Wednesday, September 16, 2015

The impact of layering sound effects and music

Watch the short clip below. Although this clip is taken from a extract of the Star Wars game rather than the film, the same principles of layering sound to create a stimulating, realistic and tense atmosphere in film can be clearly seen.

Watch each section:

  • with just sound effects and dialogue
  • with just music
  • with both sound effects and music - the final mix


See what a difference the 'mix' of the two types of sound makes to the final impact of the sequence. Which do you prefer?




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