Bonnie Bell
Member
Cathe, I first have to say that your video production, choreography, set, and lighting are heads above all other fitness videos. I even like that you have 4 background exercisers who have coordinating outfits; it's really effective and visually pleasing. You have blown away the competition and have set the bar for excellent workout videos. I've been one of your fans for over a decade.
However, the music is the least consistent aspect of your workouts. I have been very disappointed in the music of your recent videos and after doing one of them again today, I wanted to share my opinion with you. The Intensity Series and Body Blast series had great motivating music. In the recent videos, the songs are not the thing I dislike, but rather the way they've been re-mixed. There are songs I normally dislike, in previous videos, that were re-mixed well, so I want to make that very clear because everyone has personal music tastes. My opinion is not based on musical tastes.
In trying to figure out what was making me enjoy other workouts, I figured out that the best re-mixed songs are ones that have an essence of happiness, and bounciness. Good video music has an upbeat tempo without long repititions of the same thing over and over. The songs in Cardio and Weights is a great example of music that has been remixed with a bounciness and upbeat feeling.
I think the music from Low Impact Step is merely okay, but lacks any real energy. The "Ride Like the Wind" song is an example of a song I love, but dislike the re-mix because it repeats over and over, without any twists or changes. It's like a few clips of the music were remixed and then spliced over and over again to create a longer song. The music from Body Max 2 is not great. It sounds partially like a Halloween music and the songs are very repetitive, with no change in "chorus" or tempo. The music from Low Max was just plain terrible and not motivating at all. I sold my video after trying to like it for several weeks.
So I guess I am asking if you been using the same company to create the music for all of your videos? I think you do, but wanted to make sure there wasn't a change in ownership, etc. I ask because I am wondering whether to buy some of your presale videos again. Because despite the fact that you are in a league of your own in all other aspects of fitness videos, if the music isn't motivating, then I just can't like the workouts. Again, it's not the songs or the era of music, it's how they've been remixed that makes it difficult to enjoy the work out.
Keep up the good work and thanks for setting up this forum so I can air my feedback. This issue was really bothering me so I appreciate the opportunity.
However, the music is the least consistent aspect of your workouts. I have been very disappointed in the music of your recent videos and after doing one of them again today, I wanted to share my opinion with you. The Intensity Series and Body Blast series had great motivating music. In the recent videos, the songs are not the thing I dislike, but rather the way they've been re-mixed. There are songs I normally dislike, in previous videos, that were re-mixed well, so I want to make that very clear because everyone has personal music tastes. My opinion is not based on musical tastes.
In trying to figure out what was making me enjoy other workouts, I figured out that the best re-mixed songs are ones that have an essence of happiness, and bounciness. Good video music has an upbeat tempo without long repititions of the same thing over and over. The songs in Cardio and Weights is a great example of music that has been remixed with a bounciness and upbeat feeling.
I think the music from Low Impact Step is merely okay, but lacks any real energy. The "Ride Like the Wind" song is an example of a song I love, but dislike the re-mix because it repeats over and over, without any twists or changes. It's like a few clips of the music were remixed and then spliced over and over again to create a longer song. The music from Body Max 2 is not great. It sounds partially like a Halloween music and the songs are very repetitive, with no change in "chorus" or tempo. The music from Low Max was just plain terrible and not motivating at all. I sold my video after trying to like it for several weeks.
So I guess I am asking if you been using the same company to create the music for all of your videos? I think you do, but wanted to make sure there wasn't a change in ownership, etc. I ask because I am wondering whether to buy some of your presale videos again. Because despite the fact that you are in a league of your own in all other aspects of fitness videos, if the music isn't motivating, then I just can't like the workouts. Again, it's not the songs or the era of music, it's how they've been remixed that makes it difficult to enjoy the work out.
Keep up the good work and thanks for setting up this forum so I can air my feedback. This issue was really bothering me so I appreciate the opportunity.
