Choosing the Music

Since the clip is about gingerbread men, I assumed that the music needed would have to be light and fun, a piece that would leave you smiling. Unfortunately, I found that most of the tracks held pieces that were either mighty and loud, heavy and majestic or slow and sombre.

I was able to pick out a few pieces, but most still did not hold the right feeling:

At first I was looking for light sections within a piece, since I didn’t know how long it would be and assumed it would only be a few seconds. So, some pieces held great sections for the marching and others for the decorating sequence.

However, several came from Saint-Saëns ‘The Carnival of the Animals XII’. These pieces were shorter and each set their own mood.

Aquarium is more mystical as if something were being created.

Elephant is heavy and slow with light undertones.

Kangaroos is great for the decorating sequence but it is quiet and short.

Fossils is light and playful with a slow section in the middle but keeps upbeat.