In Sonnenschien’s sound design (2001) he states that the most obvious shifts in physical space occur from the changing of location. As this is often escorted by the audio we were to apply this technique to our animation soundtrack, as the ‘feeling’ of the scene evidently shifts from a fight scene to a calm scene. Prolific sound designer Randy Thom suggests that this occurs through physical transitions within the picture. Therefore, we applied this to our Animation soundtrack:
- When the creaking door opens into the lab, the atmosphere changing from eerie to intense. This is due to the fight scene that is imminent.
- When the doctor opens his eyes, it becomes clear to the audience that the fight scene was just a training exercise. Here is where we changed the feeling of the scene to a peaceful and calm atmosphere, which is provided by the connotations of the song’s melody and rhythm.