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Tolman Media
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Selecting songs for your wedding video
Songs make such an incredible impact on the feel of your wedding video! They set the tone for the clips, evoke emotion, and add even more personality to the story of your big day. If you would like to, we would love for you to choose the songs that will make this video truly yours. We also give you the option of deferring the selection to our talented editing team. They have a lot of experience with wedding videos and can choose songs that will compliment the video clips of your big day. It's up to you! If we don't hear from you before or shortly after your wedding day, we will assume that you would like the editing team to choose your songs.
Whichever route you choose, just be aware that copyright laws are very strict regarding the use of music in wedding videos. To play fair and keep us all out of legal trouble, we must be able to purchase a license to all of the songs we use in your video. In order to help with this process, we have subscriptions to five different music sites from which you may select your songs. You don't need to download anything, just let us know what you decide! We will be emailing you a Song Choice Questionnaire where you can list your song selections or indicate that you'd like the editors to choose for you. Here you can also list any other info that you would like us to share with the editors.
The number of songs you choose depends on the length of your coverage:
1.5+ hrs of video coverage = 2+ min video | 1 song
4+ hrs of video coverage = 6+ min video | 2 songs
6+ hrs of video coverage = 8+ min video | 3 songs
8+ hrs of video coverage = 10+ min video | 4 songs
Websites
If there is a pink ‘P’ next to the song, it means there will be an additional charge to generate a license we can use in your video.* This fee is determined by the artist of the song and the streaming site, it is not determined by Tolman Media.
Some things to keep in mind:
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For the beginning soundtrack, we recommend an instrumental song. These are slower and have a sentimental/romantic feel. Instrumental is best here because lyrics can be distracting during this portion of the video, and there is often recorded audio of vows or reading letters. Lyrics tend to "fight" recorded audio and make listening to your vows or letter reading difficult.
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For the ending soundtrack, an upbeat, fun song fits well - this one can have lyrics, but it can also be instrumental.
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If your wedding video will have 3-4 songs, we recommend selecting a transition song that bridges the beginning and ending soundtrack.
*Please note that if you are viewing the site(s) on your mobile device, the pink "P" may not always show up. To make sure you are viewing the full site, please visit their website on a desktop computer or laptop.
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Playlists
It can be difficult to choose the perfect songs for your video. These playlists are here to give you some ideas.
Instrumental Love
You & Me by Ed Patrick - Instrumental
Faster Than My Dreams by Adam 7
Great Adventure by Tim Halperin
The Book of Love by Piano Royale
Moon and Away - Instrumental Version by Sarah Kang
Fairytales come True (Instrumental) by T.J. Carter
Who You Are (Instrumental) by The Great Romance
Time Traveling - No Lead Vocals - by Sarah Kang
Campsite Dream by Morgan Taylor
Hello God - Instrumental Version by Michael Shynes
No Place to Go by Alsever Lake
All I Wanted (Alt. Version) by Voyageur
Better by JJ Heller - Instrumental
Love Like This by Ben Rector - Instrumental
Lyrical Love
Young Love by Philip Vo
Keep Falling in Love with You by Anabella
Extraordinary Magic - Ben Rector
Only Ever After by Forest Bells
Everything You're Asking by Selamo feat. Moon
It’s a Beautiful Day by Evan McHugh
Found our Way by Jared Salte
Love you Forever by Dan Godlin
This Will be Our Year - Every Echo
See You Through by Graham Colten
The Best Thing by Paper Planes
I Do by Derek Gust
Lyrical Party Time
Take a Chance by Anthem Academy
Where I Wanna Be by Dazy Chain
All that I Want by The Lighthearts
Thrill of It by Giants of Industry
Love Is Where You Are by Kadesh
Take the World (Let's Go) by The Phantoms
Instrumental Upbeat
Joybird by Tolo - Instrumental
Endless Bliss by Sounds Like Sander
First and Final by Sounds Like Sander
Great Adventure Instrumental by Tim Halperin
Instrumental Party
We are happy to help!
We are happy to help with any questions you have about the song selection process. Just to keep it simple, here are the steps:
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Know the number of songs you need to select
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Think about if you want recorded audio in your video
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Think about the overall feel you want for your video
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Listen to different song options
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Choose your songs
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Go to your Song Choice Questionnaire (found in your email) and list the song title, artist, website and cost for each song.
Or, if you'd like to skip all that, just indicate on your questionnaire that you'd like the editors to choose songs that flow well with your footage.