Projects => The F Plus => Topic started by: Lemon on February 03, 2013, 09:53:13 am
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Lemon on February 03, 2013, 09:53:13 am
So, very very early on in the podcast we were thinking that Ryan O'Neals line reading in Tough Guys Don't Dance [link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg)] would function as our theme song of sorts. That became obviously a bad idea by the second episode, but we gave the idea of theme songs a couple more chances. "Talk About The Blues" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO3CQy0Fj-Q) got played with a bit during the Earwolf period, and then I asked a bassist friend to try to write a riff for us to use and then had to explain to him that I didn't like it. Now that I think about it, I haven't hard from that dude in quite a while. But anyway...
Throughout it all, the editing process has included an agonizing period of trying to figure out what song is thematically appropriate to use, and whether or not you've used that Bob Mould song before. I'm just curious how that translates to the listener. Is there bands you heard for the first time inside of an F+ episode? Or do you avoid a certain episode because that REM song bothers the shit out of you?
Just curious.
Title: I am grateful that you didn't choose the boner-killing bass riff as our theme
Post by: Victor Laszlo on February 03, 2013, 10:49:08 am
I asked a bassist friend to try to write a riff for us to use and then had to explain to him that I didn't like it. Now that I think about it, I haven't hard from that dude in quite a while.
But our asexual friends might pay good money to get their hands on it.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Tophat on February 03, 2013, 11:16:37 am
I think it's a very good thing that you don't have a specific theme tune. And personally I've encountered a few songs from the podcast which have made it onto my iDevice due to me searching up the artist in question.
Camper Van Beethoven's L'Aguardiente being one that stuck in my head for days hearing it here. And actually, my avatar comes from the background of a song that I first encountered during one episode and later searched on YouTube.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: 🍆 on February 03, 2013, 11:24:21 am
I wouldn't say it matters a WHOLE lot to me but it usually adds some enjoyment. Especially like the picks on the Kindle episode, X and Madness and Magnetic Fields and Lovage all in one ep is A+.
If you ever do another asexual episode, btw, I beseech you to use "Eaten By The Monster of Love" by Sparks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGw3X2dIffk).
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: PurpleXVI on February 03, 2013, 11:46:55 am
I prefer the episode-specific tunes to having some sort of overarching theme tune. I can't say I've encountered any picks so far that made me put down an episode or annoyed me, they're pretty much always well-chosen by... whoever is the music-chooser-guy.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: fluffy on February 03, 2013, 12:27:45 pm
I think the way you currently do music is great. The only reason I'd see moving to a dedicated theme song is if you start getting legal threats from the rightsholders or something, and even then there's plenty of independent music under Creative Commons licenses that you could mine instead (even if it's less familiar to, well, everyone).
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Chaz on February 03, 2013, 12:32:58 pm
I discovered Max Raabe through The F Plus, as the ending song to (Point To Schlong). I only discovered him a while later when I heard a cover he did of Queen's "We Will Rock You", and realised that the singing voice sounded similar to the cover of "Sex Bomb" at the end of (Point To Schlong), so I came back, looked it up and sure enough the answer was in the comments. :D
Here's his cover of Sex Bomb, as heard in Episode 7 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdiaDpYlNiM)
And here's his cover of We Will Rock You! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3O-PLopk5g)
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: nilvoid on February 03, 2013, 01:31:15 pm
I also like that there is no specific theme song, as I often just kind of pick an episode at random to listen to, and the music at the beginning gives a good hint of which episode it is. It can also add to the comedy of the episode at certain times, like when parts of Carry On My Wayward Son were played throughout the episode about multiples, and when I GOT PLENTY MONEY started blasting out of my speakers unexpectedly at the end of the Kickstarter episode. Also you've used songs by both NoMeansNo and The Jesus Lizard, which are two of my favorite bands.
Actually, that makes me curious. Who usually picks out the music for the episodes?Is there any one person who chooses the songs to use, or do you make a decision as a group?
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Isfahan on February 03, 2013, 02:29:20 pm
Who usually picks out the music for the episodes?Is there any one person who chooses the songs to use, or do you make a decision as a group?nilvoid, February 03, 2013, 01:31:15 pm
An episode's editor gets first crack at choices, since they're the ones who put the music in. If someone has a strong opinion on what'd be a good fit, they'll let the editor know. If the editor has no idea, they'll ask for suggestions.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Boots Raingear on February 03, 2013, 03:36:57 pm
Actually, that makes me curious. Who usually picks out the music for the episodes?Is there any one person who chooses the songs to use, or do you make a decision as a group? nilvoid, February 03, 2013, 01:31:15 pm
What Isfahan said, usually the editor, but often with input from others. Portaxx gave me the music for the Pokegirls episode, but otherwise I take any excuse to put in NOMEANSNO/Hanson Brothers and The Jesus Lizard that I can. Also I used REM in an episode once and that seems to have bothered Lemon, which is a fun thing to know.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Notm on February 03, 2013, 06:37:54 pm
I'm going to look like a guy with horrible music taste here but: Dance of the Dream Man Ave Maria Another Lonely Day Guys and Dolls Cold Water Pure Imagination You Got It Send in the Clowns
They are all songs that I've downloaded from simply listening to them in the podcast, each of them appealing to me in their individual way. I like the music as it is given in the podcast, it can relate to the subject material whilst making it easy to listen to. You have the fun stuff as well, the Bread song, the Pee Pee song, the theme to transformers, the fan songs about Supernatural and so on.
The only song I will begrudge you for is Stuck Like Glue, seriously I want to personally slap whoever picked that song on the wrist because that stuff was stuck in my head for a week.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: fluffy on February 03, 2013, 07:25:38 pm
If there's ever an episode about people who are proud to have diabetes or who want to acquire diabetes or whatever other crazy things are probably out there, might I suggest "Pancreas" by Mindless Drug Hoover?
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Locclo on February 03, 2013, 07:39:53 pm
I prefer the episode-specific music. Maybe it's just because I'm so used to it by now, but I like hearing a little piece of relevant music before each episode. I can't count the number of songs that made it into my playlists because of this podcast, things like Paint it Black, White Rabbit, and (God forgive me) Miracles.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Yossarian on February 03, 2013, 07:42:07 pm
A theme song would be neat, but as long as you keep finding amusing topical songs I'll be satisfied. I have added a few artists to my list after hearing them in the podcast as well.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Isfahan on February 03, 2013, 08:01:35 pm
I dunno about a theme song. I think it would shift the feel of the podcast away from the content and more to the people reading it.
Think about the most annoying Let's Play you've seen. What'd you notice about it? The LPer made the LP more about them and less about the game. In fact, some "Let's Plays" seem to be nothing more than a person yakking on with a video game being played in the background.
(I'm leaving myself wide open here)
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: RedMinjo on February 03, 2013, 09:23:22 pm
Just remember, you could never be as bad as pewdiepie, Squint. But yeah I certainly agree with not adding a theme song, especially so many episodes in.
(Also, retsupurae style videos couldn't work with as many people as there usually are in an episode of the podcast.)
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: nigeline on February 04, 2013, 12:34:25 am
Part of the fun of each new episode is finding out what music you guys picked to complement the theme. I love how random the songs are.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: strifeheart on February 04, 2013, 12:36:47 am
The podcast introduced me to that excellent 7/4 Shoreline/I'm a Flirt mashup, and for that I will always be grateful.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: icarus on February 04, 2013, 06:57:05 am
most of the music i hear for the first time on the fplus.
but the music is also a large part of why i enjoy the fplus. more than once it's caught me off guard and got me laughing. so to me, the music is important to the podcast.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: ACS on February 04, 2013, 08:33:33 pm
I prefer the episode-specific tunes to having some sort of overarching theme tune. I can't say I've encountered any picks so far that made me put down an episode or annoyed me, they're pretty much always well-chosen by... whoever is the music-chooser-guy. PurpleXVI, February 03, 2013, 11:46:55 am
This. It's always interesting to me to hear songs I've never heard before. Even if it's a stlye that I don't much care for, as long as it fits with the topic matter, it's all good.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Isfahan on February 04, 2013, 09:47:26 pm
For the tit-expansion episode, I was like "I don't know of any tit-expansion songs out there, not even by David Allan Coe, and besides, if there actually are songs out there about growing tits, I don't want to give them publicity."
So I put in compositions for Spanish acoustic guitar backed by symphony.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Runic on February 06, 2013, 01:14:07 pm
I love the music! I like how it usually fits the theme of the episode, and it's introduced me to a few good musicians as well.
Title: Re: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Lemon on February 10, 2013, 11:48:51 pm
Dance of the Dream Man Ave Maria Another Lonely Day Guys and Dolls Cold Water Pure Imagination You Got It Send in the Clowns Notm, February 03, 2013, 06:37:54 pm
In a list of mainly show tunes, The Jesus Lizard really stands out as an odd favorite.
The podcast introduced me to that excellent 7/4 Shoreline/I'm a Flirt mashup, and for that I will always be grateful. strifeheart, February 04, 2013, 12:36:47 am
That probably is my favorite mash up ever. Knock Out Eileen (http://djlobsterdust.com/index.php/mashups/l-l-cool-j-vs-dexys-midnight-runners/) is #2.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Delcat on February 11, 2013, 07:09:06 am
The music is a helpful tone-shifting break between parts, kind of like the host segments on MST3K. It gives a sense of cadence to the podcast, and it breaks things into more palatable chunks mentally, kind of like an auditory bullet point. I certainly wouldn't stop listening if the music was cut out, but it's an enjoyable part of it, and it helps with the professional quality feel.
That having been said, the episode that starts with Fat-Bottomed Girls comes up a lot on my iPod and I inevitably start listening before I realize it's not the song itself and I have to go looking for it manually and cuss and such. But you introduced me to When You're Fat, so it evens out.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Lady Naga on February 11, 2013, 10:36:39 am
I listen to the podcast with my boyfriend most of the time, and we end up dueting the music, so it's very important as a bonding experience.
Speaking of music though, does anyone know where I can get that Brittney The Pimp mashup?
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Lemon on February 11, 2013, 10:46:33 am
Speaking of music though, does anyone know where I can get that Brittney The Pimp mashup? Lady Naga, February 11, 2013, 10:36:39 am
Glad you asked. Britney the Pimp (http://djlobsterdust.com/index.php/mashups/britney-the-pimp/) is by DJ Lobsterdust, who is fantastic. I recommend browsing through the site.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Lady Naga on February 11, 2013, 10:48:30 am
Speaking of music though, does anyone know where I can get that Brittney The Pimp mashup? Lady Naga, February 11, 2013, 10:36:39 am
Glad you asked. Britney the Pimp (http://djlobsterdust.com/index.php/mashups/britney-the-pimp/) is by DJ Lobsterdust, who is fantastic. I recommend browsing through the site. Lemon, February 11, 2013, 10:46:33 am
Ah, much appriciated Mr.Lemon! Curiously enough, "Britney The Pimp" is a very hard search term for Google to parse apparently because nothing relevant pops up.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: JT on February 12, 2013, 01:57:24 pm
I like the musical interludes, but they're not nearly important enough to warrant holding up the editing process, in my opinion. I wouldn't mind less clever song choices or a generic theme if it meant getting the episodes out sooner.
That said, I appreciate you guys introducing me to this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvG-I2pLRSM). So damn catchy.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Isfahan on February 12, 2013, 02:15:16 pm
Musical selection doesn't hold up the editing process by any noticeable degree, trust me.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Sion on July 29, 2014, 05:56:27 pm
F+ has introduced me to a lot of sweet music, like: The Hidden Cameras (I guess whoever edited that WikiHow episode really liked that band!), Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours by The Smiths, Max Raabe, Book of the Month by Lovage, All I Have To Do Is Dream by the Everly Brothers (I really dig Oldies and I feel bad for not knowing about the song earlier), that Bitches Ain't Shit cover by Ben Folds (which is golden, especially the video), Popular by Nada Surf, and Carrie Anne by The Hollies. I just listed stuff I liked enough to list on my Likes on YouTube, which is where I put my favorite music or videos I really enjoy and want to watch over and over.
And like everyone else here, I enjoyed that I'm A Flirt mashup too.
Onto the topic at hand, I enjoy the theme-fitting music, and it's kind of obvious whenever you guys can't find anything fitting, like the WikiHow episode I mentioned earlier. It's pretty rare, though. I don't think I'd enjoy a F-Plus theme song that isn't The F-Plus Jingle.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Boots Raingear on July 29, 2014, 06:06:27 pm
The Hidden Cameras (I guess whoever edited that WikiHow episode really liked that band!) Sion, July 29, 2014, 05:56:27 pm
Yeah. I got angry looking for appropriate music and just decided to throw the gayest thing in my library at it for no good reason.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Runic on July 29, 2014, 06:44:48 pm
The Hidden Cameras (I guess whoever edited that WikiHow episode really liked that band!) Sion, July 29, 2014, 05:56:27 pm
Yeah. I got angry looking for appropriate music and just decided to throw the gayest thing in my library at it for no good reason. Boots Raingear, July 29, 2014, 06:06:27 pm
That gives me an excuse to post this!
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Agent (gobble, gobble) Coop on July 31, 2014, 09:58:51 am
I'm a huge fan of the current format. I found out about the pAper chAse because of this podcast, so that's a plus. I however, was also a fan of the "horrible" f plus jingle, from I think the chicken smoothie episode, so I wouldn't mind more of that.
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: Bobalay on July 31, 2014, 12:11:20 pm
aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAA the EEEFFFFF PLUUUUUssssss
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: JonRG on August 05, 2014, 02:46:37 pm
I like the music a lot. (It was cool to hear Dire Straights' Money for Nothing in ep. 146)
Actually, what I really adore is the siren-y sounding reader intro music that got used for a couple episodes in the early 100s. Where did that come from?
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: McMillan and Waifu on August 05, 2014, 03:34:29 pm
I like the music a lot. (It was cool to hear Dire Straights' Money for Nothing in ep. 146)
Actually, what I really adore is the siren-y sounding reader intro music that got used for a couple episodes in the early 100s. Where did that come from? Nyarai, August 05, 2014, 02:46:37 pm
I believe this is what you're looking for:
Title: How much does the music in an episode matter?
Post by: JonRG on August 05, 2014, 03:36:27 pm
I like the music a lot. (It was cool to hear Dire Straights' Money for Nothing in ep. 146)
Actually, what I really adore is the siren-y sounding reader intro music that got used for a couple episodes in the early 100s. Where did that come from? Nyarai, August 05, 2014, 02:46:37 pm