1. How you think the sound in your chosen example has been produced (production techniques) 2. What post-production techniques have been used to create the soundtrack (using subject specific

terminology) 3. How the sound design of your chosen examples might enhance the gaming experience for audiences

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoMie9YGKjM

Shadow Of The Colossus.

1. The track is from a soundtrack of a game called Shadow Of The Colossus. The game was a

fantasy/adventure game. I think to create the track they will of used a studio recording of an

orchestra with such instruments as violins and some brass instruments like trumpets. There is also

some voice recordings of what seems to be a women choir which appears after 1:05 into the track.

This will have also been done in a studio. Before the fight though there is hardly any sound just the

sound of foot steeps and the environment for example wind there quite ambient sounds which will

have been made in a studio these sounds build the tension. Then when you fight the boss the

soundtrack kicks in. All the sounds like the character pulling his sword out and the wind as the bird

flees and the player is on its back will all have been made in a studio. This adds to the battle and

makes it feel more epic and real.

2. For the post-production of the track I think they may have layered some of the instruments like

violin and trumpets over each other and the little parts where instruments like drums and a quick

drop from a violin will of been layered in aswell. I think that the choir was layered over the

instruments for the chorus as well. I also think echo may have been used on some of the instruments

and the choir. I also think some instruments will have been louder to create a more tense and

stimulating.

3. I think that this track suites the theme, genre and target audience which will be adventure and

fantasy fans of the game perfectly. The song is played when you’re fighting a huge boss on the game

which you have to climb up and scale as it fly’s around. The music gives the fight atmosphere and

makes it so tense and epic. It makes you feel that you truly are in a epic battle with a huge monster

and has you on the edge of your seat wanting to kill the boss.. It really draws you into the battle

without this song in the boss battle the fight would probably seem lifeless and all the tension and

sheer greatness which the song implies will be lost. That is exactly why the song is perfect for this

game and genre because it draws you into a fantasy world which isn’t really when this song plays

and your playing the game it’s like you are fighting this boss. After all is said and done though and

you have killed the colossus you feel sorry for them and feel sympathy towards them.