Song Possibilities- BEN RODWELL

To start our search we decided what genre of music our song would be. We wanted something slightly quirky and alternative as we felt this gave us a wide range of options for the music video however the structure and conventions Pop and Rock music videos have is useful in actually creating ideas. Therefore we decided the genre of our song should be slightly alternative Pop or Rock. After much research we found 4 possible songs:

• 'Avalanche' by Bad Sounds
• 'Dead by Summer' by 20 Cent Dreams
• 'Foule' by Waste
• 'SOIA' by Strange Bones

Having shortlisted these songs we created a web diagram that clearly highlighted each songs strengths and weaknesses in relation to aspects of a successful music video song. These included: different chapters in the song, good quality recording, interesting lyrics, broad genre and dynamic music. By doing this it was easy to visualise each songs strengths and furthermore help us decide on the best song.

• Pink- 'Avalanche'
• Blue- 'SOIA'
• Orange- 'Dead by Summer'
• Green- 'Foule'

Avalanche

Strengths

• Very distinct beat
• Very high quality recording
• It's an interesting, quirky genre
• Interesting, narrative lyrics

weaknesses

• Not the most dynamic song- virtually all one volume and intensity
• There are different chapters but they're not as clear cut as other music videos

SOIA

Strengths

• Very distinct beat, excellent to cut to
• high quality recording
• There are different chapters to the song
• Fairly broad and hybrid genre

Weaknesses

• There aren't many highly distinctive or iconic lyrics
• The song isn't as dynamic as others

Dead By Summer

Strengths

• Clear and distinct chapters
• Dynamic changes throughout
• Clear beat
• Good quality recording

Weaknesses

• Lack of iconic and distinctive lyrics
• fairly narrow genre

Foule

Strengths

• Distinct beat
• Clear sections and chapters to the song
• Distinct lyrics

Weaknesses 

• Mediocre recording quality
• Quite narrow genre

In conclusion we decided to go with 'Avalanche' by Bad Sounds. The distinct beat, alternative,broad genre and iconic narrative lyrics meant that we had a lot of inspiration and ability to experiment with our music video. Whilst it wasn't the most dynamic of songs there were clear chapters and the distinctiveness of the lyrics helped define these chapters. A narrative can clearly be seen in the lyrics and this is very useful when brainstorming ideas for the music video.