Drum Programming

My recordings:
salt shaker
pepper grinder
timer ticking 
timer ding
pans crashing together
door slamming


Freesound.org
high pitched drip
low pitched drip
glass breaking 

Fox Flash Audio
Gordon Ramsay sound clip 1
Gordon Ramsay sound clip 2

Rhythmic Noise

Call and Response

Guys I really don't know what I'm doing here.

Composition

For my sonic narrative I decided to make create audio to accompany a short story about the difficulties of waking up in the morning. 

Following the story, I attempted to recreate all of the feelings and emotions that the main character feels as he wakes up. Beginning with him waking up I slowly faded in sounds of birds and the ceiling fan to portray what he would hear as he first awoke. He tosses around in his bed, rustling the sheets as he realizes that it’s morning and he needs to get up. 

Next he grudgingly sighs and picks up his phone to check messages that he’s missed. Here I add in more uplifting melodies to show that he’s waking up and beginning his day. After checking his phone he comes across emails from work and the melody staggers and becomes almost awkward to accompany his daunting feelings about going into work that day. 

Despite his initial hesitation he gets up and the uplifting melodies reoccur. He walks heavily across his room to his window where the sounds of birds and crowds from the surrounding city outside become louder. A warm breeze pushes its way into his room through the window just as he shuts it. The room instantly becomes cooler, with only the sound of his ceiling fan remaining. 

He collects himself, grabs his keys from the table and with another sigh, leaves to go out into the world.

Morning

I interviewed my friend about the history of her home state of Hawaii.

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