Music Selection

Music in relation to trailers and teasers is important as it must link in with the genre or genres as well as fitting in with the scenes. Due to choosing a hybrid genre (Crime Action Thriller) the music will need to fit in with violence as well as creating a sense of tension to leave the audience in suspense and make them want to see the film. Within our group we discussed possible songs which could work.

Everything in its Right Place by Radiohead
This is very fitting for the theme of the film as it has a dark, yet ambient feel to it. Also the music relates to a feel we are going for in trying is lulling the audience into a false sense of security. It also is slow paced which if used would be used at the beginning of the trailer, linking in with the codes and conventions in relation to our trailer, starting of slow then speeding up.

Keyboard Milk by Royksopp

This song has slightly a more energetic feel to it. It also fits in with the the codes and conventions of the trailer. It starts of slowly building up and then becomes pacey which could work very well with fight scenes. The pace at the beginning also builds tension without having to change the music to a different track due to its pace increasing as the music goes on. Overall this is a top selection for the music purely due to it starting of slow and building up in pace which fits in perfectly with the codes and conventions of the trailer.

Block Rockin Beats by The Chemical Brothers

This piece in particular would be used during the action packed part of the trailer due to its pace. The music would be commonly found in action films as it has that sound which would be associated with action. Also it would fit in well with the chase scenes which we will be filming. Overall it could be a good option when editing the fight scenes and chase scenes in our trailer. If used it could only be used for a small part of the trailer.

Sun Child by Cassius

This song in particular is very similar to some of the music in the film “Drive” which was partly the inspiration to our film in the context of action. The music is very similar to the opening song in Drive, therefore it would be a good choice for the start of the trailer as it is a slow paced song, but at the same time creating tension. If used it could only be used for a small part of the trailer and would mean having to make a cut and switching to a more fast paced song as the trailer goes on.

Jasmine by Jai Paul

This song is a slow paced song which if used would be used at the start of the start of the trailer due to its pace. The song in particular has a powerful bassline which would build tension as well as it having slight haunting vocals which would fit in with the mood. If used it could only be used for a small part of the trailer and would mean having to make a cut and switching to a more fast paced song as the trailer goes on.

'Cadillac Dreams' by Birdy Nam Nam
This song has a very chilled yet powerful feel to the song. It has the same beat throughout making it necessary for the trailer seeing as it has that certain repetitiveness to it. Overall the pace is slow which means it would only be able to be used at the start of trailer or it would be breaking the codes and conventions of the trailer genre if it was used towards the end.

Cockney Thug (Caspa Remix) by Rusko
only a few seconds of this song would be used most likely between 0:32 and 0:42 as they contain a sample which we would be interested in using as it has a certain shock factor to it and it would be a good transition to use to change the music if need be in the trailer.

Canon by Justice

This piece in particular is at a fast pace which means in terms of use for this trailer would be used at the middle and the end. The song would fit in well with action scenes due to its pace and feel to the song. This song also shows similarities to some of the music used in “Drive”.

Overall from looking into music choices we have a strong selection to choose from which will be helpful once we have finished filming to see which music fits in well with parts such as the action parts e.g fighting and the more calm parts at the beginning e.g walking