Research into Animation with Soundtrack

Animating to music isn't new, many artists have experimented with this concept. Oskar Fischinger is one of them. Here are just a few example of his work. 

                                        Oskar Fischinger - Optical Poem (1938) (Film)

                                              Oskar Fischinger 'Black and Blue' 1963

                                               Oskar Fischinger 'Time Travel 2' 1949

Here are examples of both Len Lye and Norman Mclaren playing with the idea of sound with animation, 

Len Lye - Free Radicals (1958)

LenLye - Rainbow Dance

I personally think this is great, it tells a story using animation with sound, I find this idea very interesting. I feel like it could be something I look into rather than just reacting to music by using shapes etc. 

Norman Mclaren: Blinkity Blank (1955)

Unlike Rainbow dance this animation seems to just focus on how Norman Mclaren feels when he listens to the music. Which is what I feel I will do when I listen to the track I decide, but whether or not I decide to make that in to a story I will have to decide.