LO1

Learning Outcome One

Evidence of my understanding of Sound track and the moving image:

My YouTube video presentation on soundtrack and the moving image was reinforced by information and reserach I found which is shown below.

Film theme songs analysed

James bond opening theme tune:

 The James bond opening theme tune is a tradition is always the same for every bond film, even the new ones. After the opening theme tune a different song for the specific bond film usually starts but I am only analysing the opening bond theme tune.

The tempo of the song at the beginning starts of very slowly at first. It gradually increases until when the bond avatar steps into the barrel (circle) and fires his gun. After that a mass of instruments start playing at higher tempo and higher volume, this is when I as the audience feel a rush of adrenaline.

The main musical instruments that are used in this famous theme tune are trombones, trumpets, saxophones (alto Saxes for sure, and tenors and baritones), and a bass guitar.

There is only one sound effect that is used in the bond theme song and that is the gunshot that is fired by the 007 avatar just before the major musical instruments kick in.

The lord of the rings: The great battle, arrival of Rohan song

This is by far my favourite film song. The reason being that it is so dramatic and it is brilliantly timed in the film.

The song starts just when Gondor is about to lose the fight against the orcs when suddenly the first major SFX appears which is the Rohan trumpets sounding. The Rohan army is on top of a hill about to charge down on the orcs. The leader of Rohan starts giving a speech which is when the low volume and tempo song starts with violins and trumpets being the main instruments.

The tempo and amount of instruments playing suddenly increases when the army charges down towards the orcs, this builds suspense with the audience. The song reaches the max of its tempo and volume just before both army’s clash with each other.

Blackhawk down trailer sound analysis

 

The instruments/ sounds/ SFX i can hear are:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Allot of speech is included in the trailer

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->At beginning there is music being played which becomes louder throughout the trailer.

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->The rest is mainly SFX such as gunshots, helicopter noises, jeep noises, screams, typical warfare noises.

Describe what the music at the beginning sounded like?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->It started with a vocal song with people huming some arabic tune, was very downbeat, then drums came into it halfway through trailer and song became upbeat and the tempo of the music kept increasing right untill the end of the trailer.

Give reasons why you think the SFX/ music goes well with the visuals of the trailer:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->The Arabic music was good because it was based on a war going on in a foreign country Iraq or Afghanistan perhaps?

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->The gunshots and other SFX obviously fitted in well with visuals of when you saw a gun being fired you could hear the gunshot too in the background of the music.

The Simpson theme tune

The instruments/ sounds and SFX i can hear are:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Homer sfx when he goes "doghh" and "aghh".

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Harp

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Saw cutting

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Car honk

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Birds

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Choir sounds

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->burp

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->school bell

There are lot of different musical instruments or voices put into the soundtrack such as...

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Choir

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Trumpets

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Harp

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Saxaphone

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Drums

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Percussion

The two main reasons that I think the music fits with the visual sequence is the massive contrasts and the Juxta position.

Jaws

The instruments, sounds and SFX i can hear are...

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Splashing

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Screams of adults, children male and female

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->The jaws song which plays whenever an attack is about to take place (the main instrument is the tuba with the keys E and F used mostly)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->seagulls

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->wind

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->wave sounds

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->There is allot more sounds in the scene but is hard to hear them all with the panic going on.

The music is simple but effective, the tuba instrument starts quiet with a low tempo and gradually gets louder and a faster tempo which gives the audience the feeling that the shark attack is getting closer and closer to happening. Very effective music put into a brilliant film.

Understanding the relationship between sound and picture

Moving image production

Film: emotive music in film, soundtrack and theme tunes.

Animation: cartoon and cgi.

TV: theme tunes

Underscore: for example when jaws is about to kill it plays a scary soundtrack that builds up tension with the viewer.

Diegetic sound: the opposite is non- diegetic or extra- diegetic.

Use of sound in websites:

Sound apps: used on smartphones such as iPhones.

Game: game soundracks, game sound effects such as explosions and gunshots

Adverts: indents, emotional adverts for charity and soundtrack.

Soundtrack

Instrumental:

Genres of music: pop, punk, rock, classical, dubstep, R&B, D&B and ect…

Ambient:

Foley:

Dialogue:

Natural sound:

Rhetorical:

Audio book (kindle): sound effects

Instrumental:

Soundtrack production

Avoid using music that has already been made:

Creative skills:

Use your imagination:

Basic I.T skills:

Understanding your environment:

Knowledge of software:

Knowing of places to record:

Microphone:

Analysing Music/ Musical ingredients...

Instrumentation: The composition or arrangement of music for instruments; orchestration

Tempo: The speed at which a musical composition is, or is supposed to be, performed: it is indicated by such notations as allegro, andante, etc. or by reference to metronome timing

Dynamics: The effect of varying degrees of loudness or softness in the performance of music

Rhythm: Rhythm is a recurring movement of sound or speech

Melody: A sequence of single tones, usually in the same key or mode, to produce a rhythmic whole; often, a tune, air, or song

Texture: The melodic and harmonic relationships of musical materials

Harmony/Keys:A system of related notes or tones based on and named after a certain note (keynote, tonic) and forming a given scale; tonality

Structure: The layout of a music pattern, for example where the keys for the piano song are placed.

Sfx: sound effects, eg bangs and crashes to add effects/SFX to the song