Sound in Media Products
Sound in Movies
Duel Of The Fates- Star Wars
This is the final fight scene in Star Wars The Phantom Menace. The Purpose of the music in Duel Of The Fates is to entertain their audience who are watching the scene as it is the main and last fight scene we get in the movie.
The type of sounds we hear in Duel of the Fates starts with their singers singing in harmony at a high pitch to build up suspense in that scene. Then we get a build up of a brass instrument either a trumpet or trombone to then having the melody slowly build up in tempo and volume. The combination of the instruments and the people singing creates an action packed tension throughout the rest of the film to keep their audience drawn to the film. The sound contributes to the fight scene in the film as the actors don't speak at all in the fight as its all sound of the music being played and sound of lightsabers clashing in the fight.
Sound in Video Games
D-Day Call of Duty WWII
This is the opening scene in the Call of Duty WWII campaign. The Purpose of the sound in Call of Duty WWII was to make the D-Day event as real as possible. Without even seeing the screen we can hear the sound of rain and sounds of explosions which already gives us an unsettling atmosphere right at the start. Also, we hear dialogue from a solider talking to the main character. The words he said was "hey, I wish I was coming home to her", which gives us the impression that there is an uncertainty that they will make it out. Not even a minute into the game we hear guns being fired, along with bullets flying past us, to then hearing the sound of soldiers shouting and the connection of bullets on the metal boats. As soon as the boat arrives to Normandy we can hear a boat collide with our boat knocking us down, as soon as the barrier opens we hear the sound of people being shot at around us. We then hear the sound of men shouting and screaming as Daniel runs further up the beach as explosions and guns fire around him.
Sound in Audio Visuals
Peter Kay John Smiths Advert
This is an advert for the beer company John Smiths.The purpose of the sound on the John Smiths advert is to inform and entertain. At the start of the advert we have a commentator announcing who is the first diver called Darren Croll from Australia. We then know instantly from these sounds that there is a professional diving contest happening. We hear the sound of the diver jumping of the spring board, and then hearing the sound of the diver splash into the water, which further confirms that it is a diving competition. The advert continues bringing swimmers up and doing their best flip on the board. Until we get to John Smith (Peter Kay) who performs a running bomb into the water with the crowd cheering for him.
Fictional TV Series
Peaky Blinders- Tommy Kills Micheal
In this scene of the final episode of the Peaky Blinders, we get a build up of suspense of this scene, as we can hear a choir singing, while each passing moment they get louder, till we hear a massive explosion from one of the cars. The scene then moves to Micheal who is sat in the bar waiting for the car to explode so he knows his plan is complete. We can still hear the flames from outside of the bar which tells us that the event took place close to where Micheal is. However, the words "It's over " creates an atmosphere of relief for Micheal as he thinks he has killed Thomas Shelby. However, during the following scene we hear the use of a horn being echoed which can tell an audience something is coming, as these horns were used during the beginning of a battle during the Viking eras. We can then hear Thomas draw out his gun as the sound of the gun being loaded can be distinctively heard. When Thomas and Micheal stand face to face with each other more suspenseful music begins playing to keep the audience watching what is about to happen. The sound of the fires in the background also adds to this scene. After the argument between over Thomas and Micheal, Thomas's final words in this scene is " She still visits me in my dreams, She'll visit me no more" before firing his pistol into Michael's eye killing him instantly, marking the end of his nightmares.
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