Creating A Sense of Speed | Sound Analysis
From watching movies at the cinema to gaming on consoles at home, improvements in audio definition have changed the way we experience sound – but also how we experience what we see.
In this video, we look at how the evolution of movie sound technology and design influenced the sound of engines and our sense of speed in games.
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Fair use for all references, including clips and images. All clips are used for educational purposes to demonstrate aspects of this video essay’s theme – engine sounds – and how the evolution of audio technology has changed the means and motives of sound design, sound asset creation, and the deployment of sound to hardware systems.
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References
Books and Articles:
Michel Chion, Audio-Vision, (translated by Claudia Gorbman), Columbia University Press, 1994
“Tom Holman, Skywalker, and THX” - http://rawsound.com/articles/THX2/ind...
Websites:
Loic Couthier, Sound Design Supervisor on Wipeout Omega (2017) - https://www.loiccouthier.com/demoreel
References:
Wipeout (PS1), Team VVV - • Wipeout - Playstation 1
Wipeout (PS1), LongplayArchive - • Longplay of Wipeout
Wipeout 2097, World of Longplays - • PSX Longplay [230] Wipeout 2097
Wipeout 2097, ToughGuyver1 - • WipEout 2097 Gameplay Part 6 - Challenge I...
Wipeout 3 SE, World of Longplays - • PSX Longplay [231] Wipeout 3: Special Edit...
Wipeout 3 SE (ePSXe), Eoner321 - • PS1 - Wipeout 3 SE - ePSXe 1.7 - 1080p
Wipeout Fusion, RacingGameArchive - • Playthrough [PS2] Wipeout Fusion
Wipeout Omega Collection Sound Design, CSG Audio - • WipEout Omega Collection - Sound Design
Wipeout Omega Collection Ship Sounds, Barney Does Things - • Wipeout Omega Collection Ship Sounds
Wipeout Omega Collection, IGN - • 6 Minutes of Wipeout Omega Collection Game...
Star Wars Episode 1 (20th Century Fox, 1999), Pod Race Scene - • Pod Racer Scenes
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (20th Century Fox, 1980). Asteroid chase scene: • Asteroid Field Empire Strikes Back 1080p HD
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (20th Century Fox, 1983). Speeder bike chase scene: low-quality video / better quality audio: • Star Wars - Return of The Jedi (1983) - Sp... and high-quality video / lower quality audio: • Video
Oblivion (Universal Pictures, 2013) - • Attack Drones : Oblivion
Tron Legacy (Walt Disney Pictures, 2010) - • Tron Legacy Light Cycle Chase
Tron Legacy Lightbike Scene (Walt Disney Pictures, 2010) - • Tron Legacy Lightbike Scene [4K]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ProsafiaGaming - • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - All Tracks 200cc (Fu...
Forza Horizon 4 (McLaren P1), Xpertgamingtech - • McLaren P1 - Forza Horizon 4 | Logitech g2...
Wipeout Omega Collection Menus, feisar2097 - • WipEout Omega Collection - Main menu, ship...
Games:
Wipeout, Psygnosis, 1995
Wipeout 2097, Psygnosis, 1996
Wipeout 3, Psygnosis / Sony Computer Entertainment, 1999
Wipeout Fusion, Sony Computer Entertainment Studio Liverpool / Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, 2002
Wipeout Omega Collection, XDEv, Clever Beans, Creative Vault Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment, 2017
Images:
Michel Chion, Audio-Vision book cover - https://spatialsoundinstitute.com/Mic...
Michel Chion - https://www.discogs.com/artist/98149-...
Walter Murch, imdb - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/M...
THX Logo (fan made) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THX
Birthday Cake - https://pixabay.com/photos/birthday-b...
Star Wars logo (fan made) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Lucasfilm logo (original; SVG) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucasfilm
Tomlinson Holman - http://rawsound.com/articles/THX2/ind...