Soul or Sound Searching?

Who knew sound would be so difficult to find? Asher and I have been searching for the perfect music to pair with our trailers and we have yet to find something we like. We had this proposed sound in our heads of what we wanted to find, but it is becoming extremely hard to pick out. 

Before we started this project, I heard a song that I really wanted to use; however, it would be extremely difficult to get permission to use the song. I wanted to use Sia's song, "Angel By the Wings." Listen for yourself so you can understand and have a feeling for the mood and tone of how we want to set up our trailer, even though we are not going to be using this song.

I fell in love with the chorus and the melody of the song. I already had a clear vision of how I was going to organize the trailers and how I wanted them pan out. My favorite part is the build up to the climax of the very high intense notes because it is so emotionally driven. I liked the fact that it starts out slow and gradually builds up, engaging the listeners and making them feel something for the piece. Immediately when I heard this song months ago, I called Asher and told him to listen to it. He too fell in love with it. 

Although this song would be great, we hit some major bumps in the road in the realization of what it would take to use the song. We learned all about asking for permission for copyrighted material last year in our AS Media Studies class, but since my project was a magazine last year, I didn't have to worry about it or delve into it too much. But now that I am going to use music in my project this year, it became a prominent issue. 

Asher and I did attempt to ask for permission for the song from the Label, Monkey Puzzle Records, however, it was much more than just asking to use the song. First of all, they are impossible to get a hold of. Second of all, we had no idea that it literally costs thousands of dollars for us to use it. We love the song, but we don't love it that much. So during our periodical meeting with our teacher Mrs. Stoklosa, we told her how we wanted to use the song and all of that, and she recommends that we just use copyright-free music. She suggested we try two sites: Purple Planet and Bensound. Another reason I am okay with not using the song is because the usual conventions for a drama film is that they don't use lyrics because it distracts the viewers and takes there mind off of the film itself. 

I am still really bummed out that we couldn't use that song, but Asher and I are keeping an open mind and listening to countless of Royalty Free Music on end, but have yet to find something that we like. Everything we have found is way too dramatic and theatrical. I'm not going to make my trailers cheesy whatsoever, so I am going to continue to try my hardest in finding something amazing for our trailers. I am looking for a distinct piece that is going to not only "wow" me, but my audience as well. I know it's out there, I just have to keep searching. 

Asher and I are very motivated and devoted to making this trailer the best that it can be, so stay in touch, because we may or may not have found who is going to be our lead actress to play Nora!