Copyright Permission

The copyright holder for 'Secrets' turned out to be the band's lead singer and writer, Ryan Tedder. This is the letter we sent to him asking for permission to use the song, 'Secrets' for our project.

Chosen Song - Secrets, One Republic

The final choice of song that we made was 'Secrets' by the alternative rock band, One Republic. Before we can completely confirm this as a song choice, we are sending a letter to the writer/producer of the song asking for permission to use it which I will put in the next post.

Reasons for choice

Secrets - One Republic has a number of qualities that our group wanted in a song and presented good opportunities to create an exciting video.

• It lends itself well to a performance style video as the instruments are prominent and can be fittingly brought in throughout a video. This means that at different points in the song where certain instruments are privileged they can be shown in a video for a powerful effect.
• It has a unique sound with the use of different instruments like the cello and violin. This will not only make our music video stand out (with focuses on diverse instruments) but also help to create a 'feel' for the band. There is also an absence of guitars which also contributes to this.
• The song is not too fast. This allows us to set a calm scene with greater focus on each individual sound. It also allows us to have more flexibility with our locations in regards to filming. This is because fast songs tend to feel as though the video should involve a live concert.