Sound

For the sound element of my film I decided against including diegetic sounds, such as the girl crying and the lightswitch clicking, in favour of a song that fits the pace and tone of my animation. I feel this is appropriate as the in-scene sounds aren't really necessary and I think the animation as a whole would be better if it was tied together with a soundtrack. I had many initial thoughts for this though so I had to go through each suggestion and weigh up the pros and cons of including it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPZtigbbkz4

This first idea is 'In The Hall Of The Mountain King', but a remake by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. I initially thought of it as it has quite a prominent sound which could maybe compliment the jerkiness of my film, but I decided it was too dramatic and a bit too fast paced to fit well into the animation. Something I did like was that it started quiet and slow as it would fit with the girl waking up and starting her day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74

This second song is 'Bittersweet Symphony' by The Verve, which I was initially interested in as it had such a well known and soft opening, which again I thought could compliment the very beginning of my animation. However I believe it to be too drab and slow paced, as well as being too formal to be part of such a light hearted and child-based video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pM95mUJnkE

The third video that came to mind was 'Little Bitty Pretty One' by Thurston Harris, which is best known for being the soundtrack of the film 'Matilda'. It was because of this that I thought of it, as it was already featured in a children's film so obviously compliments that tone of genre. It has quite an upbeat tune and as the lyrics are quite ambiguous, they wouldn't detract from the animation at all. I decided to use this as it fits perfectly with the pace and tone of my animation and it isn't too dramatic or slow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okSwTIfUVY4

The other song that was a favourite is 'All I Want Is You' - Barry Louis Polisar. It was between this and the last song for the final choice, as they are both quite childish and lighthearted, as well as being upbeat enough to not jar with the animation. The reason I decided against using this song is because although the tune is perfect for the video, the lyrics are very easy to distinguish so would detract the attention away from the animation. The lyrics are also about something completely different to what would be showing on the screen so it wouldn't work as well. Over all I am very pleased with my choice of song as everything flows very well.