk&list=PLDcPimbLEWH_w_l05-0Yt25qP2pjqv9Z4&index=21
these particular songs both are very creepy and chilling due to their warped nature having innocent and peaceful children's nursery rhymes which connote serenity and peace distorted into a chilling rendition with a very high pitch and frequent bangs and contrasting noises. Both songs almost sound as if they are being echoed which co-operates with our visual as our main male character actually drives off into a tunnel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTZhg7_2PIA&list=PLDcPimbLEWH_w_l05-0Yt25qP2pjqv9Z4&index=9 Chase pulse
this sound effect replicates the fast pace and uprising of our key female character as she chases after the car, and because sounds like a pulse and heartbeat cant actually be heard- if we wanted to create tension using these human features we would have to use a soundtrack like this or use the Foley process.
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