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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 maincharacter attempttomake theirwaythroughan abandoned
powerplant.Howeveritturnsoutthat it wasoccupiedbyothersurvivorswho
aren't all that friendlytopeople theydon'tknow.
As the scene begins, acharacterseemstobe
opening upa gate.I suspectthat thissoundeffect
was createdusingFoleyartistusingatool to grind
againsta piece of metal.
I alsonoticedthata character movesaround0:07-
0:09 Youcan hearsquishy footsteps.Thiseffect
seemstohave beenaddedinafterwards.
Mood The mood isfairlyintense inthisscene withgunsclickingthiscouldendbadly.
The mood shiftsonce it'srevealedthatone of the survivorsnotonlyknowsJoel one
of the characters, but ishisbrother.The mood soonlightens.
instantly the moodisbeingsetbythe tone of the
music.The tune is subduedandweary,itgivesan
impressionthatthe charactersare in a dangerous
situation.
At 0:38 thistone makesa suddenshift againas
the it becomesmore enlightened the beat
chance.Thisallowsthe playertofeel more at
ease withthe situationandencouragesalonging
happinessasthese twobrothersfinallyreunite
aftersuch harshtimesapart.
Game genre Action-Adventure,Survival-Horror As an action-Adventuregame,thisgame isfull of
explosionsandgunfire whichcanall typicallybe
createdfairlysimplyviaaFoleyartist.
The game isfull of soundswhichare createdina

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
varietyof ways.Musical scoreswhichare created
by musicians instudioandvoice actingproduced
withinasoundbooth,not to mentionall the
environmental soundswhichcouldalsohave been
producedvialive recordingsof nature it'sself in
action.
Narrative Setin a post-apocalypticworld,aSmugglercalledJoelattemptstogetEllie,a
secretive younggirl acrossthe Unitedstates tosave the world.
The Last of Us isdrivenbya strong narrative
whichrequiresawide emotional range fromit's
voice actors as well asan accurate soundtrack to
helpsetthe emotional moodof the worldthe
playerwill inhabitthroughoutthe course of the
game.