Music for My Movie
In this blog post, I will be creating the soundtrack for my film. This soundtrack will also double as a playlist for Emma. I will be creating this soundtrack in my notes first, then moving it to Spotify. Since Spotify gives song recommendations for playlists based on what is already in them, I will probably add a few songs from that, as well. In this post, I will cover what I think are the most important songs and add the link to the playlist at the end.
The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence is a classic by Simon & Garfunkel. I really liked this song because it is about the lack of regard in modern life and purposeful ignorance, matching well with my film's theme. For this reason, I am actually considering adding this song in the beginning of my film opening.
Somebody's Watching Me
Another absolute classic important to this film is Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell. This song matches my film's theme extremely well, especially since a major part of it is that they are being watched. If I do not end up adding The Sound of Silence, then I will probably add this one.
Lily
Lily is a song by Alan Walker along with K-391 and Emelie Hollow. It is about naivety, manipulation, and exploitation. While this is not directly fitting for my theme, I just love how explicitly dystopian it is. It also matches with Emma's reflectiveness and general awareness of injustice and corruption within society.
Handlebars
Handlebars by Flobots has hints of themes of freedom from corruption, but it was mostly added to show Emma's escape method is music and develop her character a little. The main reason I included it in this list is that, if I get to the third scene, she sings this song.
my future
Regarding Emma's character, my future by Billie Eilish is probably the most revealing of her personality, despite its (probably) limited airtime. Because of Emma's recognition of corruption, longing for freedom, and reflectiveness, Eilish is a common artist in this playlist, solidifying my future's importance.
BLUE
BLUE, another song by Billie Eilish, again matches Emma's character pretty well. It also discusses the isolation one faces from being aware of their circumstances in a certain way that I think is exceptionally beautiful and slightly dystopian in the perfect way.
Internet Girl
Internet Girl is by KATSEYE, who is another favorite artist of Emma's. I think she would enjoy KATSEYE because of their personalities, as they would be some of the only seemingly genuine people. Their music would be both grounding and an escape for her. I chose Internet Girl specifically because of it's line "It's all too much I fear, I'm getting out of here,"which hints at her longing for freedom.
Dilemme
Dilemme by Lous and the Yakuza is an all French song that explicitly displays Emma's global music range. Implicitly, it has a similar meaning to BLUE and shows the loneliness and isolation she feels from being the only person aware of the corruption in society and her inability to truly speak out.
Take It All Back
Take It All Back is a Christian Contemporary song by Tauren Wells, We The Kingdom, and Davies. This would probably be Emma's favorite song. I believe this would be because it resembles her fighting spirit, longing for freedom, and awareness, all while displaying on her reliance on God.
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Reflection
Now that I've finished my soundtrack and established the some of the most critical songs found within the film, I feel like I could write a whole plot. I am saying this now, and I will probably say something similar again, but I feel like the soundtrack or music of a production is important because it guides the content and its presentation. Now that I have an entire soundtrack, I feel much more confident my ability to create this film opening.
The music also tells the audience so much about Emma and the current society that I think is very important for world-building purposes. In my next blog post, I will be continuing on my sound journey by creating the jingle for the Daily Script podcast.
Until then, farewell!
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