This document provides an analysis of the soundtrack for the video game Forza Horizon 2. It describes the setting as presenting cars and house music to create an exciting, adrenaline-filled mood. Specific production techniques are identified, including the use of a sound booth and pitch adjustment to create engine and drifting sounds. Audio editing software is noted as adjusting pitch and volume, with an ambient microphone capturing clear engine and drifting sounds. The game genre is identified as sport/racing/simulation based on the sounds of cars racing and drifting. Narrative and music are described as conveying the feeling of chase and racing through adrenaline.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title Forza Horizon 2
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 The setting is in the present as you can hear present cars being used, also it has
present house music being played in the background making the mood quite
exciting and giving you adrenaline.
I think that the production techniques used for
this cut scene is possibly a sound booth; pitch
adjustment to create the sounds off the cars
engines and drifting.
Mood At the beginning there is the sound of music making the mood quite exciting then
you can hear the sounds of car engines at 1:12and you can also hear the sounds of
the cars drifting keeping the mood the same.
I think audio editing software has been used to
adjust to the pitch and volume and an ambient
microphone at 1:13 there is the sound of car
engines and at 1:45 the sound off cars drifting.
Game genre Sport/Racing/Simulation, The game genre sounds like it’s an sport/racing game
because you can hear cars racing and drifting around.
The sound is clear and a quality ambient
microphone was used for the sounds off the car
engines and drifting as they come across crisp and
clear.
Narrative The narrative off this scene is cars racing around a track. How the music conveys the
aftermath (Background Music) the music details the feeling of chase and racing
giving you an adrenaline feeling.
The techniques off the music I think are that they
use a sound programme to use the pitch
adjustment on the music in the background so it’s
loud and you can hear the car engines.