Our Music

For our group project, we decided to use royalty-free music. Because our film is about a killer, there are not many regular songs that we could have used. Our group was considering regular music when the characters were sitting around but ultimately we decided not to. Contacting the artists and getting the rights to their music is difficult to do over social media, especially for those who have millions of followers. Many artists have their direct messages turned off so that they are not bothered by the constant conversations with fans. Even though our intentions were pure and we likely would have gotten their consent, we decided not to spend too much time trying to contact an artist. Instead, we opted to use royalty-free music. This allows us a wider variety of music while not constraining us to a specific song. The music lets us set a tone for the parts of the movie. When the characters are sitting around, we will have an upbeat song playing. When the person is killed, we will play eerie music. Music allows us to subconsciously get the viewer to get to the edge of their seat. The group came up with multiple ways of capturing the music. One way that we were considering importing the music directly into the video editing software. We would just download the music for free on iTunes or any other music service on the computer. The other way was to set up two phones in a quiet room. One phone would be playing royalty-free music, and the other would be recording. The recording would be shared with the computer and inserted into the file. Either way, we will use royalty-free music to greatly enhance our story.