Audio choosing help

[Uchihanosasuke]

Well i know that i am posting too much of thread in this forum and pestering you all but i am helpless......i want some help in choosing the type of audio/music.
I just wanted to know that what type of song ( Rock, Jazz, Hiphop etc.) suits with what type of anime genre (Action, romance, character profile etc etc.)

[Mister Hatt]

If you're not using trip-hop Touhou remixes, you're doing it wrong. It works for everything.

[|Sangino|]

Definitely for Action is Rock/Hard-Rock/Dubstep(As filthy as possible)/Industrial(etc.) just needs something with fast tempo...

Spoiler :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5v5gBDPnb4&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OanbqQP2 ... plpp_video

This is what I use mostly...For Romance is Pop/Romantic even Jazz music.Well sometimes cool might be an rock ballad.Depends
what AMV you might want to do.Also the anime type depends...

[Phantasmagoriat]

I hate to say this, but that's something you are going to have to learn on your own by actually listening to music.
Do some searches. Check out recommended artists/albums. Listen to a variety of music genres.
Figure out what you like. Then set aside some time to just listen and enjoy... then everything will come together...
Do people do that anymore these days?

[Eake4]

Do people do that anymore these days?

Doesnt everyone do this? They find music which suits their own tastes and edit with whatever genre they want their music to be edited to.

[Phantasmagoriat]

Do people do that anymore these days?

Doesnt everyone do this? They find music which suits their own tastes and edit with whatever genre they want their music to be edited to.

I'd like to think this is true; but it's the whole idea of 'exploring different types of music' where I have little faith in others. It's most apparent when people say they don't like Metal as an entire genre when they don't realize just how many sub-genres that actually entails; and wind up dismissing stuff that they would probably enjoy quite a bit, if they would only open up to the music in the first place . This brings me to an important point:

In this hobby, if there is anything worth investing your time into, it would be expanding your musical horizons.

yet we don't use the Music Discussion Forum enough...

...so, I'm just gonna post 50 albums I think everyone should listen to, if you already haven't:

• (in no particular order, save for the first 10)
  
  01. Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
  02. The Blues Brothers - Original Soundtrack
  03. Tool - Lateralus
  04. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
  05. Opeth - Damnation, (then Blackwater Park)
  06. Infected Mushroom - BP Empire (and everything from IM)
  07. Rush - 2112
  08. Blue Man Group - Audio
  09. Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
  10. Cloud Cult - Light Chasers
  
  11. Imogen Heap - i-Megaphone
  12. Annihilator - Never, Neverland
  13. Anathema - A Fine Day to Exit
  14. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
  15. Judas Priest - Metal Works
  16. Led Zeppelin - BBC Sessions
  17. Death Angel - The Art Of Dying
  18. Auf der Maur - Auf der Maur
  19. Ayreon - The Human Equation
  20. Iced Earth - Horror Show
  21. Old Man's Child - Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion
  22. Buckethead - Colma
  23. Dio - Killing the Dragon
  24. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
  25. Frou Frou - Details
  26. In Flames - The Jester Race
  27. Daft Punk - Discovery
  28. Isis - Oceanic
  29. Massive Attack - Collected
  30. Metallica - Master of Puppets
  31. Zero 7 - Simple Things
  32. Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
  33. Nevermore - Dreaming Neon Black
  34. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
  35. Radiohead - Kid A
  36. Cake - Fashion Nugget
  37. Star One - Space Metal
  38. Nightwish - Wishmaster
  39. Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth
  40. Supertramp - Supertramp
  41. Ambeon - Fate Of A Dreamer
  42. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
  43. Kamelot - Poetry for the Poisoned
  44. AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip
  45. Shadow Gallery - Digital Ghosts
  46. The Tea Party - TRIPtych
  47. Angel Dust - Of Human Bondage
  48. Blackfield - Blackfield
  49. Our Lady Peace - Naveed
  50. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
  
  51. OC Remix - (awesome, free video-game music remixes)
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Yes, you'll notice it's a bit skewed towards Metal, but for me there's good reason for that: Metal is typically based around Melody, which IMO is the cornerstone of all music (and even AMVs to a certain extent). I mean, when you actually do a comparison, there are more similarities to masterful symphonic pieces through Metal than through most other forms of music . It just flows. It's easy to focus on. And easy to follow --just like an AMV should be-- So, for me it just seems natural to go in that direction, though you don't have to; but that's just the way I see it. And ofc, there's a lot of non-metal on that list too...

And no, I'm not saying this is music you should put on in the background while you do stupid shit on the computer (though sometimes that's okay). I mean, actually dedicate some time to lay down, close your eyes, with some headphones on, reasonably loud volume, and let the music take you for an hour, or however long the album is, undisturbed. For me, I tend to do this before I go to bed; and just forget. about. everything. else. in. the. world...

Now *this* is the type of stuff I wonder if people still do anymore.

I think too many people just try to get into the hobby, when they don't know enough about music to even say what they like. Yet I'm a firm believer that music is where it should all start. And I'm not trying to chew anyone out here... but at the same time, that's what I believe. Because once you are comfortable with music, AMVs can basically be viewed as a visual extension of it. (And yes, there's more to it than that, but hopefully everyone can get what I'm trying to say...)

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Now, to get back to the original question: There are no clear cut answers.
But if you expand your musical palette, those anime-music connections will make much more sense.
And that's kind of something you have to explore on your own.
So... listen to more music; and also pay close attention to the anime-music pairings other people use in their own AMVs.