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1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title CristianGalliano Middle Earth: ShadowOf Mordor( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LULkLiU6QsM)
Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples of
sounds that establish…
Clearly state what production
technique(s) you think have been
used to create specific
soundtrack elements
Setting There isnot much soundbasedonthe settinginthiscut scene,we heara few
footstepshoweversothisleadsme tobelieve thattheyare outside standingona
hard dirtpath. There isnothingmuchelse whichprovidesusanycluesto the
setting. We alsofurtherintothe cliphearthe soundof manyfootstepsall moving
together,Ibelievethatthisisa battle andit isthe soundof bothoppositions
chargingintobattle.
The footstepswould’ve beenmade usingeither
Foleyartistryortheycouldhave beenrecordedin
a studioas theyare veryhighqualityandthere
are no ambientnoisesinthe background.The
soundsof the charging army could’ve beenmade
usingFoleyartistryandlayeringalotof footsteps
togetherorit could’ve beenmade usingfield
recording.
Mood There isa veryintense musicwhichcontinuouslygetlouderandlouderasthe cut
sequence continues.Alsothe twocharacters talkingInthiscut sequence bothhave
a anger intheirvoices,finallythe soundof the swordscollidingandthe gruntsat the
endtell usthat thisgame must have fightinginit.
The music would’vebeencreatedusingan
electrical instrumentintoaMIDI controllerasthe
soundisnot acousticand more than likely
wouldn’thave beenmade usinganacoustic
orchestra.
Game genre I Thinkthat thisgame is a role playinggame asthe characters inthis are from the
lore of the lordof the rings. Alsothe game directlyrelatestothe series. We canhear
the voice of Gollumand Sauroninthe background.
The voiceswe hearin the backgroundwould’ve
beenrecordedina studioandthenedited,
possiblyusingaMIDI soundboardastheysound
fadedandfar away yettheystill are loud.
Narrative The characters in thisgame are discussingwhoone of themasone of themisa
wraith(a ghost) andthe otherisa man. The wraithdoesnot knowof hisoriginal
name and the two charactersboth soundangryas we can hearit intheirvoices.
The voicesof the characterswoulddefinitelyhave
beenrecordedina studioenvironmentasthey
are clearand would’ve beendone byvoice actors.