Metropolis Mix
Project information
The machinary used for transferring Maria's mind.
I was given a short clip from the silent film Metropolis, which from what I gather seems to be about a scientist who brings a cyberwoman to life.
I used Audacity, Logic Pro 8 and various sounds from the FreeSound Project to compose a soundtrack for the clip. I chose to use some realistic and some exagurated sound effects for the machinary. I also wrote a simple music score, which plays over the top of the other sounds.
The clip starts off with Maria, a young woman unconsious (or dead?) with some electronic snoring noises. The electronic music is quite neutral at this point - just setting the scene.
The scientist gradually moves through different interfaces until he starts to get more excited and rushed, which the score reflects by building momentum and sounding some interesting electronic effects.
At the climax before he is about to start the main tranfer process, the scientist takes a moment to gaze upon Maria and concentrate on what he needs to do next. The music turns emotional and quite distant at this point and gradually fades out to nothing before the video clip ends.
The scientist takes a breath before he starts the transfer process.
This small project was aired along with other student's versions during one of my lectures. The aim was to show the module leader what we were capable of before we got more involved with the module.
Downloads
- MetroMix (Quicktime Movie, 40Mb, 1m46s)
Project blog
Metropolis Mix uploaded
11th November 2007
The Sound Practice module is one of my favourites this year. It's all about creating weird and wonderful sounds and different ways to interact with computers to create sound.
The first project I was given was to write a sound/music score to a short clip from the silent film Metropolis. I used Logic Pro 8 to compose and piece together the soundscape.
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Lewis:
18th November 2007
I've watched this film. It was absolutley incredible for its time in 1927.
its a bit of a drag though, since it is a silent movie. I love the soundtrack that you added. nice work.