1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
Dylan Jones 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 based on a boat as you can hear the ocean and the sails of the boat.
There is mostly music in this cut scene but they must be leaving somewhere as
someone is gonging the gong and setting the sails into the sea.
0:03-0:10 An xylophone is being played
0:16-1:30 A gong is played repeatedly
Mood The mood of the game feels adventurous as you can hear the characters ship out
the sea and are starting on their adventure.
0:00-1:33 An live recording of sea waves coming
into shore
Game genre The games genre feels to be an action, adventure as the sound of adventure on the
ship sailing off.
0:00-0:10 A recording of a flute is played for the
theme tune of the scene
1:15-1:30 Live recordings of drums and trumpets
play.
Narrative Link sets out on a ship away from his home island. he looks and waves to his family
on the island but also sees his grandma on the balcony as he know he will be back
one day to be reunited with his family again.
0:21-1:11 Live recordings of violins are also played
for the part of the soundtrack of when the
character is on the boat.