Underwater Audio

[Reg]

Can anyone suggest or recommend some good Audio Titles to be used to put with underwater video.

It will be for personal use only, nothing commercial

[mm2002]

I've only done 1 vid so far, but I just went through my CD collection and found something that fit the "mood". It worked out pretty well.

[scbagrrl74]

Originally Posted by mm2002

I've only done 1 vid so far, but I just went through my CD collection and found something that fit the "mood". It worked out pretty well.

That's what I like to do to as well! I did; however, make one dvd, with some video and a pic slide show that I used the new version of "Comfortably Numb." Can't remember which band remade it, but wow...it really worked with the pics!!!

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by scbagrrl74

[...pic slide show that I used the new version of "Comfortably Numb." Can't remember which band remade it,

Scissor Sisters?

[scbagrrl74]

Originally Posted by Vercingetorix

Scissor Sisters?

No, the version I used was remade by Tool.

[mm2002]

I liked Tools version. They do lots of interesting stuff.

[scubarobin]

Originally Posted by Reg

Can anyone suggest or recommend some good Audio Titles to be used to put with underwater video.

It will be for personal use only, nothing commercial

I use lots of soundtracks from movies, love them! Also, I have a current love of middle eastern music for underwater. It works for me. But then my Palau trip videos all used tropical stuff, so it depends on the video itself.
check out soundtracks of: Pans Labyrinth, In Dreams, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Titus, Matrix 2.
Artists to check out: Clint Mansell, Magna Canta, Mike Oldfield, Mythos, Medwyn Goodall, Moroccan spirit, Chant - Benedictine Monks, ...

check out some of my videos below.

[megzuwo]

Some songs i've used:
Tool: Lateralus---looks like i'm not the only fan of how Tool's sound mixes with the underwater world!
Dean Martin: Heaven can wait
Moby: Flowers
Radiohead: Hunting Bears

Each song is incredibly different, so depending on your mood, have fun with it!

I love editing footage with music beds!

[MSilvia]

I've found the late Michael Hedges' music suits underwater video quite well. It's relaxing and interesting, like diving, and most people aren't familiar with it, so it doesn't draw attention to itself so much as enhance the video.

I wouldn't listen to it much otherwise, but I bought several albums just so I could use them this way. My ice dive video has some, if you want an example.

[russp]

I haven't done any underwater photography or video but was wondering, do any of you guys record audio while doing your underwater videos or do your own bubbles drown out most other sounds? I've done a couple of underwater audio recordings for clients but never got to see the finished product of how they were used. I actually did these before I was a diver using mics on poles or lowered on cables.