Plan

This week i am going to do some more research into the original theme song from 'The Last Of Us' i am doing this so i can gather some more inspiration for my won score/composition i am going to need my laptop and internet to gather as much infomation as possible. I am also going to work on identifying chords for my original score i am going to do this by experimenting with different chords on piano and look at different techniques that i have learnt from doing my research. Also this week I am going to analysis a concert i went to and see how he performed and how he went about mistakes that may have been made because this can help with ways to recover for any mistakes that may be made while performing.

Primary Research: 

• I am going to analyis a perfromance that i went to and try tale some inspiration

Secondary Research:

• More detailed research into what the songs meant in the game and the effect it made.

Performance

Identifying chords for my sound track-

In these clips you can see how me and juidth experimenting with some cords on piano, these cords can be played into logic in different layers: string-synth layer, piano, guitar etc...

These are the cords that we have found and like-

Em (E,G,B) in different voicings (LH: E - B  RH: G, B, E). 

C (LH C - G,  RH: G,C,E)

D (D F# A)  to Bm (B, D F#)

Experimenting with sounds with drums-

In this clip you can see that i am experimenting with drums while using drum sticks with cotton wool on the end and gives it that dampened and muffled sound which is a techeque that Gustavo Santolla uses in making the soundtrack for The Last Of Us.

This week i was able to work on the main chord progession for my compostion. One of the strengths of doing this was that me and Judith were able to come up with some chords that I was very happy with and feel like would go very well with the intro to the tv show which is the scene i have chosen for my progect. The outcome of this actvivity was very nuseful as i was able to have come time experimenting with differnt chords for my score as well being abek to expirement with loads of differnt sounds on the drums which gives me more inspiration on what i can do on my track. Weakness 1, One weakeness of this is that was i was only able to get them on on piano in that sessoion due to nor having a guitar with me so this then made it harder to imagine what picking pattern i could use with the chords we found. Next week I will work on getting chords on logic as well and come up with a picking pattern using the chords that i have decided to use.

This week i went to a concert on Finneas's tour and i used this opintunity to analysis the way he performs on stage as well as see how he may recover form making mistakes so just his over all performance. This was a really good way to use time off to improve my progect i used this show to gather ways that i can use to imporve my own stage pressents and over all performance. I was also able to see how they set up for the shows and the best way to set the stage i could also see how he was keeping the audience involved the whole set. This was a good way to see in real life how to recover from little mistakes and then use that in my own perfomance if i happen to mess up anything thats why i believe this was a really useful expirance. One of the weaknesses of this activity was that i wasn't really able to talk to anyone about how they are setting up for the gig and unable to get any photos of them setting up mics and instruments. A potental solution to this would be to email the venue prior to the gig and ask if i could have some in site into how they set up for the gig and the where they keep all the gear. I will do some secondary research on how to set up a stage for the type of gig i will be doing.

This week i have also analysed the songs that are in the game. This was very helpful activity as i was able to get an insite into the games ideas and why they chose them songs for them parts of the game so this then gave me a idea on where to put songs in a game. I also then was able to gather more information on what the songs mean in the game as well as how the songs in a game can add a lot to the story. A weakness from doing this is i only researched songs in the last of us if i were to do this again i would analyis so i would have a wider knowlage on how other games as well which could help with some inspiration. Next week I will research some other game composers to get an idea on other techniques that are used in the video game and film music industry.

Next week i want

•  I am goimg to focus on getting the chords i had figured out this week into logic and start working on adding to it and puting the into scene for my compostion.