Searching for music for Student Radio Documentary

Hi Sinead,
there is "I Giorni" by Ludovico Einaudi which was inspired by song from Mali about a hippopotamus who was cherished by the residents of a nearby village but killed by a hunter. "The song," writes Einaudi in his succinct liner note, "is sung as a lament for the death of a king or a great person or for the loss of a loved one."



You could find a string quartet version at http://string-quartet.ie

Einaudi's music would suit your needs:
"...something that is sensitive and emotive, while not being too dramatic..."

Good luck.

Sinead, one thing I'd suggest is look for a piece of music that you won't have to seek permission for, should you want to have the piece aired on radio stations.

There's plenty of websites (danosongs.com is one) that provide royalty free music, usually all they ask for is either a small donation or a credit on your piece. e.g. Documentary presented/produced by SineadVaughan, Music provided by Whoever.

If it's solely for college use, then most colleges (I think?!) are allowed to use copyrighted pieces for an educational purpose, e.g. you're learning from making your docu. However, if you try to host it online, you may run into difficulty*

Maybe speak to your lecturer for advice about royalties/legal uses of songs, but it's just something to think about for future! Best of luck with it, sounds like a beautiful piece.


*This is akin to the problems on youtube-some people may have stuff up and never have a problem, others may find their stuff taken down. The likes of Soundcloud etc kinda put the emphasis on you to ensure that you have full permission of the artist(s) if you're using someone else's music in a piece you upload.