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Got more music for ya.

A trio of tunes by Laura Fygi, perfect for delightful cocktail hour visuals.

Ask Yourself Why

It's Crazy

Corcovado

jones

A trio of tunes.

Got some music for ya.

Time of No Reply by Nick Drake.  Whenever I hear Nick Drake, I think of shooting intro shots with super8 film.

The Dress Looks Nice on You by Sufjan Stevens.   The title doesn't leave much to the imagination about where I would use it.  Not for every bride, though.

Coming Along by Forest Sun.  Great closing tune.  "I don't want to die if you're not coming along."  Wow!

jones

Pandora Demo

I've got a great video demo on how to use Pandora coming up on the Re:Frame Blog this week. 

If you're not using Pandora, it's time to start, and it's easy, as my video will demonstrate.  So fear not and start getting the tunes you need!

But to access the video lounge of the Re:Frame Blog, first you need to register to become a part of the community.  It's free, we won't bug you with useless e-mails, and you'll be the first to know of upcoming announcements!

jones

Feels like a road trip

One of the signatures of my documentary style is that it feels like a journey, like a road trip, like the lightest day of your life. 

I owe a large part of that to the music I select.  You can imagine a Spring day headed to who knows where with your windows rolled down and the sun flitting through the trees as you watch one of my films.

Here's a collection of three tunes that will guide you to finding more of the same.

Shut Us Down by Lindsay Buckingham

Sugar Blue by Jeff Finlin.  Cameron Crowe used this tune in his movie Elizabethtown once Orlando Bloom's character began his road trip.

and Go Faster Stripes by Kat Flint

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Foy Vance

Foy Vance, where have you been all my life?

I just discovered this Irish songsmith and I'm going to go ahead and give you a few of his tunes before I get to use them myself - let's see who beats me to the punch.

Homebird - sets the place for a sunny day wedding.

Be With Me - bluesy rock edge.  Makes me think of a vignette with the couple together having fun.

and Pull Me Through - for the fellas.

jones

Scrubs Music

Bill Grant recently clued me in to scrubsmusic.com , a website that leads you to download every song from the Scrubs tv show.

The downloading process involves torrents, a process in which I'm not entirely a specialist (and I'm sure if it's completely legal, either), but give it a shot.  Scrubs always has cool music that should inspire you as you think about your edits.

jones

You gotta check out this place for music

Just discovered Aurgasm and I'm hearing some neat tunes from all over the world.  It has a media player, so you can just go to the blog and let it play while do other things.  When something hits you just right, make notes.

I'm feeling like a kid in the candy store.

Get focused Jones, get focused.

Ok, music to inspire weddings.  Here's what I pulled from his blog:

Twilight - Fellow Texan Dawn Landes and I are going to go far together.

Wedding Day - Hello Marla Hansen, you're my new friend.

jones

More Music from Commercials

A few posts ago I wrote about Adtunes and how it can assist you in identifying those catchy songs from tv commercials, songs that might inspire your productions.

Well, those catchy commercials are at it again and have led me to purchase more music. 

Killing the Blues - I'd like to thank J.C. Penney for playing this one in a recent advertisement.  Can't go wrong with some Alison Krauss for an intro piece to a super 8 film.

Catch the Wind - Don't know much about Donovan, but if I cared to, I could probably ask my old man.  Despite my ignorance, I totally feel this song for introducing a super8 film.

jones

M. Ward (for Re:Ward)

Got an e-mail recently from Event DV editor-in-chief Stephen Nathans-Kelly rife with his tongue-in-cheek turn of verse.  He saw the banner at the top of my blog about Re:Ward rather than A:Ward and said he was "more into M. Ward"

So in honor of Stephen N-K, here's a few M.Ward tunes that can spice up your films:

To Go Home - a lighthearted romp for an intro piece.

Eyes on the Prize - Light vocals which allows an overly of ambient audio without dissonance during prep time.

and Post-War - Really atmospheric.  Feels like gettin' in the dress music.

jones

emusic

Friend of the blog and super stylish filmmaker Jennifer Boys of Fairy Tale Productions recently notified me of the mp3 download site emusic. In her words, it's "all independent artists, no major labels, all indie types.  Super cheap, way cheaper than iTunes."

30 downloads for $9.99/month + 50 free downloads for signing up.  Not too shabby it appears.

Interested to know if any other readers have experience with them.  How is it working for you?

holla,
jones