Romance Films With Similar Sound Design
When anybody thinks of the sound to a romance film, they immediately think of slow, soft piano with very subtle dynamics. Below is an example or works which are similar to ‘April’, the film I am producing in Audio Project 2 Semester B.
Amélie (2001)
Amélie is about an innocent and naive girl in Paris, she decides to help those around her and along the way but whilst doing so discovers love.
Being one of most notorious romance films of the previous decade, it is renowned for its very well composed and colourful cinematics and moving soundtrack. An example of sound design which is similar to what we are aiming for when producing april is at 43min 7 sec in this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciqf8yMVzAk. The use of soft, subtle piano notes create the emotional feel towards a romance film without seeing the visuals to give you this interpretation.
500 Days of Summer (2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsD0NpFSADM
This film is an example of a romance film which goes for a fairly natural and with much modernised sound compared to standard romance films. I chose to give this film as an example for the reason that I think the style of music is an option for how the sound and music in ‘April’ could be used. I do believe this film has a different element of sound design than typical romance film sountrack.
Two Days in Paris (2007)
Two Days in Paris
The use of sound in this film is very similar to how we aim to use sound in ‘April’. The use of voice overs and the feel of the couples disagreements relates not only to the sound aims for ‘April’, but also the narrative behind the film. This film will be a good reference point when producing the final soundtrack for ‘April’.
This link has an idea which stated above. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xhpej_OMKk.