The document provides an analysis of sounds from the game Wolfenstein: The New Order. It describes sounds that establish setting, mood, game genre, and narrative. For each category, it clearly states the production techniques used to create the specific soundtrack elements. These include using editing software to modify recorded sounds, field recording and studio recording of sounds like saws and screams, and editing recorded dialogue in a studio booth.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title WOLFENSTEIN: THE NEW ORDER (20:28 – 23:30)
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
The soundsof a trash compactor followedbysoundsof strugglingandmovement
againsta mettle floor andlatera soundof torcher
Most of these soundswill have beenmade using
software like reaperbutbefore thattheywillhave
takensimilarsoundandrecordthemand change
themto soundlike whattheydid
Mood
There isa heavyringinginthe earsof you character a verydark eerie fellingmade
by the screechingandsquealinginthe background
More than likelytheywill have takenasoundthat
soundssimilartothisanduse editingsoftwere to
buildthe ringingsoundtheyneed
Game genre
The scene usesa veryselectgroupof soundlike a sawand painful screamsthis
reallyhelpportrayafeel of horror
The saw and the screamingwill have bee both
fieldrecodedandstudiorecodedplussome minor
editingtoimprove the soundtomake them there
bestpossible sound
Narrative
The speakingisquietandcalmbut witha feel of doomthe maincharacter and the
enemyare bothverycalm and meanwithwhattheysay the youngprivate is
differenthe soundpanicandscared
All the talkingwill have beenrecordedinastudio
boothand theneditedandcleanedupbefore
gettingscriptedintothe game

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games