This week’s struggle is with music. As I had initially thought of this idea inspired by a song, I had my heart set on a specific song and felt as though my music choice would be an integral part of my project when it comes to mood and emotion. I’ve realised that it’s just not going to happen exactly the way I wanted it to, but that’s completely okay. I’ve taken a step back from my original idea and the project has kind of evolved into something even better than I could have hoped for. Rather than relying on a song to be the focal point of the assignment, I realised I should truly let the photographs shine and only have music as an aid to the photographs. With this sentiment I have been searching high and low for some amazing royalty-free music, I know they’re out there somewhere!
I found what I thought was the perfect song. I was looking for something lo-fi, warm, romantic, and nostalgic and this track “Holding Hands” By Janson Jones was perfect.
As he is quite a small artist I found on Soundcloud I decided to try my luck and ask for his permission to use it. To my surprise, he got back to me almost straight away and sounded just as excited for my project as I did. He too liked to experiment with 3D film so he was all on board and just asked that I credited his song appropriately. I was over the moon!
Unfortunately, it wasn’t too long after before I realised that even though I had his permission, licensing the song to be uploaded for Vimeo was just not something that would happen in time for submission, and so I decided to keep this song in my back pocket for another time.
And finally today, I came across THE song. “Always On My Mind” by Paper Twins on Epidemic Sound.
Whilst I knew this assignment was about so much more than the song, music inspires me every day to create and be productive, and I wanted this project to be perfect which is why I felt so strongly about the music selection. Whilst I know finding the right song can be a bit of a headache sometimes, it’s worth it to know that your work can be shared anywhere and to anyone without the worry of copyright strikes. The right song is out there, you just have to find it.
References
SoundCloud. 2020. Holding Hands. [online] Available at: <https://soundcloud.com/jansonjones/holding-hands> [Accessed 14 December 2020].
Epidemic Sound. 2020. Paper Twins Feat. Erik Fernholm – Always On My Mind. [online] Available at: <https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/TIXIdgQtKp/> [Accessed 14 December 2020].