1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title The Last of Us
Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples of
sounds that establish…
Clearly state what production
technique(s) you think have been
used to create specific
soundtrack elements
Setting In thisscene the main character attemptstomake theirwaythrough an abandoned
powerplant.Howeveritturnsoutthat it wasoccupiedbyothersurvivorswho
aren't all that friendlytopeople theydon'tknow.
As the scene begins, acharacterseemstobe
openingup a gate.Possible Foleyartistryhere.
I alsonoticedthata character movesaround0:07-
0:09 Youcan hearsquishy footsteps.Hiseffect
was louderthanyou’dexpectmaybe itwasedited
afterwards.
Mood The mood isfairlyintense inthisscene withgunsclickingthis couldendbadly.
The mood shiftsonce it'srevealedthatone of the survivorsnotonlyknowsJoel one
of the characters, but ishisbrother.The mood soonlightens.
Instantly the moodisbeingsetbythe tone of the
music. Givesanimpressionthatthe characters are
inDanger
The tone makesa sudden change againasit
becomesmore upbeat.This letsthe playertofeel
more at ease withthe situationandencouragesa
longinghappinessas the brothers reunite after
such harshtimes awayfrom eachother.
Game genre Action-Adventure,Survival-Horror As an action-Adventuregame,thisgame isfull of
explosionsandgunfire whichcanall typicallybe
createdusingartist.
The gamessoundsand effects are createdina
varietyof ways.Musical instruments whichare
createdby musicians usinginstruments inastudio
2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
and voice actingproducedwithinasoundbooth,
not to mentionall the environmental sounds
whichcouldalsohave beenproducedvialive
recordingsof nature it'sself inaction.
Narrative Setin a post-apocalypticworld,aSmugglercalledJoelattemptstogetEllie,a
secretive younggirl acrossthe Unitedstates tosave the world.
The Last of Us isdrivenbya strong narrative
whichrequiresawide emotional range from its
voice actors as well asan accurate soundtrack to
helpsetthe emotional moodof the worldthe
playerwill inhabitthroughoutthe course of the
game.
