Music video - song choice

Through researching codes and conventions of music videos which mix live action and animation, I have found that the songs used often have an upbeat tempo and have a large range of bold and interesting instrumentation. This allows the director to find a creative direction to take the music video in without necessarily having to follow a narrative or using the song lyrics as a guideline for the video.
I sent all the song options to my focus group and had them vote on which I should use.
Song options:

Twenty One Pilots - Fake You Out
  • Upbeat
  • Interesting musicality; the use of synths and electronic sound could suit bright and bold animations
  • Intense bridge
Declan McKenna - Brazil
  • Guitar very prevalent - would be interesting to visually represent using animation
  • Changeup on the bridge -  could allow interesting visual contrast
Nothing But Thieves - Live Like Animals
  • Big chorus - very prevalent and bold guitar
  • Politically charged lyrics - could create interesting narrative direction for the music video



FINAL CHOICE: Declan McKenna - Brazil
Album: What Do You Think About The Car? (2017)
Record label: Columbia Records

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