A study on the harmony of music and TV lighting through music analysis

Abstract

This study attempts a methodology that will be able to create a synesthesia of vision and hearing in the TV music shows by selecting the color(s) suitable for the music based on its analysis and interpretation. The production staff is required to study a scientific and objective way of producing the high-quality images that their viewers prefer to. For this reason, a method of harmonizing music and images in the TV music shows has been required. It is intended to find out the color which is well harmonized with the mood of the music by analyzing the sound source, extracting the fundamental frequency and finding characteristics such as pitch and chroma, and use it as a color source for TV lighting. In this paper, one music was selected and analyzed. We used MATLAB’s MIR toolbox. The ultimate goal is to select lighting colors through music analysis.