Potential Music 2

I have been conducting more research into what music would be most effective in our teaser trailer. Here are a few more of our options.

Calvin Harris- I'm Not Alone (Doorly Dubstep Remix)




Again this song is a dubstep remix of a reasonably melancholy tune, mixing the sadness in the lyrics and tone of Harris' voice, singing lyrics that tie in with the themes of our film ('God, I can't do this anymore' could represent the group's struggle to escape from the mistake of taking the money) with the edgy, urban vibe we were seeking to create.

Example- Kickstarts (Bar 9 Remix)



Yet again, this song is a dubstep-type remix of a pop song. The lyrics talk about being in love but feeling uncertain ('Avoid the obvious, we should be facing the truth') but, unlike the original song, this version has an ominous feel to it, fitting with the tragedy in our movie.

Swedish House Mafia ft. Pharell- One (Your Name)



This song is a house track with a heavy baseline and a clubby vibe, but lyrics like 'You just killed me,' which might represent the emotional turmoil of our characters. It is also fairly current and so would connect well with the generation of our target audience.

Placebo- Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover)



This song has quite a different vibe to the others we have considered, but we thought it could also work as it is quite chilling in tone and the lyrics would fit in well with the trailer we are making.

Potential Music

Over the summer, I have been considering what music would be most effective in our trailer. We want to achieve an edgy, urban vibe to correspond with the themes of our film, so we thought the genres of rap, hip hop and dubstep would be the most effective and would reflect the vein of the film the most effectively. Here, I have gathered a selection of possibilities.

D-Mindz- Monster



This song is a rap song with lyrics about a man being destroyed by his obsession for a woman, fitting with the themes of a love triangle. The lyrics 'I turned into something I didn't wanna, but you made me so cold' fit in with the thmes of violence in the film. Also, as the song is by a local musician, there are no issues with copyright.

Imogen Heap- Hide & Seek (Dubstep Remix)



The original version of this song is very bleak, using no instruments, only Heap's voice and an autotune machine, with lyrics speaking about loneliness and abandonment. However, the dubstep remix adds the edgy urban vibe we were seeking, and strikes the right balance between the melancholy (as the film is tragic in nature) and party-esque.

B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams- Airplanes



Again, this song features rapping, but features female vocals talking about needing a wish, adding the layer of melancholy necessary and relating to the group's predicament and wishing that they had never taken the money. However, we felt that the beat may be a little bit slow- we wanted something a little more fast paced to represent the pace of the film.

Cherrybomb

Recently the film 'Cherrybomb' came to my attention- a film intended for a teenage audience also featuring a love triangle between two boys and a girl. Although more in the vein of Skins than Kidulthood (as ours is) the similarity in premise led me to consider how such a film was marketed.

I found the original teaser trailer online. It is 1 minute 39 seconds long, so on the longer spectrum of the teaser trailer, but it utilises the technique of no dialogue, only music. For this film- something where the premise is fairly obvious- I found this extremely effective and it made me want to watch the film.