Sketches 1 and 2

I’m currently working on my first 2 sketches. The first is going to imitate some of the techniques used in Akira Yamaoka’s track “Witchcraft” which is part of the soundtrack for a videogame part of the Silent Hill franchise. I absolutely love these soundtracks because of how simple, yet terrifying they are.

“Witchcraft” is a somber track but I find its simplicity to be quite charming and when the beat comes in (at around the halfway point), it really gives the sound a definite shape which makes me associate it with order whilst not straying far from my main theme of war, which is very important to me. I’m trying to choose music that fits more or less what I’m planning to do and although I could be wrong, for now I don’t want to distract myself too much with upbeat tracks.

I know it should only be around 7 seconds but I can’t help but make it longer almost without thinking. I’ve made up my mind to leave it as it is and only come back to it after finishing the rest of my sketches.

The second one I’m working on is influenced by a song I’ve recently added to my playlist. It’s called “Rebuilding/ Goodbye Old Friend”. I actually found this one by accident while attempting to find another track from my playlist but I liked this one even more. It’s from the soundtrack of an X-men movie. The part that inspired me is at around 1 minute in. It’s a very subtle key change that I’m currently obsessed with because of the change in colour. I finally figured out that the key had changed by a semitone so I was able to replicate it in other keys.

I’m thinking about mixing this idea with one of my audio recordings, the “Accordion” one. I could try to manipulate the pitch of the instrument to make it change keys. I’m excited to begin experimenting with this new idea.

This is the movie that includes the track I discussed. When I watched it I didn’t even notice its music but I’m glad I discovered it in the end.