Ideas That Didn't Cut It

There were a couple of soundtrack ideas that didn't make the final video;

1. Vocal antagonist - The cheeky trickster was initially going to be vocal, but having put in the musical sound cues first, the silent yet present character appeared more effective and added a greater edge to the animations climax.

2. Percussive eyebrows - An ornamental Xylophone phrase was initially composed to accompany the eyebrow motions featuring trills after the shaker sound effect. Upon implementing this into the track, it lessened the effect of the following hits, and seemed to be on the "Mickey Mousing" side. Removing this helped in applying a sneakier trait to the character, for such noticeable facial gestures to make no sound.  

3. Stomach squelching - A track that featured heavily pitch-shifted shouting that created the sound of bass heavy, beastly morphing. Proved to be too overpowering and extreme given the animations context.

4. Glue - I recorded a tub of water to go along with the shaking of the glue tub, but this along with the glockenspiel "ting" sounded clumsy. The finished version with just the glockenspiel adds a menacingly innocent quality to the trickster. Along with having such light effects such as the glockenspiel and shakers aids the contrast that comes with the climax.