My sound composition is inspired from a Japanese animation film I just few weeks ago called “Your Name”. What I like most about the film is their delicate sound editing and beautifully composed background music. I’m also interested in the found sound composition which we practiced in class I decided to make my composition an audio collage of the impression the film gives me. I used Adobe Audition for composing. The base and background music is from my favourite soundtrack from the film called Sparkle by RADWIMPS. I took the opening riff of the piece and added an echo effect to the part where the singer starts to sing “Caught in a never-ending game”. I added the sound of opening a drawer and the pen clicking sound which are both recorded on my phone. The two sounds reflect the frequent scenes where the protagonists sit by their desks trying to figure out what’s happening around them. I also downloaded the drum sound online, duplicated, trimmed and merged the sample together to mimic the sound of heartbeat to represent the heartbreaking stories of the characters in the film. I also included sound of train and water to represent the significant scenes in the film which happens at a train station and a cave. Through my composition, I would to explore the possibilities and flexibility of music. Even though we are only hearing sounds, powerful music could help the brain visualize what stories and feelings the artists are trying to tell. 

Sources used:
Sparkle – RADWIMPS
http://www.freesound.org/people/J_Zealous/sounds/331589/
http://www.freesound.org/people/lomographicmusic/sounds/382571/

Bonnie Ziyue Wang