BGM in Comics? - Page 2

Dementis · 02-14-2005, 05:15 PM

I don't really think having actual background music in comics really works that well. As someone mentioned earlier, most people (myself included) have music already playing when browsing the web. Plus it would be a bandwidth killer (as somebody else mentioned as well.)

I do however think that music association with webcomics can be very useful. I know for the webcomic I'm currently developing, there are certain scenes where I have a certain song in mind when I create it. I think mentioning certain songs for certain strips as a sort of soundtrack can be useful, without killing bandwidth. Of course, the downside to this idea is that its effectiveness rests upon the hopes that your audiance knows the song you are talking about.

Mike McC · 02-15-2005, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dementis

I do however think that music association with webcomics can be very useful. I know for the webcomic I'm currently developing, there are certain scenes where I have a certain song in mind when I create it. I think mentioning certain songs for certain strips as a sort of soundtrack can be useful, without killing bandwidth. Of course, the downside to this idea is that its effectiveness rests upon the hopes that your audiance knows the song you are talking about.

Perhaps you could make these specific comics in flash, and have a lower quality version of the song in question playing in the flash. An upside to this is that you could add a 'play/stop' button for the music as well.

Maneko · 02-24-2005, 10:43 PM

BGM in comics? Hmm...
It could be a good idea for certain comics, like the DC Vertigo ones.

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02-14-2005, 05:15 PM	#11
Dementis Tempter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: At home Posts: 8	The soundtrack to Lives I don't really think having actual background music in comics really works that well. As someone mentioned earlier, most people (myself included) have music already playing when browsing the web. Plus it would be a bandwidth killer (as somebody else mentioned as well.) I do however think that music association with webcomics can be very useful. I know for the webcomic I'm currently developing, there are certain scenes where I have a certain song in mind when I create it. I think mentioning certain songs for certain strips as a sort of soundtrack can be useful, without killing bandwidth. Of course, the downside to this idea is that its effectiveness rests upon the hopes that your audiance knows the song you are talking about. __________________ the Devil's Gate We are all fuzzy robots.

02-24-2005, 10:43 PM	#13
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