CD Analysis "The Script - Science & Faith"

The second album cover that I am analysing is "The Script - Science & Faith" I chose to analyse this album cover also as their songs are about relationships which is similar to what our products music is going to sound like.

This CD cover uses a sepia effect with two people holding hands which portrays that this album music is going to related to relationships and "staying strong." Both the main image and the background is in a sepia effect however the main image is darker which grabs the audiences attention when they see the album cover. As the "The Script" and their album name "Science & faith" is the only thing in a different colour this also stands out from the other image to show who's album it is and they have used their trademark font name on "The Script" which they have used on every album.

To the left is an image of the back cover of the album. There are many similarities between the front of the back as they have used the same sepia effect background and there is the same pair of hands again except in a different position. By using a pair of hands and nothing else this leaves the album being mysterious and makes the audience want to find out more about it and why those hands have been used. They have used the same font they used for the album name on the front as  for the song names on the back which is a recurring factor of music albums I have noticed whilst analysing.

CD Analysis "Paolo Nutini - These Streets"

As well as analysing a music video for our planning and research we have to analyse an album cover. To the right is the album cover that I chose to analyse as it is similar to what our final album cover could look like.

In this album cover the picture has used different effects to grab the audiences attention. They have used a sepia effect which makes the writing "Paolo Nutini" stand out from the rest of the picture and it also has a blurred effect with the only things not being blurred is himself, his name and the name of the song.

The lack of eye contact he is making portrays a sense of mysteriousness and leaves the audience wanting to know more as by such a simple album cover he is not showing anything about what his album might be about which leaves it open to be listened to by many difference target audiences.

To the left is the back of Paolo's album cover. There are many similarities that have been used on the front and the back which is seen as a trademark for Paolo Nutini so people will recognise his name as soon as they see it.
Firstly the font of his name is in the same place on both the front and the back of the album, the font gives a lot away about his type of music as it is not ridged at all and has a relaxed look about it which suggests that his music will be the same. The same font has also been used for his album name on the front cover an the song list on the back showing that it is continuous throughout. The 4 colours that were used in his front cover that stood out from the sepia effect (white, yellow, orange and red) have also been used on the back in the same order which is also another continuous factor throughout his album cover.