Possible Music Choices

I spent a lot of time looking at music for my title sequence. I feel like the song choice is one of the most important decisions I have to make because It will set the pace and flow of the sequence, and also contribute a lot to establishing mood.

From the Soundtrack:
I noticed that the soundtrack has a lot of very simple music. A lot of waltz rhythms or songs where the main music is just a steady stream of arpegios. This made it a bit difficult because, although this type of music has great flow, it tends to sound a little too happy. It feels like positive/forward motion, and I want the backward motion of erasure and going back in time with memories. I definitely steared clear of the main love theme from the movie, even though its a beautiful song. There were some songs on the soundtrack that seemed like they'd work though:

Change Your Heart
I like the rhythm in theis song. It would establish a good pace for the title sequence. It goes well with the movie theme as well.

Collecting Things
This one might be a little too happy sounding, but again I like the rhythm. It would give the title sequence a nice flow.

Sidewalk Flight
The slightly creepy sound is perfect for my journal concept, and I like the fast pace of it. It is only a 30-second track but I could repeat it.

Showtime
The overlapping of strange sounds would go well with the surreal/dreamlike concept I'm going for. I'd have to establish my own rhythm with this one though, because the song itself doesn't have one. I think this might be the best choice for setting the tone of the rest of the movie.

There are a few similar ones from the soundtrack that I'm also considering, maybe using several togehter.


From My Music:
I also looked through my iTunes library to see if I had anything that would work. It would make it more unique if I could find something that wasn't actually used in the movie. I tried to find songs that had a similar musical style to the movie or fit with the theme I'm going for.

The Ocean
The waltz beat in this song reminds me of the simple rhythms used in the Eternal Sunshine soundtrack. The music style is a little different but I think the words still fit the theme.

Nude
The feel of this song goes perfect with the movie. I think a lot of Radiohead would go with the feel of the movie, actually. I'm not sure how well it would work with my journal concept though. But the song definitely has a personal feel, like your getting into someones head.

9 Crimes
Consistent with the arpegio-style music of the movie, and has the emotional feel of the movie. Less surreal than my concept, but I think it would still work. I like that It's a male-female duet as well.

Because
Yup. Classic Beatles. When I tried to think of a surreal/dreamlike song this is what came to my mind first. And the music is actually very consistent with the movie. It might be too recognisable and dated, though. I don't want it to be distracting because of it's associations.

Derelict
The words don't go well, but the background music is so perfect. I wish I could get rid of the voice track, or find something else that's very similar to the instrumental part.

Converting Vegetarians Track 13
The first minute or so of the song is less techno-y, and has a surreal/creepy feel that would go great with my concept.