Searching for music for Student Radio Documentary

SineadVaughan

Hi there!

I am currently producing a radio documentary for my final year college project and am searching for music to accompany the interview recordings.

The piece is about a blind man and his experience of retiring his first guide dog after seven years together and is a sensitive portrait of their relationship, life together and eventual separation.

I am looking for music to accompany the documentary. I have a slight preference for an instrumental piece, although this is not essential, but lyrics of any song should not be too over-powering. I am open to all styles of music, but something that is sensitive and emotive, while not being too dramatic, would be best.

I was hoping that some of you lovely people might be able to suggest a piece of music or a song that you think could be suitable. I would be very thankful to receive any feedback or suggestions.

Thanks,
Sinead

13spanner

''Mad World'' - Gary Jules
''Fix You'' and ''The Scientist'' - Cold Play

Not much but these came to mind.
Best of luck with your documentary,
13spanner

Scubadevils

This is a wonderful short piano piece that might suit, certainly emotive anyway...

"Comptine d'un autre été: l'après midi" composed by: Yann Tiersen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZJDNSp1QJA

This also by Arvo Part.

Arvo Part - Spiegel im Spiegel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtFPdBUl7XQ

Deaf Center - White Lake (you'd probably need to edit straight to about 1.04)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdRUMqds5r8

Or finally, this very moving piece by Iceblink... possibly a bit too ambient though.

Pass Into Silence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYC0v81xwVs

SineadVaughan

Thanks very much both of you. Really liking Arvo Part - Spiegel Im Spiegel. I've already decided to use Stella del Mattino by Ludovico Einaudi, and I think the go quite nicely together. Thanks again, and please keep the recommendations coming people! :-)

Bipolar Joe

Maybe a 'tarded question, but would the station and the ones that hold the rights to that music be totally aces with it being used? For some reason, I don't see Coldplay just letting someone use their tracks.

SineadVaughan

It's actually not as much of a problem as you might think. For the college project itself, there are no restrictions. If I want to try to get the documentary aired on a radio station, it is unlikely that there would be a problem. Large radio stations, like RTÉ, pay an annual copyright fee, and music that I include in my programme would be covered by that. :-)