Need a good instrumental for a memorial type thing....

Bakadeshi [AuN Studios] · Post by **Bakadeshi [AuN Studios]** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:15 pm

Ok this is not exactly on topic with this forum, and I apologize if anyone has a problem with that. But given the circumstances, I'd hope you guys can make an exception this time. I'm calling on all of you guy's diferent tastes in music and experience for some suggestions here.

Heres the Deal:

My Grandmother is in the hospital, and her condition is fatal, shes not expected to live very long. They gave her 24 hours 2 days ago. Anyway the situation is that my family wants me to make a kind of memorial of her (using pictures they are sending me) and create a kind of memorial of her life. It will be handed out at the funeral, and I have about 2 days to make it. They want to have the funeral right away when she passes, so thats why they are having me make it now. (Hey my experiences in this comunity and this hobby is actually comming in handy for something worthwile afterall....)

What I need:

Suggestions on instrumental songs to play during the presentation of the photos I do in the video. I need a song that gives a sortof memorial feel to the video. SOmething that would go well with showing someones life from youth upto old age, and showing friends/family and children along the way, with comentaries on all the shots.

Any help on this regard would be greatly apreciated.

If a MOD feels this post doesn't belong on this forum, I'll understand if you have to delete/lock it.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:25 pm

I highly recommend "I Give Up" from the Onegai Teacher soundtrack (2:24).

downwithpants · Post by **downwithpants** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:37 pm

maybe Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (3:23). aim me if you can't get the song yourself.

jasper-isis · Post by **jasper-isis** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:32 pm

Fields of Gold by Sting is a nice song with a nostalgic feeling. Don't know if it will fit the situation though.

My condolences...

jasper-isis · Post by **jasper-isis** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:33 pm

Jasper-Isis wrote:Fields of Gold by Sting is a nice song with a nostalgic feeling. Don't know if it will fit the situation though.

My condolences...

EDIT: oh nevermind, you said instrumental.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:38 pm

downwithpants wrote:maybe Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (3:23). aim me if you can't get the song yourself.

That sounds like a good choice. There are quite a number of things by Bach that would work well in this way. Also, how sad do you want this memorial to be? I realize it's not supposed to be a happy occasion, but perhaps something that isn't too tragic/hopeless in tone would be nice to highlight someone's life. Solemn, perhaps, but not too depressing...
Anyways, I guess I'll have to second that suggestion. If you have access to any though, listening to some Bach in general might give you some ideas.

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My own choice for a memorial would be something from Robert Fripp's 'A Blessing of Tears' album, dedicated to the memory of his own mother, but I don't think it would work for what you're trying to do in particular, as it is a bit more... upward-looking, ambient and un-structured, heaven-oriented so to say, so it probably would not work well for showing memories of someone's life. Sorry, just rambling on here a bit...

Anyways, good luck with this, and my condolences.

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:30 pm

..... Suggestions on instrumental songs ...

. At the time of your Grandma's youth, songs were simple and usually
Big Band music.
. The theme from "Largo" or Henry Mancini's "Moon River" - easy
listening type stuff.

. Because of the AGE of the people who will be present, you might want
to keep the music Simple, Clean and not-morbid.

-- remember your target audience

PS. . keep the pictures flowing -gently- with 1½ second fades to each photo
( elder people don't see things quick & slamming like we are used to. )

USAF/USNavy Retired - traxx

Bakadeshi [AuN Studios] · Post by **Bakadeshi [AuN Studios]** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:08 pm

post-it wrote:..... Suggestions on instrumental songs ...

. At the time of your Grandma's youth, songs were simple and usually
Big Band music.
. The theme from "Largo" or Henry Mancini's "Moon River" - easy
listening type stuff.

. Because of the AGE of the people who will be present, you might want
to keep the music Simple, Clean and not-morbid.

-- remember your target audience

PS. . keep the pictures flowing -gently- with 1½ second fades to each photo
( elder people don't see things quick & slamming like we are used to. )

USAF/USNavy Retired - traxx

Actually a wide range of ages will be there. Its mostly family.

Thanks for the suggestions guys ^^ I'm looking into all of them.

Wong · Post by **Wong** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:10 am

ok...umm...i hate to admit it...cause i have a couple of his CD's...but....

Yanni. Seriously...he has some cool stuff...and a good song would be....

Mockingbird.

One of his best imnsho.

AMV_4000 · Post by **AMV_4000** » Mon Oct 25, 2004 3:21 am

nothings better then King Of Spayn... its the perfect instrumental for any occasion!