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 Around the world there are various cultures, languages, and groups of people. Although there are many differences the one thing we can agree on is the impact of music. Through music people describe their experiences and ideas. Whether it is about serious issues such as violence or matters of the heart such as love, music is the medium through which many people can relate. This is why when an assignment was given to create a music video for a song I was immediately thrilled. It took me very little time to decide on what genre of music I would like to create a music video for. I quickly chose indie. This is because I listen to what could be considered indie music in order to relax and sleep or when I want to focus on something. The easy part was deciding on the genre, however, the hard part has been deciding on the song. I can say that the fact that I really, really like music made things difficult for me. I found it difficult to even narrow down my options. In order to do so I tried to picture what visual I would like to see and then choose a song that would fit the visual rather than think of a visual that fits the song. However, that had proven to help very little. I then decided to look through the various music playlists I have. I was hoping that a song would just jump out at me.  This also did not work. In the end, I found my song. It is 'Does It Ever Cross Your Mind' by what I consider to be one of my favorite bands The Paper Kites. I listened to it before but did not choose it until it auto played one night while I was falling asleep. I hope that the video I create does it justice.



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