This document describes the soundtrack for a scene in the game Star Wars: The Old Republic. It analyzes the setting, mood, and production techniques used for different elements of the soundtrack. The setting is described as the Jedi temple on Coruscant with futuristic music to match the Star Wars environment. The mood shifts from calm to fear to confusion as the scene progresses from soldiers gathering to a battle between Jedi and Sith. Specific soundtrack elements like background music and music during lightsaber clashes are analyzed. The narrative voiceover of the Sith lord is described as being an originally recorded human voice that was digitally altered.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title Star wars : The Old Republic
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 scene is set in the Jedi temple on couracant which is the capital of the republic I think the sound they used sound futuristic which
star wars looks so I think the music bends in with
what you see well. I think they have done this by
using
Mood The scene starts of as cam as there is nothing is happening at the start of a voice
over. There is then I fear as soldiers gather to stop the sith and the mercenary from
walking in. And then the md is fear I think as the soldiers start to die. I think the
mood is then confusion as the Jedi see to people walking into the temple. The
guards are the surprised as the bounty hunter ambushes them. The is then
confrontational as the Jedi confront the sith. It is then surprise as the Jedi see a sith
coming. The mood then turn not a sense of danger as the Jedi and the sith run at
each other. I think the Jedi is the concerned as he looks at his Robot. I think the
mood is sorrow as he realises he s about to die.
There is music at the start of the scene to I think
give a bit of an intro. You can hear some
background music as the sith start to enter the
temple. I think they made the sound digitally. The
I not a lot background music at the stat as you
hear the lighsabers and blasters. The music picks
up volume as the sith ship comes. There is then a
mix of sound from the wall breaking as the ship
comes in and as it breaks pillars in the temple.
The music then picks up again when the sith turn
on their lightsaber to make it more threatening.
The music then reaches its peak as the sith and
Jedi run towards each other so that it seams more
epic.
Game genre MMO I do not think there music made for this specific
for this genre.
Narrative The only narrative in the scene is the voice over of the sith lord which I think is to The voice of the voice over I think has been

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
make the sound more threatening originally recorded by a person speaking into a
microphone. Then the sound would have been
digitally altered to sound like the studio wanted