Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Estate Of Mind is based around a hip-hop/grime theme as this fits the nature of the film opening and suits perfectly. Rather than finding copyrighted music and asking permission for it to be used, I decided that it would be better that I go forth and produce the soundtrack for my team. In order for me to do this, I needed to do research into the hip-hop and grime genres, so that I could have some ideas in terms of how a hip-hop/grime produced track would sound, and different techniques I could use when producing the track.

Here are some examples of tracks I studied and tried to emulate into my work:





To produce the track, I used a programme named Cubase. Cubase is a programme that provides all the different sounds and allows you to make your own original songs from scratch, without any pre-programme loops or samples.

When producing the song, I added in certain instruments to play on the effect and theme of our opening sequence. For instance, the orchestral chords emphasise the drama & tension in our film opening that depicts that will happen in the rest of the film, while the sharp snares emphasises the dramatic, sharp tone to our film, as well as the theme of danger. The tempo, which is fast, emphasises the the fast paced lives that the characters in our film lead, as well as complimenting the hip-hop/grime theme.

Here is the finished soundtrack to Estate Of Mind! :D

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