This document provides an analysis of the soundtrack used in a cutscene from the video game GTA 5. The cutscene takes place at night in a cemetery in North Yankton, USA, where the character Trevor Phillips is digging up a grave looking for money. The soundtrack is described as a computer-generated sound meant to create tension and make the cemetery feel eerie. It is a long, droning horn-like sound. This sound successfully sets the mood and fits the action-adventure genre of the game by adding to the dangerous and upsetting vibe. The narrative of the cutscene involves Trevor discovering that his friend Michael is actually dead, not hiding money as he suspected.

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Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title
GTA 5
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
This scene is based in the USA in a place named North Yankton. The weather is very
cold as it is snowing and the roads are icy. This scene takes place inside a cemetery
during night time.
The soundtrack I believe is a computer generated
sound to give the felling of tension and eeriness.
This has been added as this cut scene is based in a
grave yard and one of the characters is digging up
a grave.
Mood
The mood seems to create tension as Trevor is digging up a grave because he thinks
his friend Michael is hiding something from him e.g. Money in the grave. I believe
that the soundtrack used is a computer generated sound to make the area e.g. the
cemetery, feel eerie. The sound is like a boat horn which goes on for a while.
The computer generated sound creates a vibe
mood towards the player and from this tension is
created.
Game genre
This game to me seems like an action adventure e.g. you get to adventure life in Los
Santos as a maniac, a gang member or a retired bank robber. Also. This game is a
third person shooting game.
Furthermore this soundtrack for this cut scene
works very well towards the game genre as it
glorifies the style of the game e.g. a dangerous
upsetting lifestyle in which some of the characters
suffer.
Narrative
During this cut scene a guy name Trevor Phillips is digging up a grave expecting
there to be money hidden their by his friend Michael De Santa. Instead Trevor finds
Overall, the soundtrack used seems perfect for
the cut scene as it creates an urge to see whats in

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
the remains of his friend who was killed during a shootout with the police at the
start of the story.
Gta 5 best emotional cutscene
the grave.