Task 1 compare and
contrast
The two games I will be comparing are
The
last of us: this was composed by Gustavo Santaolalla a well-known composer who’s
no slouch who’s Latin American
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y97u-U0nvJM
Little big planet dead heat: this sound track was created by
Barry Adamson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRHZ0g94SoQ
Compare:
They both have been created by a professional composer
They both use blue ray DVD because the games have more memory
so they music and graphics will be compressed
They both don’t use much Foley in there pieces of music
They’re both well-known artists and have featured in many
things before
Both of the tracks use timbre however not much but the last
of us uses more than dead heat does
Both of these composers will have been given a contract to
sign as it will be a big game so Sony doesn’t want Gustavo walking out half way
through the job so they will need/want to make them sign contracts
Both artists are well known for example Gustavo santaaolalla
has also made sound tracks like can dry leaves help us and Barry Adamson has
made Mr Eddy theme
This is the wave length of the last of us sound track I
downloaded it from YouTube and put it in audacity then print screened for the
wavelength
The last of us
Dead Heat
This is the little
big planet dead heat wavelength I found it the same way on YouTube and
downloaded it from YouTube downloaded this is legal
Contrast
As you can see the last of us music is much louder and the
waves are varied however dead heat is more quiet and mostly the same sound with
no main chorus.
The last of us gives off an A old spaghetti Weston film vibe
because of the sound track which fits in very well, a scene in the last of us
plays the Weston music where the main protagonists are on horseback and it
appears that there is an old ranch behind them. The little big planet sound
track is way more jolly and upbeat which is almost a complete atmosphere
changer the last of us immerses you however dead heat is more of a fun theme
and it will incise you in to play more.
As you can see by the wavelength it is a relative length.
You as the player can feel different emotions while playing
these games and the music created adds to that tension and atmosphere and the
two producers did this very well in there game.
Task 2 principles
of sound production
Little big planet has less timbre that the last of us. The
last of us uses an old Weston guitar theme to set the scene and you can hear it
throughout the song, little big planet on the other hand doesn’t use as many
instruments it is all man made sounds which do fit very well together.
