I thought that this soundscape was a perfect representation of guilt. For the Gestalt principles, i saw figure and ground as being the most evident. In the figure for most of it, you had the water splashing, and other water noises. You also had the heartbeat going. Then in the ground, there was just the music playing, which was actually kind of creeping sounding. For continuations throughout the soundscape, I would definitely have to go with the main music, and the heartbeat. The heartbeat and the music were both continued throughout the majority of the entire thing, and combined, they just sound overly creepy, and kind of sad. For representation of space, you had movement by the sounds going from one side to the other, as well as the sounds of the water. The sound of the heartbeat made the whole thing seemed like a very enclosed space. It almost sounded like what it would be like if you were in a guilty person’s thoughts, and there was music playing in the background. The heart was just one constant beat, that was creepy and powerful, and probably my favorite part. The entire soundscape was erie, and dark, and wonderfully done and put together.
This soundscape from the beginning adds space from the beginning by giving the song depth. It adds different sounds onto each other, one after another. There is also a directionality given with each sound. Some of the sounds are focused into one ear and the others in the other. Each sound also seems to have a different volume. Some are louder, while others fade into the back, which gives the song even more direction depth to the song. The sounds that stand out the most are the different acoustics played, the heartbeat, and the water. All of these gave more of a depth to the song because each added a layer.
There is also an illusion created in this song from the different sounds. Almost none of the sounds played were ever shown in the pictures. At the beginning there is almost an extraterrestrial sound that seems to go along with the picture. When the picture changes to a woman crying bubbles are sounded. When a tornado seems to be coming the sound of something bad is played through violins, and with the women floating in the water the listener will hear bubbles again but this time with a heartbeat. All of these sounds made each of the pictures more lifelike.
Right away you can see the representation of space. The movement of the sounds from one speaker to the next is present throughout and I love how the different layers of sounds creates different depths through the song. For the representation of time you definitely get this sense that different things are happening at once like your hearing different events, especially with the help of the images it almost feels like you're hearing one event at one time and seeing another.
Good soundscape and a pretty interesting take on how to portray "guilt" musically. Admittedly I really had no clue on what this could have been when you originally showed it in class, but after finding out what it was meant to be for, it makes a lot of sense.
Like the contrast between the darker elements and the more neutral sounds, along with the ambient whams which just sound great overall. Like the concept of almost an ersatz happiness on the surface with darker intentions brooding underneath. Really great overall presentation.
I thought that this soundscape was a perfect representation of guilt. For the Gestalt principles, i saw figure and ground as being the most evident. In the figure for most of it, you had the water splashing, and other water noises. You also had the heartbeat going. Then in the ground, there was just the music playing, which was actually kind of creeping sounding. For continuations throughout the soundscape, I would definitely have to go with the main music, and the heartbeat. The heartbeat and the music were both continued throughout the majority of the entire thing, and combined, they just sound overly creepy, and kind of sad. For representation of space, you had movement by the sounds going from one side to the other, as well as the sounds of the water. The sound of the heartbeat made the whole thing seemed like a very enclosed space. It almost sounded like what it would be like if you were in a guilty person’s thoughts, and there was music playing in the background. The heart was just one constant beat, that was creepy and powerful, and probably my favorite part. The entire soundscape was erie, and dark, and wonderfully done and put together.
ReplyDeleteThis soundscape from the beginning adds space from the beginning by giving the song depth. It adds different sounds onto each other, one after another. There is also a directionality given with each sound. Some of the sounds are focused into one ear and the others in the other. Each sound also seems to have a different volume. Some are louder, while others fade into the back, which gives the song even more direction depth to the song. The sounds that stand out the most are the different acoustics played, the heartbeat, and the water. All of these gave more of a depth to the song because each added a layer.
ReplyDeleteThere is also an illusion created in this song from the different sounds. Almost none of the sounds played were ever shown in the pictures. At the beginning there is almost an extraterrestrial sound that seems to go along with the picture. When the picture changes to a woman crying bubbles are sounded. When a tornado seems to be coming the sound of something bad is played through violins, and with the women floating in the water the listener will hear bubbles again but this time with a heartbeat. All of these sounds made each of the pictures more lifelike.
Right away you can see the representation of space. The movement of the sounds from one speaker to the next is present throughout and I love how the different layers of sounds creates different depths through the song. For the representation of time you definitely get this sense that different things are happening at once like your hearing different events, especially with the help of the images it almost feels like you're hearing one event at one time and seeing another.
ReplyDeleteGood soundscape and a pretty interesting take on how to portray "guilt" musically. Admittedly I really had no clue on what this could have been when you originally showed it in class, but after finding out what it was meant to be for, it makes a lot of sense.
ReplyDeleteLike the contrast between the darker elements and the more neutral sounds, along with the ambient whams which just sound great overall. Like the concept of almost an ersatz happiness on the surface with darker intentions brooding underneath. Really great overall presentation.