Sound Design: The Expressive Power
of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in
Cinema by David Sonnenschein
An In-Depth Study Of Sound
With sound becoming more important in cinema exhibition and DVD
release, Sound Design offers user-friendly knowledge and stimulating
exercises to help compose a story, develop characters and create
emotion through skillful creation of the sound track. Psychoacoustics,
music theory, voice study and analysis of well-known films expand
perception, imagination and the musical skills of the reader.
Psychoacoustics, music theory, and voice study are covered through the
detailed analysis of well-known films, to expand perception, imagination
and the musical skills of the reader. KEY FEATURES:
* Understand the importance and significance of the soundtrack
* Learn how to place a musical piece within a film

* Exercises included to improve story composition, and character
development when creating/choosing a soundtrack
Personal Review: Sound Design: The Expressive Power of
Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema by David
Sonnenschein
If you're looking for a book that can tell you how to take a couple of rocks
and bang them against something to make the sound of an alien walking,
this isn't the book for you. What it is, however, is something much much
better: a study of sound, it's components, it's affects and effects and just
how to use it, or not.
From the physical affects of sound not only on the ear, but on the body and
the psyche, to how sound can help (or even destroy) the story you're trying
to tell, Sonnenschein covers it all. He delves into what can compel and
repel; what can cause comfort and debilitating dread.
He explains why subtle sounds that we don't even know we're hearing
have an affect on us and what happens when the constant use of the
same sounds is counterproductive to what we're trying to achieve.
He shows how to work with producers and directors, how to find the voice
of a story and how to bring your own unique input to the project at hand.
I work daily in audio drama, where sound is the only way to convey a story.
There are no visuals like a shadow to let you know the villain is waiting
around the corner for the hero. Although this book is geared more towards
the filmmaker, I think it's a perfect book for anyone involved in the arts, be
it film, stage, audio or multi-disciplines.
Sable Jak
Sebastian T Sweet Productions
Full-cast audio drama
Author: Writing the Fantasy Film
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