Sound

I copied and pasted this from Tumblr blog because I feel it can be used here appropriately for discussion.

Mikee potentially is working with me on all 3 outcomes. He’s ma main man fo’ sound fo’ sure. Yes.

ANYWAY.

I went to meet Mikee in the pub yesterday to discuss ideas for each film.

Stop Motion Photo Montage - Since this is really a solo effort by me anyway, Mikee will be the only one helping me with this. I want a lo-fi, simplistic soundtrack, kinda nice and cute almost. Mikee suggested a banjo and double bass which would be amazing. This one can be done really quick I reckon.

Film Noir - After brainstorming this seems to be the outcome with the most work to do. Essentially we’re going with ‘themes’, so like the main protagonist will have a theme, a certain location has a theme etc.. I want to mix the old Film Noir sounds to a contemporary mix, think of the type of sounds they use in Batmans Dark Knight, rusty blades on violins etc. There will be an element of jazz, and little or no music in parts to help create tension and such. I need to work more on the script before we decide anything else.

Hansel and Gretel - Again, we’ll play around with the idea of themes to help things flow easier and just generally be more flexible. Once Alex has done a draft of the script for this we’ll have a better idea what exactly we can do. Our general sound is gona be a sort of grimey synth. Mixing the old and the new. We’ll be looking at Engelbert Humperdink’s score he did for the play of Hansel and Gretel, maybe even re-hash it or mix it around a bit.

Overall, I’m extremley happy with the Sound, Mikee is definitely on the same page as me and has come up with some brilliant ideas. We’ll use some of the recording studios and even some Horn and Brass players might get in on this.. exciting stuff. I’m chuffed that my Sound for this will be quite professional. Sound essentially makes the film!

Jamie