1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title SkyrimOpeningScene
Provide detailed descriptions from chosen
examples of sounds that establish…
Clearly state what
production technique(s)
you think have been used
to create specific
soundtrack elements
Setting Throughthe soundof hoovesclatteringontothe flooritstraight
away givesasense of distance inthe scene.Alsothe slightsoundof
howlingwindgivesacoldand baron feel tothe scene.Alsothe
soundsof birdsgive the scene a forestfeel tothe setting.
The Hoovessoundwhichcan be heard
veryclearlyIbelieve tobe made ina
studioor usingfieldrecording.The
howlingwindcouldhave beenmade ina
studio.
Mood The instrumentalssetthe moodina verycalmway usingwhat
seemstobe Orchestral music.The scene seemstodriftfromSilence
to an ere genre of musicwhichalsogivesa veryisolatedfeel tothe
mood.
As I statedI believe the overall main
instrumental iscreatedusingorchestral
instrumentsinastudiosuchas A
trombone andotherlike it.
Game genre The game Genre whichI perceive fromthe instrumentalsusedisan
adventure game due tothe loudOrchestral musicwhichmakesthe
scene seemsgrandandalmostheroic.
I believethe waythe that the
instrumentalswere made were through
studiorecordedorchestral music.

2. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Narrative The dialogue betweencharactersgive averycalmbut thenalso
rushedandpanickingtone tothe scene.The charactersgive away
some storyas you can findouttheyare prisonerswhichmakesyou
believealongwiththe hoovesthattheyare beingtransportedor
runningfromsomeone.