Elevator Muzak..

I'm going to take a moment now to talk about music and sound. I have a friend who has said he's possibly interested in scoring it, but this is one area I genuinely would like as much feedback and suggestions as possible as despite being mildly proficient on the guitar (I could probably do session work for say, Status Quo) I'm usless at all other instruments.

Additionally I have no ability to read music and I doubt I could have much of a stab at composition, so I'm throwing it open to people. I know I have a lot of musical friends so if you want to send any suggestions, please e-mail the.cautionary.tales.of@gmail.com or e-mail here to request the first script and I'll send it to you. Over the course of this post I'll attempt to steer you in the direction I'm thinking and you can see if you agree or disagree.

My first thought was of course, Ennio Morricone's seminal scores to Sergio Leone's Westerns, 'the man with no name' trilogy and, as mentioned previously, "Once Upon A Time in the West". It was with some glee I stumbled upon this genius cover of it, by the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. As several people I know can attest to, I've raved about them.



The two main things I love about this performance for the animation are the smallness of sound that the ukes create, yet when played in numbers they are beautifully full sounding. I feel this creates a great sound for the animation as it conveys the simplicity it has, but with the thickness of the sound of so many it also conveys the depth of story.

My second favourite idea in it is the bit 3:47 in where the backing vocals are a kind of "AAAAIIIIEEEE!!" noise. I think this and possibly the whistling would work well.

My next thought was that some sort of trumpet could be used to give an authentic Mexican sound. This clip should show what I mean with the "Mexican Hat Dance", and I think Rafael Mendez' accent is awesome...




Lastly, a bit of Rodrigo Y Gabriella, and I just love the rhythm to their playing.





That's about it for now, like I say, feedback would be appreciated.