slideshow music - DPChallenge Forums

12/14/2009 01:48:06 AM · #1

Okay so making a slide show, any song opinions? I have this far - meiko- Reasons to love you
and Michelle Featherstone - sweet sweet baby ( I love this!)
I use sweet sweet baby alot on CD's i make of my kids.. I know I should change it up but gesh i don't think theres a better song for little ones.. lol

do any of you have any suggestions?

12/14/2009 01:49:56 AM · #2

Well, depends on what you are making a slideshow of but I been looking for a reason to use Spoons "I turn my camera on"...seems appropro for our type

12/14/2009 01:54:38 AM · #3

i'm making my grandma a 5 generation slide show, my great grandparents from dating era, wedding, kids.. then my grandparents, birth, growing up dating, wedding, then my parents and my dad's 2 brothers familys - all of the above, then me and my sister all of the above, then my kids birth till now.. so i need a mix.. i have no clue how i'm going to put it all together.. but I'll figure it out.. i have 12 days left to do it.. lol

12/14/2009 02:01:21 AM · #4

check ur pm's

12/14/2009 02:18:37 AM · #5

Originally posted by smardaz:

check ur pm's

Pm'ed ya back

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

12/14/2009 01:03:01 PM · #6

any one else have songs they like in slide shows I'd like to use a few

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

12/14/2009 02:24:30 PM · #7

I would pick songs from the era the photos represent (if you can find them) and maybe include some of their favourites.

FourPointX

Canon EOS-60D

Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM

12/14/2009 03:12:51 PM · #8

if it's a child/children in the photos:

this woman's work - by kate bush.

NathanWert

Canon EOS-90D

12/14/2009 05:31:27 PM · #9

This is the one part of making slideshows I HATE!!! Figuring out the music sucks!!! Good luck.

12/14/2009 05:55:32 PM · #10

Originally posted by NathanW:

This is the one part of making slideshows I HATE!!! Figuring out the music sucks!!! Good luck.

when i make slideshows i always start by listening to all kinds of music first and see what inspires me

12/15/2009 02:11:36 AM · #11

what do you guys think of " memories are made of this" by dean Martin for the great grandparents part?

12/15/2009 02:39:32 AM · #12

so far i've picked, before dawn- isacc sheapard ( thanks for recomending I love it!)
somewhere over the rainbow - irael kamakawiwo'ole

those two blend well in my opinion.. i thin it's a good generation to generation change for the pics.. mayeb i'm wrong but oh well thats my opinion..

I really like guardian angel - the judds but it doesn't go with anything else.. I just like the meaning in it and would fit well when i got to my uncle who dies in a car carsh when i was 2..

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

12/15/2009 11:25:47 AM · #13

also Etta James' "at last" is great for couples....

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

12/15/2009 12:02:39 PM · #14

Originally posted by Photomom1981:

I thought I was the only one this insane this season. :) I've scanned close to 1000 of my mom's pictures -- not as many generations as yours, though, and we're doing a slide show for my mom and siblings.

For music, I did a search to see what the top songs were the time period of the pictures. For example, my brother was born on December 29, 1962 so I found the top song that week for part of it. My sister, November 12, 65, etc.

drydoc

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

12/15/2009 12:59:11 PM · #15

Photomom,

Did exactly the same thing you are doing. Not sure of the mood you want, so I'll just suggest you check out these songs and artists:

Anything from the Movie Miss Potter by Nigel West.
Katie Melua, When you taught me how to dance
My most favorite; Sarah McLachlan's, Your Love is Better than Ice cream. I used this one twice with scenes of the grandkids actually eating ice cream and popicles.
Randy Travis's, Ants on a Log. My daughter tells me the grandkids will actually pull out that CD and listen to it on their own.
Rick Nelson's, Went to a Garden Party
Nashville Bluegrass's, Diamonds and Pearls. Used this with scenes of only the girls in the whole family including aunts and cousins.
Nashvile Bluegrass's, Boys are back in Town (Name of album)
Leon Redbone has any number of songs that are appropriate: Dancin on Daddy's Shoes, All I do is Dream of You, Dimanonds Don't Mean a Thing, Thinking of You Thinking of Me, Bittersweet Waltz. One the the kids love, Your feets too big.

I don't look so much for current songs but rather something that sets a theme or time. Used Rick nelson' s Garden Party for an actual garden party. Polkas are always a neat trick also try top focus on ethnicity.

Lean on Me, Michael Bolton
To Love Somebody, Michel Bolton

Fiishin' for Chickens, Ford & Ragmuffins
Music in My Mother's House, Ford& Ragmuffins

One of my favorite sources is Chip Davis (Manheim Steamroller): Seventh Sunday, Alchemy Cakra 2 throu 7

A fantastic ending:
Atkins and Knopfler, Next Time I'm in Town. And just for easy listening, Tahitian Skys

Straigth No Chaser's, Auld Lang Syne

Taco's, Puttin on the Ritz (for picture with my grand daughter dressing up in grandma's jewels.)

Classical:
Mozart, Rondo
Schuman, Happy Farmer (Don't laugh. Check it tout!)
Schubert's, Cradle Song
Brahm's, Lullabye
Vavaldi, Four Seasons
Braham's Hungarian Dance #5

Springsteen's, Frog went a courting.

Toni Braxton, Breath again

And let's not forget Dr. Szhivago
La vie en Rose

There is a group called Ritma y Sabo. There "Volere" (from the movie, is hauntingly beautiful.)

Not sure of this is what you are looking for. . . but thought I'd trow it out there for your perusal.

Sorry! I just keep on remembering more. Crazy Love, Ray Charles and VanMorrison Went to a wedding where this song was actually the theme of the event. Totally blew me away.

Message edited by author 2009-12-15 13:41:09.

Simms

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/15/2009 01:06:13 PM · #16

Someone posted a wedding video on here a while back and had this wonderful tune call "Dream Catch Me" by Newton Faulkner.. its perfect for so many types of slideshow. Check it out.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

12/15/2009 04:04:06 PM · #17

i'm looking for that slow, get the tears rolling maybe kind of music, I don't know.. i've listened to sooo many songs looking...Like I said thus far the only two that grabbed my attention that i think go well so far is the somewhere over the rainbow and before dawn, but I'm still searching! and listening to the ones yall have suggested so if anything pops in your head that will go well with the 2 I listed.. please feel free to post!

cynthiann

Nikon D810

12/15/2009 04:19:06 PM · #18

Try this one.

drydoc

Canon EOS-7D

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

12/15/2009 08:17:24 PM · #19

I'll see Cynthia's and raise her.

instrumental
Vocal

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

12/15/2009 10:26:39 PM · #20

Originally posted by cynthiann:

Try this one.

thats the one i have listed below.. I like that alot

cynthiann

Nikon D810

12/15/2009 11:17:22 PM · #21

oops :P

OK, how about this one?

or even better for what you're doing. How about this one?

12/16/2009 01:05:36 AM · #22

ohh I like those..

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

12/17/2009 02:53:56 PM · #23

Okay so 6 min and still going with the slide show.. I'm only into the mis 80's with my laust aunt n uncle's wedding and.. the songs i set on don't mesh well with the photos now that I have them going so bring on some more suggestions i really like these two and am keeping them for the beginning if you have any more suggestions that you think will blen please let me know!
sarah mclachlan - ordinary miracle, and Dean martin - memories are made of this

It's comming along well though.. after going through over 2000 photos, and scanning in so far 150 so far.. I'm actually proud that I'm this far along.. lol nothing like waiting till last min..

I did opt out the crash of my uncle and the fire station getting dedicated to him, I thought.. well its probably something I don't need to include in the slide show.

Please!!!!! Help!!!!

thanks! you guys are the greatest!

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

12/17/2009 07:18:27 PM · #24

Guys... I am FAR from trying to defend the record companies - that is indefensible and would love to see them wiped out of the music sales & distribution model... but ripping off stuff from one set of artists (musicians) does not really help the other set (photographers) in the long term..... Just say'n....

This recent article might have some relevance. Alternatively, you can grab any recent thread about a web-site using someones image to see the general feeling around here on what is an identical scenario.

There are lots of CC/RF licensed stuff out there as well as some sites that will get you something more custom for some more $.