That perfect song...

My brother recently got married and as part of my wedding gift I made a slideshow of pictures from throughout his life and his wife's life. I had no problem getting the pictures together and finding the right order and transitions, but when it came to the right songs...it took me to the very last minute to decide. Seriously, I bought a CD the night before I drove home for the wedding and decided that night which song I would finish the slideshow with. Music is so huge for me that I didn't want to just pick a random song or an over used song. I had one song picked out a long time ago, because of help from my friend Jenn. The song was "When Did You Fall" by Chris Rice. It's a beautiful song about a guy asking his leading lady when she first fell in love with him. This song was played during the first part of the slideshow when pictures of their childhood and the beginnings of their relationship were shown. It was the second song that was giving me trouble. I wanted a love song that wasn't super sappy and slow and also wasn't so fast it seemed like the slideshow was on uppers. I was calling friends and getting suggestions, but nothing really seemed to fit. Finally, I called my friend Rochelle and she was giving my a bunch of suggestions. She was having a lot of fun showing me country songs that she knew I would hate. After a while she came upon Michael Bublé's newest CD "Call Me Irresponsible". I had been wanting to get that CD, but I was refraining for financial reasons. The perfect song was on there called "Everything". Needless to say, I drove to WalMart at midnight and bought the CD and put it in the slideshow that night. It's amazing what the right music can do for something like that. When I watch TV or movies I always notice the music selection. If the right song is picked it can blend in perfectly and seamlessly or it can add that extra oomf (I don't know if that's a word, but just go with it). If they pick the wrong song, it is awkward and you can't help but notice the noise.

Isn't is awesome how music can be a part of everything?!