Audio to my film trailer

Above is a video showing the song I intend to use as the backing track to my film trailer, "Don't Stop Believin'" by "Journey". The video also shows the lyrics to the song. I believe that the message behind the lyrics fits well with the message that I am trying to convey in my film trailer: never give up. The main repeated line in the song "Don't Stop Believing" also mirrors my films title, "Believe". The lyrics within the song also make many references to singing and dancing, for example: "some where born to sing the blues", "oh, the movie never ends" and "a singer in a smoky room". This re-enforces the films genre to the audience. The idea of competition is also highlighted in the song, which helps to establish the films storyline along with the visual images on screen, through lyrics such as, "some will win, some will lose", "working hard to get my fill", "dont stop believeing" and "hold on to that feeling".

The song also begins quite slow paced with the main instrument being the keyboard, and becomes more exciting as the other instruments, such as drums and guitar are introduced. The pace of the song will work well with the pace of the editing in my trailer. To begin with, a state of narrative equilibrium will be established through the use of slower paced editing on-screen and the music's soothing tempo. When the disruption to the narrative is revealed, the editing will become more fast paced, mirrored by the introduction of the drums and guitar in the song. This tempo will continue through the rest of the trailer, building up tension and excitement.