Originally Posted By: B.D.Thomas

I think you have to differentiate here between music you listen to (e.g. on a stereo) and music used as sound effect for visuals.

Yes, definitely.

A while back a friend asked for backing music for a promotional video my local U3A. I thought the song "Bring Me Sunshine", as used by Morcambe and Wise, would be ideal. But in practice, whilst watching the video, I found the song too distracting. I elected to use the chord progression without the melody, in a jaunty gypsy jazz style, and like that it worked very well.

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
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