Music

After looking into the different options provided to us (such as mobygratis and other such license-free film music), we decided to create our own music. We were musically intelligent and very capable with the intuitive GarageBand software, which we chose to use as it allowed us to create our own score from scratch, and edit it to fit in with the exact timings of our film (which would be near impossible with pre-created music).

We created two pieces of music for our sequence (for the forest and Waterloo scenes), leaving the opening to be an unassuming silence. They were extremely contrasting, compared to other film scores which aim to create continuity in the soundtrack, which help represent how completely different the two sequences are (see other post).

Forest:
Mainly string instruments, with drawn out notes to create tension, and stabbing motions that stand as a somewhat out-of-place homage to Psycho's shower scene. We contrasted this with a synthesiser beat to symbolize the amalgamation of their two lives. This unusual decision

Waterloo:
The intricate piano here had a very slow tempo, dismissing the effects of the otherwise disturbing melody. We chose to use this here as it serves as the soundtrack to the moment where the audience realises that Julek is irrevocably displaced, isolated, and detached from his innocent life as a child.




However, the music making process was not without its problems. Although the software was easy to use, we found it quite a challenge to make a score which would signify the emotions on screen to the audience. I think that had we had more time to focus just on the soundtrack, we perhaps would have been able to create something more fitting, distinctive and effective.