The document provides an analysis of the soundtrack elements from the video game Tomb Raider. It examines the setting, mood, game genre, and narrative conveyed by the soundtrack. For each element, detailed descriptions are given from the cut scene examples and production techniques that were likely used are identified. These include using a sound booth and clear microphone for voice recordings, audio editing software to adjust pitch and volume, and a sound program to adjust music pitch so characters could be heard over background music and sound effects.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title
Tomb Raider
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 an ocean environment on a ship where there is a girl seeking out
adventure as I can hear the characterssay it in the cut scene. There is mainly a girl
character in the cut scene but a view voices near the end through the cut scene. The
character sounds like she is currently talking during sail, then we hear the ship
begins to crash and screaming and shouting is heard making the scene tense.
I think that the production techniques used for
this cut scene is possibly a sound booth, pitch
adjustmentand a clear microphone to create the
sounds off the female characterspeak and with
the sounds of splashing at 0:30 and 1:36
Mood
At the beginning there is the sound ofmusic making the mood quite tense then a
female voice talking over it to set the mood, through the character talking in the
background there is adrenaline music making the mood quite tense. The mood stays
tense throughout the cut scene with the same sounds throughout the cut scene
happen also with the crashing off the ship.
I think audio editing software has been used to
adjust to the pitch and volume, at 0:30 there is
the sound of lighteningand at 1:36 the sound off
splashing.
Game genre
Action/Adventure/RPG, The game genre sounds like it’s an action game because you
can hear an explosionin the sceneand screaming showing there is violence.
The voice over is clear and sound s like a quality
microphone was used for the voices off the
characters as they come across crisp and clear.
Narrative
The narrative off this scene is a girl which who adventure always comes to. How the
music conveys the aftermath (Background Music) the music details the feeling in the
place is tense and a scary 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
quiet and able to hear the characters speak as
well as the explosions.