Anime Music and AMVs

Ladymercury · Post by **Ladymercury** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:55 am

When I was learning how to make AMVs, I was always told that it is a taboo to use anime music, especially music from the same show to the anime you're editing.

Has that rule changed by any chance? I see too many videos done to the show's extended theme song, makes me wonder...

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:01 am

It's hardly taboo, it's just not generally done.

What you should consider is that generally anime music has prior associations for the viewer, and that your AMV is going to be conflicting with those.

JudgeHolden · Post by **JudgeHolden** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:21 am

I would avoid using the same music from the anime series as your footage .... other than that .. HAVE FUN!

Cornwiggle · Post by **Cornwiggle** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:39 am

JudgeHolden wrote:I would avoid using the same music from the anime series as your footage .... other than that .. HAVE FUN!

I second that.

Most great J-pop are from anime, why CAN'T you use them?

Keeper of Hellfire · Post by **Keeper of Hellfire** » Tue May 23, 2006 10:59 am

LOL. I've never heard of that taboo, and I don't care. I did both, combining music from an OST with it's own anime as well as with a different anime. And for sure I'll do it in the future too. Combining music from an OST to the anime it was made for has the advantage that the footage fits perfect. But it'll often be seen as not very original. You shouldn't do it too often. And to make a "crossover" - what's different to choosing any music?

Infinity Squared · Post by **Infinity Squared** » Tue May 23, 2006 12:38 pm

Personally, I wouldn't do it, mainly because I'd find it boring... now on the other hand though, especially if it's not such a well known anime, chances are some or most of your viewers aren't going to notice that you used the OST of the source anime anyway, however, even if that maybe, I still wouldn't do it, because as I said, I'd be tired of it too quickly I would have seen it aplenty in the anime.

FoxJones · Post by **FoxJones** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:04 pm

Using OST and footage from the series is a nice recipe for trailer type AMVs.

downwithpants · Post by **downwithpants** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:22 pm

--insert post about doing amvs for yourself not others here--

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Tue May 23, 2006 4:08 pm

FoxJones wrote:Using OST and footage from the series is a nice recipe for trailer type AMVs.

X2

Jayn_Newell · Post by **Jayn_Newell** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:43 pm

I don't generally like the idea of mixing the music from one show with another (Note, I'm not saying never do this, hell I've done it myself, granted not with anime music). Mainly because there's already associations of the music to another show, and it throws off the feeling of the video. I also shy away from using Japanese music in general, the main reason there being that I can't understand the lyrics, and it'd feel way too pretentious to pretend that I can.

As far as mixing anime with it's own soundtrack--too easy. I wouldn't do it myself. Yes, it may match perfectly...but it's suppossed to.