Found Sound

Title: Dream Warfare
Length: 01:30
Format:  .AIFF   .WAV

After listening to all available sounds, an abundance of percussive characteristics became evident. Inspiration, attentive listening and patience were cemented into a storyline within a soundscape. Many files were edited, mixed and combined to construct entirely new and original sounds.

Synopsis
A warm summer afternoon invites heavy eyes and unexpected dreams. Whether literal or allegorical, confronting the enemy becomes paramount in this drama. Hints of resolution and newfound structure teeter with chaos. Which element will triumph before the alarm rouses the mind?


Some of the changes over time:
- Volume
- Distance between sounds
- Many changes in space and depth
- Change in scenes


Found Sound Notes:

Sound01

Space shuttle launch, intense, muffled but loud (18 sec. duration)

Sound02b

Birds throughout duration, sporadic footsteps (like coin bag dropping), faint siren (high pitch, slowly undulating) (@ 29 sec.) (41 sec. Duration)

Sound03

Cosmic UFO, dreamy, undulating waveform of mixed tones, signs of ambience, slight click at repeat point, same sound pattern entire duration (41 sec. duration)

Sound03B

Crinkling stiff paper, unwrapping a present (27 sec. duration)

Sound03C

Outdoors during rain storm. Thunder (@ 36 sec.), dog bark (@ 55, 58 sec.), car on wet pavement (1:19-1:30), low-pitched hammer strikes (@ 1:31-1:41, 2:35), faint power drill with 2 sec. duration/various pause (x3) (@ 1:51-2:09), faint low/high pitch voices last 10 seconds (3:42 duration)

Sound03D

Mechanical, old-fashioned alarm clock, fast tinny clicking, underlying high-pitch whine (varying pitch), tinny clicking gradually slowing to sound like rain hitting metal trashcan lid. Underlying whine sounds like letting air out of a balloon (@ 1:42-1:50) (1:50 duration)

Sound04B

Outside, faint female human voices in distance mixed with sporadic bird call (soprano, quick abbreviated chirps) Underlying muffled wind tone throughout(26 sec. duration)

Sound05B

Redwing Blackbird, water-life. Faint, muffled voices reverberating in background. (26 sec. duration)

Sound05C

Car passing by loudly, then fades off. Redwing blackbird, water-life. (24 sec. duration)

Sound06

Fumbling with microphone, thuds (23 sec. duration)

Sound07

Ambient sounds like low-pitched explosions in (@ 20-30 sec.) . Clang (@ 5 sec.) ambient high-heel strikes (@ 30-40 sec.)

Sound07B

Kind of like xylophone with clicks and pops. Hammer strikes.

Sound09

Lo-Fi with muddy background noise. Faint group of voices. Background noise stops (@ 40 sec.. Mike check for musical performance. Guitar instrument check.

Sound10

Heavy bass rhythm with occasional male voice conversation

Sound11

Same bass rhythm from sound10 but varying loudness. (51 sec)

Sound12

Resembles heavy machinery hum with sharp, metallic repetitive tapping at end.

Sound13

Lo-fi outdoor environment. Metal clink (@ 1 sec.).  Faint voices. Urban setting. (17 sec. duration)

Sound 15

Quiet city street. Muscle car rev (@ 15-18 sec.), then two solid tones (high/low) of siren) (44 sec. duration)

Sound 16

Large beach waves. Distant seagulls on occasion. (2:26 duration)

Sound 16B

Distant bass rhythm. Distant car engine and dog bark. (15 sec, duration)

Sound 17

Obnoxiously loud, deep, bassy car engine (accelerating/decelerating). Clicking, loud tapping on desk with drumsticks. Male: “Get me some extra gas.”

Sound19

Male grunt (like on toilet straining). Television in background. Male laughing. (16 sec)

Sound 20

Construction. Door slam. Hammer drill. (13 sec.)

Sound21

Outdoors at night. Faint crickets. Male/female conversation “anyone got a cracker?” Female laugh. (22 sec)

Sound22

Quiet metal clanging in wind. Street traffic right-to-left. Construction beeps (@35-44 sec) Traffic gone @ 1:35 fades to young voices and then to just the metallic clanging. (1:56 duration)

Sound23

Heavy equipment backing up repeatedly. (1:00 duration)

Sound24

Random sawing in foreground sounds like snare drum. Car passes by (@ 22 sec.)  (1:00 duration)