Musical Ideas and Deliberations

 Remember when I talked about my super ambitious and original idea to score my short film a while ago? I feel like I've gone long enough without really doing anything to further my journey towards completing this aspect, so today I'll be showing you guys how the sound aspect of my planning process has been coming so far. Iv'e got 3 or so different ideas, and the goal of these pieces would be to serve as the sort of theme for my production, playing at the beginning and end. I recorded all 3 of these from my phone so obviously they are not recorded properly, let alone ready to insert directly into my film, but I hope to give you guys an idea of what exactly it is that I'm looking for.

This is probably my favorite one and in the lead right now. I wrote this over the summer and have been hoping to find a way to make something out of it, as it doesn't really feel like vocals would fit but it would be pretty boring as an instrumental track. The melancholic tone certain aspects of my piece call for however, would be perfectly embodied by this track. It reminds me a bit of duster, and their sound is distinctively slow and melancholic, pioneering the whole 'slowcore' genre and something that sounds like them would work well as a recurring theme.

This one is cool and I can definitely make something out of it if I add some more ambience and make it sound less like a solo guitar piece. It's kind of Mk.gee inspired,  and he always describes his sound as 'liminal' and sort of distant, which could have its place in the background of certain parts of my production, but I don't really see this being the main theme to my production. It lacks a specific tone to drive the melancholic mood I'd be aiming for at my production's beginning and end.

This one's also cool, but not in the lead for being chosen as my theme idea. It feels a little uninteresting and unmotivated, and I don't feel like it really works to set a particular tone. However, I do think that the chord progression itself is cool and could be used as some sort of ambient pad on a keyboard during the more dialogue heavy sequences to fill the background.

Overall, the top song is definitely what I'm leaning towards for my film's 'theme'. Not only have I been hoping to find a way to use this idea for a while, but it also is the most melancholic out of these 3, and in my opinion, the most cinematic sounding as well. Once we wrap filming, I'm planning on using a lesser quality recording to play over parts of the film to see if the piece matches tonally, and if it does which I'm fairly confident will be the case, I'll record the track for real on Ableton Live and make it sound like it wasn't recorded on an iPhone.