The Remix I created was mostly based off of two main songs, An instamental of 3 peat by Lil Wayne, and A song from School House Rock the musical called The Preamble. I chose 3 Peat, because it was a great beat to start with and fit well with a lot of my I had gathered. I then started the only Lyrics with the words Julian Assange that I pulled from different YouTube clips of people saying his name. I did this for two reasons; the first was to set a very dramatic and interesting tone or the Remix, and the other was to show how much press there is about Wikileaks and Julian. Next I added a clip of Cenk Uygur saying how Julian is telling the truth to the American people. Then I followed that with adding a clip stating that the first amendment enforces freedom of the press This is to establish where I am going with this mix up and whose side I'm on, so to speak. For the last part of the first segment involving the back beat 3 peat, I put in a speech by John F. Kennedy about secrecy, he states that we are as a nation opposed to secrecy, and that its bad. This works in beautifully with the topic of Wikileaks and freedom of the press, and that the government should be concerned unless they are trying to hide things and keep them, secret.
In the second section of my remix, I used The Preamble Song and mixed it with a few different types of audio. I lead into this segment with a very loud statement saying we don't want to be America anymore; this is a great way to grab the listener’s attention and pull them in. Then I went into a short snippet of the song singing, "do you know about the USA?" Next I added more explanation about the first quote in this segment, and so on. I continued to go back and forth between the song talking about our constitution, and statements made about Julian Assange and how he has done nothing legally wrong with Wikileaks. I think this is the strongest part of the remix and mixed very well together, although it too the longest, it was well worth it, and I was pleased with the end product. It is most defiantly mocking, sarcastic tone, just like my image was but with this remix, it was much more powerful than the image. It grabs the listener’s attention very successfully in many parts of the song, and has a great beat to it.
The last section of my remix has many of my hall-mates and friends stating freedom of the press one right after another. Behind this is The Preamble Song summing up how the constitution helps us run our country and keep people free through their rights. Lastly I added four songs singing about freedom and cross-faded them together to finish the remix up. This was to send the listeners away with a nice flow and beat, but also for mockery purposes once again.
Audio is a great way to express emotion, meaning, and mostly yourself. Not only can one express themselves through design choices and what beat you use, or how the tone of the lyrics can express thousands of different emotions, but one can also express their option on a topic, person, or pretty much anything. Another great thing about audio is that one is not just typing the words to be read or interpreted in whatever way the reader sees them, one can layer a dramatic, loud, fast passed violin solo under their stressed, dynamic lyrics and set a mood of chaos and fear. Or take the same words but have them spoken in a slow, soft, calm voice with the sound of waves crashing on a beach and make that same thing into a tranquil and soothing piece. With images one can show the viewer a more powerful moment then most text, but with audio, not only is it stronger and more effective, but its more than just a few moments, it can be a whole ten minutes of a powerful vibe. Overall audio is time consuming, but well worth expressing a point in the end because of its powerful impact.
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