Target Audience Feedback On Updated Music Idea

As a group we sat down and disguised the music we were going to incorporate into our opening sequence.

Originally we had decided we were going to have a soundtrack over the whole opening sequence over the males sequence. However, after developing our plan further we decided to change the way we were going to incorporate it. We decided that we will incorporate a song into the males sequence by playing it on a radio as a radio is a sensible prop to use in our genre. Whereas the first plan was to play this song even when the male had left the kitchen we realised that this would turn the music from diegetic to non diegetic and this is not what we wanted. Therefore, the music on the radio will stop and muffle when he exits the room and sound effects will then be used to build tension for when he is approaching the girl. My practise sound effects will be a guideline for how we will layer and build effects.

After deciding this, we realised we would have to find an appropriate song to put over the males sequence before he leaves the kitchen. We discussed the type of song and decided we wanted to use a song with a singer and not just use an instrumental, this would give us room to make the lyrics relatable to the genre and also conform to songs stereotypical played on a radio. However, to challenge stereotypes of a radio to help suggest not everything is as it seems, we decided a old song would be most appropriate. Therefore, we found the following songs:

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We chose these songs because firstly, they all had titles that can be related to our plan and our genre. 'Daddy' is particularly appropriate because currently in our plan, the last thing you see and hear before the title of the film is displayed will be the female saying to the male 'morning Daddy'. Each song is also not too upbeat but has a significant meaning to their lyrics.
The second song we liked the 'crackly' effect it had over the song as it sounded like a retro radio. It also had a melody being played on a xylophone which sounds like a nursery rhyme which can often be described as 'creepy' which is a nice undertone.
Finally, the last song is from the blues genre but again has a crackle effect over the top. 'Devil got my woman' could be an appropriate title of a song to use as it could suggest the way the male feels about his own daughter dying.

To decided which one would be used in our opening sequence we asked six people withing our target audience (three boys and three girls).
After listening to the videos three out of three of the girls said they preferred the first clip and on person said they also likes the second however, after explaining that in the beginning of our opening sequence everything is meant to appear okay, they said the first one was more appropriate as the second is more stereo typically creepy.
Out of the three boys, two said they preferred number one and one person said they prefered number two.

Overall, the first clip was the most popular choice therefore this is the music we decided as a group we would use based on target audience feedback.