Discussions on Soundtracks

In our group we have discussed various different sound tracks to emphasise actions going on in our film. Sounds tracks are a vital part of any film to draw the audience in and shape their views and expectations of what is going to happen in a film. Backings tracks, if chosen the right song, and depending on what image you want to create can, either connote fear or make the audience expect something bad to happen. It can also relax the audience and calm down a situation. We have discussed using 3 of the following instrumentals; 45 king, Jay Z- guns and roses and Dirty Harry- by the Gorillas. We haven’t yet decided which song to use but the one we favour mostly is Dirty Harry by the Gorillas. This song has an upbeat and quirky feel to it and is perfect for what mood we are trying to create in our film. We have decided to use just the instrumentals from the songs so that it does not interfere with the dialogue of the characters. It has proved a hard task to try and find a song which matches totally with the dialogue. In which case we have made the wise decision to stick to just the instrumentals which will be just as effective as a sound track with someone either rapping or singing in the background.