Great Song Genres
‘Superb video songs have a beginning, a middle and an end’
These are superb in terms of musical presentation - guaranteed great edit for visual appeal. It’s not necessarily that these songs are great, but songs with similar beats and vocals and crescendos make for great videography.
She’s my kinda Rain (Tim McGraw)
Listen to the crescendo and beat
You and Me (Lifehouse)
Great crescendo.
Breathless (Coors)
Awesome beat and tempo
Far Away (Nickleback)
Great vocal variety throughout the song.
We Belong to the Night (Pat Benatar)
It’s an oldie, but listen to the tempo and variety in sounds.
Every Moment (Joy Williams)
Fun tempo and great lyrics.
Feels like Tonight (Chris Daughtry)
Great vocal tonality and crescendos throughout.
Chocolate (Snow Patrol)
Superb variety in beat and tempo throughout.
Here in your Arms (Hellogoodbye)
Superb variety in beat, vocals and tempo throughout.
Why do songs like these work so well in video?
Most of the songs listed above have common qualities - great variety within the song (slower start building to a crescendo), each has an up-beat rhythm (some with a key change) and each shows major key tonality and mixed acoustics.
When any good videography team edits videos, syncing shots with the beat and lyrics will be done throughout the presentation; that’s what separates great companies from the rest.
Slower songs can work well also. However, since slow songs have very subtle beats, the result is a slower and more mellow video presentation. In contrast, songs that are a little more upbeat create a better visual presentation as there are more beats, tones, and mixed acoustics to sync with in editing, which makes for a more enjoyable visual presentation.
We at Z Videography view weddings as a celebration; consequently, our videos tend to be a little more upbeat and fun rather than slow and simple.
Pictures speak a thousand words. Video tells the rest of the story.