Music Process

Well, I made quite the long list of possible sound/music choices that seemed to suit the aesthetic of
"Hotel Chevalier." Included in it were:
"House of the Rising Sun" by Bob Dylan
"South American Getaway" by Burt Bacharach
"The Engine Driver" by The Decemberists
"How It Ends" by DeVotchKa
"Atlantis" by Donovan
"Miss Misery" by Elliot Smith
"By The Time I Get To Phoenix" by Glen Campbell
"Long Ago (And Far Away)" by Jo Stafford
"Chances Are" by Johnny Mathis
"Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed
"I Wonder" by Louis Armstrong
"Wenn Ich Mir Was Weunschen Durfte" by Marlene Dietrich
"In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel
"Oh Comely" by Neutral Milk Hotel
"Boulevard" by Peter Sarstedt
"Lonesome Town" by Ricky Nelson
"I Summon You" by Spoon
"To Be Treated" by Terry Reid
"Baby I Love You" by The Yayhoos

I ended up narrowing the field down to six (Bacharach, Decemberists, Smith, Mathis, Sarstedt, Nelson) based on how feasible it would be cutting down the songs to 45 seconds - 1.5 minutes. In the end, the best one seemed to be the Smith song "Miss Misery."

Given that the film is only 13 minutes long, I decided that the opening credits (of which there are really none) should be quite limited in duration. There are also only 3 songs in the film; a brief background piece at the begining, one main song through the duration of the feature, and a short follow-up song during the end credits. Given that I thoroughly enjoy the primary song and artist of the film anyways, I wanted to try and find a song by a different artist with a similar feel and emotional quality, but could also make it's presence subtly and very briefly. I think this song does just that.
... but the alternative is kinda fun too though...