The document provides analysis of sound elements in the Halo 3 soundtrack, including setting, mood, and genre. For the beginning of the sequence, the student describes an abandoned wasteland setting and feeling of needing to get ready for something big. Later, the music picks up to feel like a crowded place rushing to get somewhere, putting the player in a mood to rush through the game. The genre is identified as sci-fi/FPS, and no narrative is present in the sequence.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title
Halo 3
Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples that establish…
Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have
been used to create specific soundtrack elements
Setting
At the beginning of the sequence it sounds like you’re in an abandoned wasteland.
After a while the music picks up and it feels like you’re in a crowded place rushing to
get somewhere.
I think that multi track sequencing has been used
to create this part of the sequence
Mood
At the beginning of the sequence the music makes me feel like I need to get ready
for something big. After a while the sequence makes me want to rush through the
part of the game.
Game genre
The genre of the game is sci-fi / fps
Narrative
There is no narrative in any of the sequence