Pre - Production: MUSIC

The music is so crucial in a film and it's often forgotten about by many independent filmmakers. Finding a composer is a crucial part of the film and to make sure they understand the music I need inspiration and ideas.

On the website http://losangelesbrass.com/the-importance-of-music-in-film/ I found an article explaining the importance of music in films, they make some

''While well crafted sound design and sound effects are so very necessary in the creation of a film, music touches the emotion, the psyche, the things you cannot see. Sound design and effects don’t do this nearly as efficiently and naturally. Without music it would be much more difficult to follow the emotional ups and downs of a film, much more difficult to experience the fear of the rider as he is chased on his horse riding through the dark.''

Sound definitely is crucial and to prove this, I found a video which shows what scenes would look like with a completely different sound design.

In the examples below, the different styles of music that are used really effect the way the film turns out. In our film I want to make sure I find the right sort of composer for the film that understands what we want.

In The Exorcist, they use the song 'Tubular Bells' song to build suspense and tension along with a simple shot of a women walking along the street in day light. All though it's during the day the music helps so much to set the scene.

Danny Elfman is a composer who is best known for 'The Simpsons' but has created some amazing scores for films. In the video below he composed the 1989 BATMAN opening titles which are very delicate at first and then build up gradually.

John Williams is also a hugely worldwide known composer who has composed everything from Star Wars to Jurassic Park and Jaws.

In the above film, the scene is so simple, yet the music helps build the emotion. The man has just lost his wife and is driving along in Tokyo in a car. The atmosphere is really built up with the delicate and very simple music and it helps to convey the emotions on what the man is feeling.

For our film in the last scene, I want the music to be piano based, classical and begin very delicate. I want it to gradually get faster and upbeat to enhance the scene and the emotions of what is happening.  Below is a great example of the music I want to be in the last scene.

Looking for the right composer to create the music during our film is so important and I have been lucky enough to found a composer called Declan Gillgallon who Vic worked with on his project last year. Declan is extremely passionate and dedicated and has already begun sending us samples for the film teaser and also for scenes next year in the film - without any visuals. This is amazing how well he can do it and create many drafts. When he gets the film edit i'm sure the music will work even better.