Music in Video Games

Because of his constant use of imagery, Poe is able to create suspense in his writing. An excerpt from Edgar Poe’s story The Tell-Tale Heart states, “It was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe” (Poe 82). In the story, Poe uses descriptive words which can make the reader experience what is happening. “…the low, stifled sound…” gives the reader an inclination that something bad is about to happen. A part of Poe’s short story The Tell-Tale Heart says, “It was a low, dull, quick sound—much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton. I gasped for breath—and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly, more vehemently; but the noise steadily increased” (Poe 84). Yet again, Poe has created a sense of suspense by using words one would be able to experience. “A low, dull, quick sound” is imaginable as well as a little frightening to the reader. Poe uses imagery in his stories to create suspense by involving the reader in his writing.

Wind instruments accompany drums to create an uncanny aura. The absence of sound effects until the girls reach the forest focuses the attention of the audience on the characters. Sound effects are introduced immediately after they set foot in the forest. This technique creates a contrast in the girls' mood - previously being sinister and silent,

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The use of music/sound annotate the mood and help create the feeling that Burton is trying to deliver to the audience. Burton adds tranquility to his films with non-diegetic sound in Edward Scissorhands. When Peg enters through the gates of a dark, sinister looking mansion, she unexpectedly finds herself in a beautiful garden with bushes that have creative and incredible designs. After Peg notices the decorative garden she is standing in, nice calming music plays in the background. The sound of the angelic and harmonious chorus relates to the peaceful and serene garden. The music notifies the audience that although the mansion looks terrifying, the beautiful garden indicates the contrast between the two. This gives the audience a sense of tranquility as Peg reaches the door. However, once Peg enters the mansion, Burton returns to the eerie and creepy non-diegetic sounds. The chorus begins to get louder while repeating the same beat to add tension and anticipation on what will happen to Peg. With the help of the piano, Burton establishes the new frightening mood after creating a cheerful mood. Peg’s adventure to the mansion is much more exciting for the audience, with the use of non-diegetic sound. Burton utilizes music/sound in Big Fish as well. When Edward takes a shortcut to Spectre through an odd looking path in the woods, Edward suddenly finds trouble along the way. Burton

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The suspenseful music also adds to the effect of fear. The suspenseful music heightens senses and anticipation of what is going to happen

In 1928 ground-breaking technology made it possible for movies to have sound. This revolutionized horror films because sound gave an extra dimension to terror. Noise built suspense and signaled the presence of a threat. (Wilson) Instead of a monster suddenly making an appearance without warning, music would signal that they were near. Growls, Snarls, footsteps, and screams allowed the audience members to feel like the victims of the movie.

Another example of diegetic sound used to create a tense atmosphere is when Andy first arrives to prison. We hear the inmates’ voices, whistling, screaming and banging the gates. This makes them seem mean and the scene tense and makes the viewer think that Andy has arrived to a dangerous and horrible place and that he could be in danger there. These sounds make us feel anxious for him about his new home because the inmates seem intense and mean.

The great age of program was at the time of the nineteenth century. Program music is the type of music that aims to evoke an image, or convey an impression of events. Program music is usually connected with stories, poems, ideas, or scenes. Program music has four types of manifestations: program symphony, tone/symphonic poem, concert overtures, incidental music.

First a video game composer writes evocative musical scores to video games including individual themes for each main character. To do this he or she will watch the game to see what?s happening onscreen and create music that brings up the appropriate emotions to match what?s happening in the game. For example Video Game Composer Chris Rickwood describes his daily job routine as ?Wake up, sync up computers with latest game builds, eat breakfast, create music and sound until lunch, eat lunch, feel drowsy and haphazardly work, read and respond to email, make sure my team is doing what they are supposed to, repeat.My company does everything audio for video games so my tasks vary from project management, composing, sound design and editing, voice directing, implementation, and general consulting. The people I work for are usually Game Designers, Producers, and Audio Directors.

Horror films are known for their ability to scare audiences, to get the audience’s hearts racing, their blood rushing. A good horror film will cause viewers to be on the edge of their seats and having their perception of reality distorted as they attempt to understand the unraveling plot of the horror film. The tone of the film aides in the amount of suspense that a horror film produces, since a much darker film will create a more suspenseful atmosphere than one that is more focused on campy monster makeup. But the tone of a film is determined by the sound of the film, or in other words, the score. Sound or music in a horror film, or the lack thereof, make the intense scenes and without the addition

There is an increasing mutual exchange as the synthetic and the human-made equally invades what we once thought of as natural. In electronic music, the human element that people input in their work is crucial to say the least. People provide the unpredictable pieces in their work to make it stand out from the rest. Most robotic or technologic generated music often is in the form of a pattern. Without human interface, electronic music, for the most part, is predictable. When electronic music is played without the human element, a sense of something that is missing usually occurs. Today, technological advances allow electronics to replace most of the human interactions. Now technology can mimic the sounds of non-electronic instruments. Instruments such as the flute, violin, and guitar are just some of these mimicked sounds that could be replaced. In this “genre” the human body is often held as a relatable tool. The audience notices the human element and realizes that they can create such works as well. Electronic music to some may feel that it is missing the human component in the normalized concept of seeing the artist. However, when developing the art itself, electronic music, whether it be in live performances, editing the material, or commercializing the music for use, the human element is still very prominent. The human component is implicated in music directly or indirectly.

I listen to the audio of the movie “Beauty and The Beast.” Having the topic being about sound, this type of movie would be an example, for there are more technical obligations to take care of than those of realistic movies. The movie is about a prince who was curse and turns into a beast, in which a woman has to fall in love with him in order for the curse to be lifted. Throughout this movie, there were many sounds effects including fairy dust sound that represent magic. Additional sound effects include swooshes and roars represent the sound of the beast. Other sound effects would be the thunder and rain, in which represent the darkness. In the beginning scene, the movie introduces Belle, and the village she lived in that’s filled with the sound effect of rooster crowing and birds flapping their wings, in which represents peacefulness accompany by happy singing. From watching Foley video, it shows how the Foley artist used a bundle of plants rubbing against each other to create thunder sound. Another example from the movie includes using a pair of boots to make the sound horses jogging.

In the long run, promote Human Music Interface as a complement for Hit Song Science to maximize the revenue earning capability of a song (by ensuring better listener penetration) that is marked as a winner by HSS.

In the long run, promote Human Music Interface as a complement for Hit Song Science to maximize the revenue earning capability of a song (by ensuring better listener penetration) that is marked as a winner by HSS.