Synopsis: The Forgotten Melody is a story of a retired pianist, Iris, who recently lost her husband due to natural causes. Iris finds herself quietly sifting through old belongings, reflecting on love, loss, and the memories attached to music. As she rediscovers fragments of her past, the piano keys no longer carry the same sound, they seem to echo with the ghost of melodies shared with her late husband. Through a series of emotional visuals and subtle voiceovers, we see her journey of remembrance, nostalgia, and the quiet ache of moving on.
Project Edit/Software Used: I created my digital story using Canva Pro, where I put together the visual sequence, title card, and closing credits. The audio was edited and leveled in Adobe Audition, where I combined my voiceover clips into a single cohesive track. The voiceovers were recorded using my personal iPhone and brought an intimate, emotional tone to the narrative.
Citations: My images and videos in this project were sourced from Pexels, allowing me to visually tell the story with cinematic stills and subtle moment. The background music was pulled from Freesound to add more weight and ambiance to the scenes.
Audio:
AUDIO EDITED USING ADOBE AUDITION 2025
“Music box 04.wav” by LG on Freesound licensed under CC BY 4.0
“Emotional Ambient Piano (loop ver.)” by AudioCoffee on Freesound licensed under CC BY 4.0
“This feels very familiar” by Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
“We used to dance to tunes just like this” By Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
“It feels like when we first met. It was when I was so lost in the music, the keys under my fingers like a language only we could understand” By Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
Giggles by Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
“You’re not really gone, are you? You’re in every melody and every memory, thank you” – Jaleen Bedminster licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
“The Forgotten Tune Melody” by Jaleen Bedminster edited by ADOBE AUDITION 2025 licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
Visuals from Pexels:
“Music Box” by Tazer Urbex on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A room with many boxes stacked on top of each other” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“An Elderly Woman with Her Hands on Her Chest” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“Couple Dancing Together” by SHVETS production on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A Couple Sweet Dancing While Looking at Each Other” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A Lovely Couple Dancing while Hugging each other” by Yaroslav Shuraev on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A Woman with Sadness on her Face” by RDNE Stock project on Pexels licensed under CC0
“An Old Video Of A person Playing a Piano” by Life On Super 8 on Pexels licensed under CC0
“Man Playing Piano” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A Woman Looking at Window View while in Deep Thoughts” by RDNE Stock project on Pexels licensed under CC0
“Video of Grandparents and their Granddaughter” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“Grandfather and Granddaughter sitting together on Rocking Chair” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A Widow Woman Grieving for the Loss” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“Family In Grief Beside A Coffin” by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A Woman with Tears on Her Face” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A Widow Woman Hugging a Picture Frame” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“Elderly Fashionable Couple Posing For Camera” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“A Sad Woman Sitting on the Bed” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“Elderly Couple Standing on the Beach” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
“Extreme Close Up Shot of an Elderly Woman With Tearing Eyes” by Kindel Media on Pexels licensed under CC0
“An Elderly Man Putting the Picture Frame on Top of a Cabinet” by cottonbro studio on Pexels licensed under CC0
