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How to Pick the Perfect Music for Your Video

By W. A. Production® | | Music Production

If we know something about music it’s that music is a language everyone in the world understands. It tells the listener how and when to feel certain emotion. If you use it properly it can be quite powerful, and what usually makes problems is that it offers an array of options. We have to say that music in your videos is very important because it will either make it or break it. Having that in mind you may think it is difficult to find the best music for your video, but the truth is that it isn’t that difficult. Just keep reading.

Create a map before you begin

Imagine you have to travel somewhere by car. In order to get there, you are going to need a map or to use your navigation app, otherwise it would be impossible to get there. The same applies to finding music for your videos. To make the process easier you will need a map or guideline based on two key factors.

Movement

It is also wise to emphasize any movement in your video. Even the slightest movements in the video will be much more noticeable if they are followed by music. You should think about the sound you would like to hear at that moment. Match the mood and movement and you have a winning combination.

After you finish, you will know exactly what type of music you are going to need for your video. This will drastically reduce the time needed to choose the best music for your video.

Mood

When you have thousands of songs available, it is very difficult to choose a few. This will be much easier if you map your video story before even trying to find the perfect music. Make notes of the mood changes through the video, and at which part you should trigger specific emotions. The mood of your video can vary from hopeful to sad or happy, from inspired to angry. Just grab your low latency Bluetooth headphones, listen to your music and take a note about every scene and the mood associated with it.

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Trigger specific feelings

All the things in your video are connected to emotions. Music has the power to trigger any emotion and if you know how to take advantage of it your videos will stand out of the crowd for sure. Depending on the type of the video and the message you are trying to send with it you can choose inspirational music, upbeat tunes, or acoustic instruments to touch your listener’s feelings.

You want your viewers to feel exactly the same as you when you were creating the video. In order to achieve that you have to use the power of music to boost the emotion of the viewer.

What’s the role of music in your video?

As we have mentioned before, the music in the video can either be a great companion or the worst enemy. In case you are creating informative videos, it would be best to choose instrumental music. Avoid lyrics because they will definitely grab the attention and the video will lose its purpose and completely miss the point.

However, if you are creating videos without any dialogues or voice, the lyrics can guide the viewer triggering its feelings at specific spots. For example, if you have a couple dancing in the video, a simple love song will make the audience think about the couple even more. A couple of motivational lyrics can make you decide going to the gym if you were hesitant whether to go or not.

In short terms, the music must be treated as an addition to the video and serve its purpose. It shouldn’t be distractive or too attention grabbing. This is the reason why you shouldn’t rush with the selection of the right music for the video.

Playing with visuals

Your video can benefit a lot from specific genres of music and types of sounds but at the same time it can make the audience understand it completely different than it was initially intended.

If you use a sound which is completely opposite to the mood it will definitely affect us and the way we feel it. This will certainly add an unusual touch to your video which is very useful in comical videos.

For instance, if you are filming an intense and stressful scene, adding some cheerful music to the scene will make the viewers feel less stressed and negative than it should. They can even find the entire situation pretty funny which is completely fine in case that was the main idea. However, if that was not the main idea you will definitely miss the point.

To sum things up

When you are trying to find the perfect music for your video make sure to use the map you have created before. After that, just play the video while you are searching for the songs and see whether they can work together. Do these two trigger the right emotion? If they don’t, then keep searching for the right one.

If you are into video production you already know that you have to be patient and determined for success. Having that in mind you will successfully match the music with the message you want to deliver to your audience. Just never give up until you find the perfect music for your video.
 
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