Screen and Sound Task 1
(1) Braam Task - https://soundcloud.com/samb03/action-film-1-braam
This first task was an attempt at recreating the ‘Braam’ sound used by Hans Zimmer. I began by making a THX-esque bass synth by using automations to make the gliding filter effect. I then added some tremolo strings to give a suspenseful unease to the character of the track with then the pulse of a stomping percussion and timpani to accompany. The ‘Braam’ then transitions through to the next section comprised of a french horn and trombone with an emphasised snarl using distortion and reverb.
(2) Fingerprint Task - https://soundcloud.com/samb03/braam-task-2-bnce
For this piece I wanted to make more of an atmospheric soundscape of airy synths to contrast the intense instrumentation of the ‘Braam’ task. To accompany the airy synths I wanted something to hold it together but keeping a cool, loose rhythm so I used a swung rhythm. I wanted it to sound reminiscient of an old jazz dancehall I tried to create some ambience using a lot of reverb, muffling it slightly filters and then using the iZotope vinyl plug in to add some age to the sound of the audio. I wanted the ‘fingerprint’ type idea to be very bold and obvious in the sound so I used a marimba and eastern string synths to cut through the muffled, depths sound of the accompaniment. To blend the transitions I used a reversed bounce of a heavily reverberated recording of the ‘fingerprint’ to bring the motif into light in the mix.
