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As already said in the previous post, choosing music for events is not easy at all and it is, for sure, one of the most important step of a correct project planning.
Indeed, we need to make this choice during the planning phase, meaning when the event is just a project on paper.
Choosing the right music for events: party, party and party!
Speaking of parties might be tricky and confusing, since we have a ton of different variety of parties: Versailles, The Great Gatsby, Halloween, just to mention few of them.
The list is long and the only thing that we can do – and i am sorry if i repeat it again – is studying the theme of our party.
Here, some of my suggestions for specific party themes i had to work on :
Halloween: The Addams Family; The Ghostbusters; Thriller (Michael Jackson);
Venice and the Dogi: 2 words only: Rondò Veneziano. Absolutely the best choice!
Versailles….Ok, i need to spend few more words here 😀
Even though in this type of events – historic parties – classic music is highly preferred, I love to “mix and match” contemporary music and history scenes.
Look at Sofia Coppola’s work of art, for example: Marie Antoinette, the movie, combines pop music and history. How can we forget the shopping scene with I want candy as soundtrack?! Simply stunning.
And keep in mind that movies can be a good guide for your parties, especially when you have to choose the music for the event!
Music for events: the meeting
A lot of meeting planners think music reduce the concentration of participants, or more, it makes them nervous.
Personally, I belong to the category of those who think music is a great factor for the success of every single event. Also, classic music has a great relaxing effect and it is widely proven that it helps to concentrate.
Somebody call it Mozart effect, I call it Tchaikovsky (i love his music), but still, i totally agree with this point of view; so, if i have to plan a meeting, i will make sure to include a low volume classical music background.
Choosing the right music for events is not simple and it certainly requires an in-depth study of the project-event, but you know…Organizing events is an art…
…And art always calls other art … In this case, music!
Ft image – The Nutcracker – Amazon