Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Lord of The Rings Sountrack Deconstruction





The score was used during the preparation for the battle scene to create tension, it starts of slow and unnerving but as the horses start running the instruments change to stringed instruments making the scene have a sadness to it as the audience know that they are running to there deaths. The sound of the instruments increase and become more intense as the danger gets closer, including loud drums beats.

The ADR was used when the leader of battle was giving a speech to the other warriors to make the sound a lot more clearer as there is a lot of open space that he was riding up and down on his horse which would have lost the sound.

The sound design was used for the troll and the dragon sounds to make them sound more realistic, with the trolls it sounds like they have used animal snorts such as pigs to make them seem disgusting and more fierce.

The foley was used to create the marching of the horses; the sound of the horses footsteps as they were coming over the hills was exaggerated to make the scene more intense and the warriors sound more important.

The ambiance was used to create the extra sounds in the background; for example the wind other than making the scene have a more realistic feeling it was used when the battlefeild went silent which gives the scene a discomforting and uneasy feel to it.


Tuesday, 24 September 2013

The elements of a soundtrack

1) What is a film scored and why is it used?
A film score is the music that is written for a film, it is used give across a certain feeling to the audience using an original sound.

2) What are Foley sound effects and why are they used?
Foley sound effects are noises in the film that are made by people and they are sounds of real things, they are used to make the sounds in the film clearer and more realistic so that it stands out.

3) What is ADR and why is it used?
ADR is where the dialogue in the film is replaced by the actors repeating everything said in a movie; in a soundbooth and putting it back in. It is used to make the voices louder and clearer so the audience can hear it better.

4) What is the art of sound design?
Sound design is where sounds are created for things that don't really exist in a movie, so a sound has to be invented.