by
Ryan Clement
A FRIEND of mine asked me yesterday, how do I choose the music for my videos? After a little – not long – reflection, I told her it was instinctive. I just feel what is right for me, and simply add it.
LIKE MANY OF US, I love music.
I mentioned in a previous blog some of the many big artists and acts I have had the pleasure of seeing live; from MJ to GM to U2 and many more.
HOWEVER, I do have a natural formula. If I make a legal video, it will either be without music or a quiet mellow jazz playing in the background. Occasionally, I would have a Samba beat playing, but that depends on the tempo of my voice and, to some extent, the subject matter. On a rare occasion I would go for a harder beat that conveys the message I also want to carry, as in this one on Direct Discrimination under the UK’s Equality Act 2010.
WHEN it comes to my holiday videos, I look for what I call the classics of Ella, Satchmo, Frank etc.
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The peak of these artists is before my time but I absolutely adore them. Their songs and music fit any era and any moment.
HOWEVER, again, the choice of music depends on the tempo and venue.
FOR EXAMPLE, the choice of music for Vegas at night is and would be different from one chosen for a quiet night in Kos. For the record, I did not experience a quiet night in Vegas, but I am told it happens, especially since Covid, a story to which I shall return (Vegas at night, not Covid! 🤔).
HOWEVER, like when you write ✍🏾, you know instinctively – to use a heterograph – when it’s right!
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