Sound Track: Mood Music (page 2)
Other Notes
There are a few other issues to consider as you begin adding more music to your videos. When it comes to home-made music, quality really does make a difference. If you're making or recording music yourself, the emotion and quality of the performance are the most important things. You can't expect your audience to be moved by your aunt's JiffyTone home organ on Samba autopilot. Your audience will connect better with a well-played harmonica than a poorly played $5000 musical machine.
Watch your music levels carefully. As enamored as you may be with a given piece of music, it won't accomplish its purpose if your viewers are straining to hear crucial dialog. Music should enhance the action and dialog it accompanies, not overwhelm it. Remember two important facts when setting music levels: first, you're probably all too familiar with the dialog and can hear it even with the sound muted. Your viewers, however, won't enjoy the privilege of seeing each scene 427 times. Second, the natural tendency of most people is to mix the music too loud. Always err on the side of lower music levels.
When your video has the right music at the right time, something wonderful and magical happens. Your viewers will no longer be just watching your video, they'll be feeling it.
