My part of the concept board

Right, so i've done a little research into the sound and music of film noir which is my part of the concept board/ the production.

Nearly all of the music in Film noir is jazz of some kind, featuring instruments such as piano, trumpets and saxophones, and are essential in giving the film it's mood and atmosphere. Since the feel and atmosphere of film noir is very dark, gritty and slick, the music is often very slow and melancholy.

I've chosen a couple of tracks to potray this, although they are quite modern, they give the ambience and effect we are looking for, and an influence we could possibly use.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeyI-S3RKk0 - this track has a very slow, dreary and sparce sound to it, giving the feel of a scene between the hero and the femme fetale. It is one we could possibly use, but it seems too slow for our purposes.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G55USzVU5ZE - the instrumental intro to this song is very upbeat and powerful, therefore I feel it is an idea for the soundtrack when the animation of our OTS kicks in. whilst being very modern, I think it captures the dark atmosphere of film noir quite well.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eXsBj9BCdM - although this is a very popular song, the intro is indeed very slick and "James Bond" like, with the piano, and jazz drumbeat. This aswell, is another option for our OTS, despite the fact it is very well known.

Ofcourse, my task, being a musician, is to try and write and record a piece to use in our OTS. Although my instrumentation is quite limited (difficulty in getting trumpets and saxophones) I will take the song I have researched as influence, and hopefully come up with a modern, yet very fitting piece of music that will fit our OTS perfectly.