Sound/Music Decision

This is our decision to choose the music.

As for the music I chose, I based of mainly on YouTube. However, before I started finding the music I asked our teacher if I was allowed to use copyrighted music or not. Since most of YouTube's music is copyrighted

To start, I optimized youtube's search engine by typing "suspense music background". This was the link to the playlist I found.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyiH5bnBV4URC5DpBmofjOfdGQ0Af_WL2&si=_u2tFxfDP4qoBtlo

Though the one I chose was :

https://youtu.be/NWaNW-aYhVY?si=Es38DtAhAHCDvn5q

The build-up of suspense in the music I think was a perfect match for our plot. Since we started off with a not-so-suspenseful atmosphere we didn't want to hit the audience with an instant boom for music as it would become boring and too monotone. As the music crescendo the suspense increases, I think this slow build-up gives the documentary more energy to it, it builds anticipation and creates an ominous atmosphere.  As the documentary opening reaches the end, the plot becomes darker and becomes more serious,  synchronized with the music, which I think will successfully build the suspense I and my group want to create. 

The beginning doesn't need to be suspenseful because we wanted to create a memorial/dramatic moment as the interviewee describes their moments with Bagus. Therefore I asked my teammates their opinions on multiple songs and we all agreed on this background music. The slow rhythm of the music allows the audience to breathe and connect with the interviewees. The music also uses instrumental music such as a piano that evokes a sense of calm. 

Self Reflection:

This part of the project was done by my teammate Bagas using all 4 of our opinions. The sound of a documentary movie plays a big part in setting the atmosphere and encoding a meaning for the audience. This research made us realise how important it is to choose the right music that could be used as finishing touches to our documentary. Next time, it would be better to ask the teacher for a lot more feedback as the opinion is much more professional. Other than that we could do some more research to get the sounds that we can input for inside of our documentary project.