My chosen song

Background of my song

Christina Perri Explains How She Wrote "A Thousand Years" for 'The Twilight Saga' 


The five Twilight films have featured songs by Bon Iver, Anya Marina, and Lupe Fiasco, but there's only one tune that's become the anthem for the franchise. Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years," a romantic song about the fear of falling in love, is a sleeper hit. It played during the credits of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1, but after fans heard it on the movie's soundtrack, they adopted it as the song to stand for Bella and Edward's romance. Christina was asked to record a new version of the tune for Breaking Dawn—Part 2, and this rendition is an acoustic duet featuring Tony Award-winner Steve Kazee from the Broadway show Once. We spoke to Christina about what first inspired the song and the new music she's recording.


How'd it feel to hear that your song would be featured a second time?
"It was such an incredible day. I received a phone call that during a screening for Breaking Dawn – Part 2, they put in 'A Thousand Years' as a temp, and they had planned to use a new song. But when they watched it together, they said, 'this is it.' I was asked if I minded recording it again, and I said, 'no!' I got to re-do it with a full orchestra, and I made it a duet and added a verse. I'm super honored. I'm literally sporting my Breaking Dawn t-shirt right now."

What first inspired you to write it?
"The producers came to me in 2011 and said, 'can you write a song for Breaking Dawn – Part 1?' So I went and saw the film six months before it came out, and wrote 'A Thousand Years' for Edward and Bella. I'm not a vampire, even though I wish I was, but I tried to step into their love story."

During which moments does your song play?
"In Breaking Dawn – Part 1, the song was in the credits. And it was the second credit song, so most of the people had pretty much left the theatre, but it connected with all of the fans more than the singles from the soundtrack and the bigger scenes. So that's what makes it really special that they asked me if it could be in the most epic six minutes of the final film. It plays during the last moments that we see Edward and Bella, and then a curtain call of the whole cast, so it's pretty epic. Now the song is not just for Edward and Bella; it's for the whole franchise. It's crazy for my little Twihard heart."

You also just released a holiday album.
"I'm such a Christmas fanatic—beyond my family and the holiday, musically, Christmas carols are the first songs I ever performed. So doing a Christmas EP was inevitable for me; I've always wanted to record one. I did seven songs."

Are you working on new music now?
"I'm smack in the middle of making album two. I was on tour for 27 months, but then I jumped right into it. Fortunately or unfortunately, I keep falling in and out of love, so I've got tons of material! I'll start recording at the beginning of next year, and it'll come out in 2013."

What other movies would you like to write songs for?
"I love The Hunger Games. I'm such a book nerd! We'll see."

Production log

I have decided on my first location, i have took various pictures, and a video to show where i am shooting. One of the scenes is taking place in my friends garden as she has a beautifully well kept garden with an arc. I needed a garden kind of place because in parks there is no way in which i can get a power source for my fairy lights and i cannot light open flames (My candles) in a park as it is illegal.

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Research on a potential artist

Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding (born 30 December 1986)  

 is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In 2010, she became the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll and win the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008. After signing to Polydor Records in 2009, she released her first EP in 2009, An Introduction to Ellie Goulding.

Goulding released her debut studio album, Lights, in 2010. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and has sold over 850,000 copies in the UK. Her cover of Elton John's "Your Song" reached number two in the UK in December 2010, and on 29 April 2011, however charted at number one on iTunes for three weeks. She performed the song at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Buckingham Palace. The album's title track, "Lights", was released in the US in March 2011, and reached its peak position of number one on the Billboard Pop Songs chart, number one on the Billboard On-Demand chart, and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 nearly a year and a half later during its thirty-third week charting, completing one of the longest ever climbs into the top two positions on the chart. The single, which lasted over a year on the Billboard Hot 100, was also certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Goulding's second album Halcyon was released in October 2012 to generally positive reviews from critics."Anything Could Happen" preceded the album as the lead single, reaching the top five in the UK as well as the top twenty in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. Halcyon debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and number nine on the Billboard 200 Chart, her first Top 10 debut in the United States. The album also reached the top five in New Zealand, top ten in Ireland and Canada, and top twenty in Australia.

Costume - Taylor Swift

TRANSCRIPT - "I really like Taylor swifts look here in the

Video 22, her look is very vintage yet

Trendy at the same time.

She’s bringing back the whole

1950’s housewife look with

The floral print, however

She has added her modern edge to it

With the rep lipstick and dark sun

Glasses. She’s made the costume

Her own.

The colours are all summery, with

Lots of blues, yellows and reds.

This ties in with the concept of her video,

As 22 is based on having fun in the summer

Heat with friends."

Music videos I admire

Research in to Existing Music Labels

Universal Music Group by jananiyyogeswaran

Prodcution Log

I have thought again about my song, I was first inspired by various Taylor Swift songs, I have decided to use her style of videos as inspiration, but I have finally decided to do A thousand years by Christina perri it is my final choice for my project.

Research on Taylor Swift

Production Log

I researched my artist Taylor Swift, and gathered as much information on her as i can. I talked about her critical success, her backstory, her style and influences. I made it on a Slide Rocket, as I liked the overall presentation of Slide Rocket.

POP Inspiration

Moodboard pop from jananiyogeswaran

Production log

I analysed a video, Eenie Meenie by Justin Bieber ft Sean Kingston, I talked about the camera shots, Angles, lighting, editing, costume etc...
I realised that a lot of the conventions are very stereotypical of Pop, and conforms to the ideoology of how pop is.

Analysis of a Music Video

Conventions of my chosen genre from jananiyogeswaran

Production Log

I have looked through wikipedia and previous Slideshare documents to help me with my first post of "History of a music", I made a video and added all the information I found. I found plenty of information that I did not know about before.

History of a Music video.

Production log

Today i started my blog up and looked  through ideas  i could use, i surfed through Youtube and came up with a list of ideas of songs. I have come to a decision to use one of Taylor Swift's songs.