I guess my blog entries detail everything i've done in order over the past semester, but I will summarise what I can.
The project has allowed me a lot of freedom in terms of creating a sound design piece, so I have taken a personal approach by focusing on using musical elements. In my very first blog entry, I noted examples of what kind of pieces I liked, and were inspired by. Many of these pieces had a very soothing, ethereal touch, as they were constructed by genuine instruments - as opposed to sounding very digital. Being a musician my self, I appreciated the authentic sounds that instruments created, so I wanted to include this in my work. To begin with, I recorded some friends on the piano and cello (individually) to play a somewhat elegant piece that I had co-composed with them and directed them. To keep the style consistent, I recorded some rain and water droplets, to create a calming feel that would flow nicely with the piano and cello combination. The cello was recorded note by note in the same scale as the piano, so this was then taken into post production and puzzled together so that they would harmonise. In the second half of the semester, I decided to continue working on this piece, in attempt to create a greater version. To do this, I added in more instruments, so that it would still have the same feel that I was aiming for, but would sound very grand. Adding more instruments would also give it more of an orchestral vibe. Orchestras control their dynamics based on the amount of musicians playing the same instrument at once. E.g, having 20 violinists would create a louder sound than one. So by having a range of instruments, I was able to control the dynamics of things traditionally, as opposed to altering it through post production. Even though I could have easily altered this in post, I wanted to try and keep things authentic as I could, as stated earlier. In terms of using new instruments in the piece, I had originally recorded the piano melody through a MIDI, so I was able to use a range of presets and have a number of different instruments play the exact same melody. I then chopped these all up in post so that they would fit accordingly. Overall I'm happy with what i've accomplished, as you can clearly hear the authentic instruments, yet it still has a sparkle of digitised sounds to enhance certain areas.
Screen shot of edit session of final sound work:
Final Graphic Score:
(Note: Please listen with Headphones)
Click to listen - 30 Second Challenge:
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