Soundtrack tests

This video about 'How Pixar uses Music to make you Cry' really struck a chord with me: it helped to emphasise the importance of establishing themes and how can have great emotional significance when used again at another point in the film. 

I therefore used this premise as a basis upon which I could build my own soundtrack. 

I wanted to:

• establish a theme during the flashback scene (scene 3)
• return to that theme, paired down to just the piano, in the last scene when Rachel announces she's leaving, and walks away (scene 5).

To test these ideas out I used some of my favourite Pixar soundtracks over my second rough cut to see what effect this had on the scene. I think the result was very sentimental and emotional. 

In addition to this, I also used the American Beauty tracks as suggested in my earlier Soundtrack post and my animatic. In the soundtrack I would also like:

• Hopeful music for the moment that Alfie tells Jack that Rachel isn't worth his time. I want this to feel like a 'realisation' moment. 
• Swelling music, reminiscent of the Jack and Rachel theme (but not the theme in its entirety), for when he sees her at the photobooth again (scene 5)

Below is the video I made with the soundtrack tests.