Kyla is interested in composing music for games. The main ideology behind Kyla’s Final Major Project was to create a short soundtrack consisting of around three tracks that you would hear within games today. She was aiming to emulate some of the soundtracks that had inspired her to choose this pathway in the first place. ‘The Last of Us’ game has been the biggest inspiration on her project. The game tells the story of the two main characters, Joel and Ellie, as they rely on each other to survive as they trek across the remains of what once was a first world country to find a cure for this fungal plague that has devastated the world. She was particularly inspired by the emotions portrayed within the music for this game, which in turn has enhanced what the players would see on screen.
Within the track ‘Longing’, she created a sombre yet reflective tone to evoke an emotive response from her listeners to further immerse them into the theoretical scene. She was aiming to formulate a sense of sorrow and remorse that the main protagonist would be feeling after an impactful altercation with a friend.
She composed using a similar instrumentation to the instruments heard throughout the entirety of the games soundtrack that inspired her, guitar, bass, drums, strings, and so on. These natural sounds have worked well with the emotions that she wanted to convey.

FMP 2023

Kyla Mabbatt – Longing

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