P2: Describe how the sound elements are produced
Theme Music
When it comes to thinking of your favourite TV shows and Movies, the theme song and intros are always one of the first things that come into mind. Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game, or movie and is usually played during the intro, opening credits, and/or ending credits. ... The purpose of a theme song is often similar to that of a leitmotif: (a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation) here are a few examples below.
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I did some research on the Star was opening. The famous composer's name is John Williams. Star Wars' main theme is a 1977 instrumental hit single composed and conducted by John Williams. It was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The track became a hit in the United States and Canada during the fall of that year. The composition draws influence from Erich Wolfgang Korngold's score for the 1942 film “Kings Row"
The main Star Wars theme and the entire Star Wars soundtrack in general, is created using an orchestra and composition of the orchestra to create, emotion rather than simple melodies and themes that repeat themselves.
When it came to looking for a good file format that professional music creators use in real productions, i could not find any information on it, so i shall use a '.wav' file since they are easy to access and are popular with all software.
The main Star Wars theme and the entire Star Wars soundtrack in general, is created using an orchestra and composition of the orchestra to create, emotion rather than simple melodies and themes that repeat themselves.
When it came to looking for a good file format that professional music creators use in real productions, i could not find any information on it, so i shall use a '.wav' file since they are easy to access and are popular with all software.
Incidental Music
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The incidental music is the background music of a film and TV show. The incidental music has a lot of purpose in a production. While the themes do not stand on their own, they add to the scene in some way. They can be to add the tension, emotion and action of a scene. Or can just set the mood for the current and the next scenes. Without the background music, the scene would not be the same.
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While most composers would settle for less, John Williams makes sure he doesn't waste a second of music, especially when it comes to the great themes of Star Wars that he brought to life. The themes in the star wars trilogy were heavily influenced on old classical giants such as: Gustav Holst's Mars (The Planets), Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Richard Wagner's The Rings Cycle.
All of the themes were made using a large orchestra composed by the legendary music writer John Williams. The main purpose of the themes is to convey emotion, especially in the original trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi). They help to tell the story, for that is the true purpose of the space opera's themes, considering thats how Star Wars got its nickname as a space opera.
All of the themes were made using a large orchestra composed by the legendary music writer John Williams. The main purpose of the themes is to convey emotion, especially in the original trilogy (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi). They help to tell the story, for that is the true purpose of the space opera's themes, considering thats how Star Wars got its nickname as a space opera.
Equipment that would be needed to create a theme and incidental music would be:
- Instruments
- Soundproof room
- Foley equipment (Everyday objects to make sounds with)
- Computer setup with soundboards
- Correct and professional software
- Microphones
Foley
Foley is the process in which everyday sounds are recreated using objects and different methods, such as the frying of bacon on a grill to recreate the sound of heavy rain. These sounds are then added to film, TV and even radio. These sounds are created once the scene has been made so that the Foley Artists can get an idea of what the scene looks like and therefore what the sound should be like. They are then added to the scene in post production to enhance the quality of the audio.
Below is a video of a Foley artist talking about foley and how it is created, and used within the media productions.
Below is a video of a Foley artist talking about foley and how it is created, and used within the media productions.
ADR
ADR stands for Automated Dialogue Replacement. This is the process of re-recording dialogue by the original actor after the filming process to improve audio quality or reflect dialogue changes (also known as "looping" or a "looping session.")
Automated Dialogue Replacement can be done in 2 different ways, inside the studio, where the actor watches the footage and dubs over the original speech in sync with the scene, or outside the studio, this can be done by having the actor in an interview or a retake of the scene with a microphone wired onto them.
Automated Dialogue Replacement can be done in 2 different ways, inside the studio, where the actor watches the footage and dubs over the original speech in sync with the scene, or outside the studio, this can be done by having the actor in an interview or a retake of the scene with a microphone wired onto them.
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Wild Tracks
A wild track is a sound recording, separate to the recorded visuals. These are recorded as backups for the audio in case the microphones fail, or capture some undesirable sound that the editors are unable to remove. Wild tracks are recorded throughout the filming process and are synced up to the visuals later on during post production.
Ambient Sound
Ambient sound is crucial to set the scene, it is all the sound you would normally hear in the scene shown in the visuals, for example a city would have vehicles, construction, people, crowd noises, aeroplane ambience etc. And a forest would have wind, birds tweeting and animal sounds, possible rushing of river water etc.
Voiceovers
Voiceovers are a form of narration. They are the unseen voice in something that is not actually with the things in the scene, but instead recorded separately and used to tell the audience members what is going on etc. They can be used for context, to tell us what the audience is thinking etc.
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Scripted speech
Scripted speech is what is written and read before filming, or before a performance. It is the lines in which an actor must rehearse and memorise before the time to record so the scene can function correctly. The actors themselves do not need to know the whole scene. Only their lines.
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