By: Hanna Yoo, Amy You, and Tina Shen
As said in the title, we made a song that holds several transformations.
The general summary of our work could be this: A man is suffering from a coma. While in his coma, he has a dream about him waking up from his state of unconsciousness and begins to watch a baseball game (absurd? We agree). While watching the game, the camera rolls in to a woman in the audience.The man immediately falls in love upon seeing her on the screen. But when he realizes that they would never be able to be together, he is grief-stricken and dies.
Note: We were trying our best to shorten the song, but we felt that every part was necessary for the song. So unfortunately, our song is ten seconds over the maximum.
Breakdown of the Song:
We represented that the man is staying at a hospital by using the heartbeat effect and the oxygen hissing sound. The sad music is also another way we tried to show his coma state. Then, when the more upbeat music begins, it is the moment the man enters his dream. We used the sound of a bat hitting a ball, the announcer saying “Home run!”, and the sound of cheering to characterize the scene where he is watching baseball. Then, you can hear someone munching popcorn, which is the man eating popcorn and watching the game in his dream. Then suddenly, the sound of the game and popcorn munching stops, and if you hear closely there is a single set of heartbeat. Afterwards, there is silence and then the next song, which represents the moment the man sees the woman on the screen and man is falling in love. After the “hoo-ing” part comes “Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison. That is basically when the man is still in his love trance. The song is abruptly stopped by a car screeching sound which represents him coming back to reality. After the sudden change, you can hear a man saying “Not possible!”, which reinforces the idea that the romance between the man and the woman on the screen is impossible. Then there is a series of sad songs, including “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen. After the lyric “those days are gone”, the man dies which is represented with the flat noise of the heart monitor.
Works Cited
“Top 10 Memorable Sports Announcer Moments.” YouTube. YouTube, 15 Sept. 2009. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.
“All By Myself.” Arista, 1988. Youtube. 29 Dec. 2010. Web. 27 Oct. 2013.
2PM. “Heartbeat.” N.d. Youtube. 11 Nov. 2009. Web. 24 Nov. 2013.
Car Screech Sound. SUG Music, N.d. Youtube. 30 Sep. 2009. Web. 26 Nov. 2013
Wii Sports – Long Home Run (656 Feet). MSgtSlaughter, n.d. Youtube. 6 Feb. 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2013.
Orbison, Roy. “Pretty Woman.” Youtube. 10 Apr. 2009. Web. 26 Oct. 2013.
T-Max. “Wish Ur My Love.” N.d. Youtube. 20 Nov. 2012. Web. 26 Oct. 2013.
Eating Popcorn – Sound Effect. N.d. Youtube. SoundFX25, 2 Jan. 2013. Web. 26 Oct. 2013.
Yiruma. “Same Old Story.” N.d. Youtube. 11 Oct. 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.
July. “In Love.” N.d. Youtube. 15 Mar. 2013. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.
DJ Vinyl Scratch Sound Fx. FreeSoundFXs, n.d. Youtube. 12 Feb. 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.
Avenue, Boyce, and Fifth Avenue. Mirrors – Justin Timberlake (Boyce Avenue Feat. Fifth Harmony Cover) on ITunes & Spotify. Boyce Avenue, n.d. Youtube. Boyceavenue, 12 May 2013. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.
WWE Crowd Cheer Sound Effect. N.d. Youtube. TylerTy8, 2 June 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2013.
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Your sound sculpture is so heart rendering. The sounds are used very effectively to relay the story. Brilliant and imaginative!
Thank you!
As I went over the story, I thought the man would die happily after he reflected all the happy moment in his life.But I was wrong. The sadness and regret brought by the death are well-demonstrated in the last long note.
Wonderful sound and creative story!
Thank you!
I love the “hoo-ing” that was the perfect noise for the first moment when he sees this woman. This sound compilation actually made me feel something, especially once the sad music came back around and I read the accompanying storyline. Once the heart monitor cut into the song at the end is when it struck me. Really imaginative, and the music produced the exact effect on the listener you guys were going for (or at least this listener).
Thanks Cate! 😀
I loved your piece, a really great compilation of songs. I especially loved the DJ scratch in the beginning. You guys definitely succeeded in showing the numerous transformations!
Thank you!