Autobiography Reflections

How/When/Wherho with do we listen to music?

We can listen to music in a number of different ways. These include hearing it live at a gig or concert, on a tape or cd, on the computer through programs such as Itunes and Spotify and on the radio and television on music channels.
We can listen to music at any point of the day and with everyone.

What are the pleasures associated with music?
I think relaxation is one of the main pleasures associated with music. As well as music being entertaining, it can help you to relax. Its also enjoyable.

Do we have different music needs at different times of the day?

I personally can listen to anything at any part of the day. The thing that most affects my music needs is not the time of day but my mood. However some people can only listen to certain types of music at certain points in the day.

Was there a pattern between our choices of songs?
The songs we picked for our autobiography could all be linked to eachother. There was a big crossover between our hobbies and interests and many of us picked songs that had some reference to the hobbies we enjoyed. School and holidays were other themes that kept appearing among our choices and many of us picked songs that reminded us of memories from these times.
What was the relevance to our project?

Intertextual Reference

The song i have chosen to write about and analyse for intertextual references is 'Man i feel like a Woman' by Shania Twain

This video has a reference to fashion photography with its use of mannequins. This video also copies the exact style used in Robert Palmer's, 'Addicted to Love'.

Album Cover Analysis

Here is a photo of the selection of album covers i chose to look at for this task:


1. What are the typical features that an album cover has? Make a list of all the elements they have in common.
colour scheme
simple design
few or no characters
use of different fonts/colours
title
name of band/album
song titles list
barcode
record company name
year

2. How would you categorise the covers in front of you? Are there any other ways of distinguishing between them other than generically?
Amongst the album covers, there are many different genres such as pop, rock and r'n'b. This would be one way to categorise them but i could also categorise them into different types of artists for example boy bands and then rock bands. The boy bands all have all the members of the group on the cover whereas the rock bands have an abstract cover with either a design or animation and no image of the band itself.

The covers could also be categorised by audience and their appeal. The Evanescence and My Chemical Romance albums are similar in terms of imagery and i think clearly target people that like the rock genre. Whereas covers such as the boy bands target more their female fans.

3. Album covers serve many different functions. What do you think these are (ie what is their purpose?)

A cover serves three main purposes:

1.To advertise and identify the contents of the music product.
2.To convey the artistic aspirations of the original artists
3.To serve as a primary image in the promotional efforts surrounding the product, as an identifiable image associated with it.

Track Ideas

These tracks below are all from the band Innerpartysystem. I really enjoy their music and think some of their songs would be good for our project.

Innerpartysystem - Obsession



Innerpartysystem - What we will never know

Track Ideas

Rise Against - Roadside



Frou Frou - Must Be Dreaming

Music Video

Another music video i have chosen to add to my blog is the video by Jason Derulo to his song 'What If'

I fell in love with the song when i first heard it and when i watched the video i thought it was really good.



I like the whole idea of time being the theme of the video and i like how the narrative fits in with the song and the whole question of 'What If?'

I like how the video tells a story at the beginning and then goes back in time before repeating itself but with a different outcome so theres a twist at the end.
Overall i really enjoyed this viedo and thought it was very effective.

What Music Means to Me

What Music Means to Me - Childhood




This song always reminds me of when i was younger because i remember having to perform it on stage for my drama school.

What Music Means to Me - Early Teens




This song always brings back memories whenever i hear it. I remember it being played at the school discos in year 7, 8 and 9 and it always makes me think back to my early teens.


What Music Means to Me - Now




At the moment, this song has got to be the song that is most stuck in my head. This song was played throughout my whole summer holiday in Italy at least 5 times a day and it brings back all my holiday memories and reminds me a lot of summer.