I worked with ECU film students this semester alongside my friend Ethan on the soundtrack for "Bird Meets World" This collaboration was a blast to work on! I loved the basis of the film and its message, using absurdist humour for deep insight into important mental health issues. Our directions for the sound track were "acoustic instruments, mainly guitar, ukulele or piano" and the director gave us a Spotify playlist of references and influences. After chatting with her, she seemed to admire an artist I evoke quite strongly in my music; "Dodie Clark". This was pretty much a blessing as I knew exactly the direction the music could take.
Ethan's work ethic and input was invaluable for keeping us on track and creating a diverse yet cohesive soundtrack. We met up several times to discuss themes and ideas around character music and ambient music. After a bit of an improvisation session we came up with the main character "Bird's" leitmotif for the film and the kind of chords we thought we would e.g. "F sus 4 major 7" was the main reference for the film score process. During one of these sessions after getting a copy of the script, we read through and completely annotated it with musical cues to divi up the work. After recoding and mixing everything, we sent it off for evaluation from the director who gave us back a full and overall very positive review of each individual track. Ethan suggested sending the annotated script over our sound production group chat. "Yeah if you can, that would be appreciated!" responded Jesse, the sound designer. "(It) will definitely help during the editing!". That was a happy little coincidence that I will definitely keep in mind for future collaborations and film scores. "Hannah and Ethan were really easy to work with. They were professional and dedicated throughout, and carefully listened to any information I gave them. Due to getting very ill, I had to ask them to speak to our sound designer, Jesse, while I caught up, and they immediately adapted. The music they created suited the film perfectly , and their attention to detail on the final song "Meet The World" actually made me cry when I heard it because it was so perfect," Bethany, the Director on "Bird Meets World" The track I was probably most proud of was the song for the final montage "Meet The World". I wrote it on acoustic guitar with the chords and lyrics in mind to reflect the scene and mood. The progression flicks between the F and C starting on the chord IV - I. Ethan plays parts of the piano and the spacious electric guitar as I sing. The melody for the start of the chorus is also the beginning of Bird's leitmotif and the turn around before the F chord is a D major. Ethan had stated beforehand that D major was supposedly the colour red and so I used this chord to symbolise the girl in the red dress that Bird briefly meets before the climax of the film and at the end of it. This is subtly symbolic that she helped to turn his perspective on things around. Overall, this was a really rewarding process that was a blessing in disguise right before exams. Receiving the very positive feedback and enthusiasm from the crew was super uplifting to read after I feel like flopped a couple of exams. It's reminded me how much I love narrative tied in with music and that it is something that still engages and intrigues me. You can read the lyrics for "Meet The World" below and listen to the song "here." Lyrics for "Meet The World": Hold your tongue Bite it tighter than you've ever done Don't you hide Today was a bust but maybe someday You'll be much better and brighter Hold it tighter Picking it up From where we are Starting again just to Figure it out It's all up to us Tough and remade Gently you start to unfurl So step outside and go meet the world
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Artist SummaryI'm a WA Fremantle based singer-songwriter / composer. Here, you can have a gawk at my studies, compositions and performances. Archives
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