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[[Foley Music]] consists in [[Music]] that is produced by integrating processed [[Foley]] snippets from the game world.
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[[Foley Music]] consists of [[Music]] that is produced by integrating processed [[Foley]] snippets from the game world.
  
 
By using [[Foley]] "voices" as instruments, [[Foley Music]] noticeably shares the identity of the game elements, competes to the global [[Aesthetics | Aesthetic]] coherence, and augments the fitness to the [[Acoustic Ecology]].
 
By using [[Foley]] "voices" as instruments, [[Foley Music]] noticeably shares the identity of the game elements, competes to the global [[Aesthetics | Aesthetic]] coherence, and augments the fitness to the [[Acoustic Ecology]].
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There are sound designers who specialize in this kind of composition, as is the case of Matthew Herbert. One recent example of his involvement in this kind of endeavour is the soundtrack for Life in a Day project.
 
There are sound designers who specialize in this kind of composition, as is the case of Matthew Herbert. One recent example of his involvement in this kind of endeavour is the soundtrack for Life in a Day project.
Also, several authors have posted compositions based on snippets grabbed from games (e.g. via youtube).
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Also, several authors have posted compositions based on snippets grabbed from games (e.g., via Youtube).
  
 
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| ex2=<mt p="FoleyMusic" g="Infamous" altg="InFamous" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">Music was produced by incorporating actual sounds of objects aesthetically coherent with the game scenario (see testimonies in the external references)</mt>
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| ex1=<mt p="FoleyMusic" g="Gadget" altg="iGadget" w="250" h="134">The train has a prominent role in this game. The game's [[Music]] echoes that feature by resembling a train's [[Foley]].</mt>
| ex1=<mt p="FoleyMusic" g="Gadget" altg="iGadget" w="{{ViPhoneH}}" h="89">The train has a prominent role in this game. The game's Music echoes that feature by resembling a train's [[Foley]]</mt>
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| ex2=<mt p="FoleyMusic" g="Infamous" altg="InFamous" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">[[Music]] was produced by incorporating actual sounds of objects aesthetically coherent with the game scenario (see testimonies in the external references).</mt>
| ex3=<mt p="FoleyMusic" g="Limbo" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">"acousmatic music" incorporating the sounds from the environment {{Pending|[REF]}}</mt>
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| ex3=<mt p="FoleyMusic" g="Limbo" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">"Acousmatic music" incorporating the sounds from the environment {{Pending|[REF]}}.</mt>
| ex4=<mt p="FoleyMusic" g="ThePath" w="{{R16by9W}}" h="{{R16by9H}}">The game's [[Music]] is sprinkled with Foley snippets of related motifs</mt>
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| ex4=<mt p="FoleyMusic" g="The Path" w="{{R32by17W}}" h="{{R32by17H}}">The game's [[Music]] is sprinkled with [[Foley]] snippets of related motifs.</mt>
  
 
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In games:
*Links to Matthew Herbert (quote him ≈"I make music out of sounds")
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*regarding the Music of InFamous and the role of Amon Tobin<ref name="TobinAndInfamous"/>.
*Links to Tom Jobim and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqWvheuVf6w making of Infamous]
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In movies:
*Selected scene in Baraka. E.g. merging the breathing of the city into music (48:16)
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*scene in chapter "Night Shift", in Dancer in the Dark (Lars Von Trier, 2000) 0:37:22 – song in the factory with participation of foley<ref name="Trier2000"/>;
*Scene from Dancer in the Dark (song in the factory with participation of foley)
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*scenes in Baraka (Ron Fricke, 1992): e.g., 0:48:16, merging the breathing of the city into music<ref name="Baraka"/>.
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In music:
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*Olivier Messiaen’s musical interpretations of bird songs<ref name="Messiaen" />.
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Several other projects:
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*Burt’s Bees – Music from Nature by Diego Stocco
<ref name="Stocco2012" />;
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*Matthew Herbert on Life in a Day: “I make music out of sounds”<ref name="HerbertAndLifeInADay" />.
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 26 August 2012

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Synopsis

Music exploring sounds of objects or actions.

Relationships

Context:
Music .
Makes use of:
Foley , Acoustic Ecology .

Description

Foley Music consists of Music that is produced by integrating processed Foley snippets from the game world.

By using Foley "voices" as instruments, Foley Music noticeably shares the identity of the game elements, competes to the global Aesthetic coherence, and augments the fitness to the Acoustic Ecology.

Foley Music also potentiates the distinctiveness of the soundtrack, which in turn reflects on the value of the game as a whole. Still, it is a challenge to compose a music that is not only interesting per se but also connects to the themes and textures in the game world.

Transformations to the Foley snippets avoid directly invoking the corresponding associations to their sources, whilst maintain aesthetic fitness. Actually this becomes mandatory if the Music would otherwise raise false positives during gameplay.

Examples

iGadget: The train has a prominent role in this game. The game's Music echoes that feature by resembling a train's Foley.
InFamous: Music was produced by incorporating actual sounds of objects aesthetically coherent with the game scenario (see testimonies in the external references).
Limbo: "Acousmatic music" incorporating the sounds from the environment [pending:[REF]].
[show less examples...]
The Path: The game's Music is sprinkled with Foley snippets of related motifs.

Additional Comments

There are sound designers who specialize in this kind of composition, as is the case of Matthew Herbert. One recent example of his involvement in this kind of endeavour is the soundtrack for Life in a Day project. Also, several authors have posted compositions based on snippets grabbed from games (e.g., via Youtube).

External Resources

In games:

  • regarding the Music of InFamous and the role of Amon Tobin[1].

In movies:

  • scene in chapter "Night Shift", in Dancer in the Dark (Lars Von Trier, 2000) 0:37:22 – song in the factory with participation of foley[2];
  • scenes in Baraka (Ron Fricke, 1992): e.g., 0:48:16, merging the breathing of the city into music[3].

In music:

  • Olivier Messiaen’s musical interpretations of bird songs[4].

Several other projects:

  • Burt’s Bees – Music from Nature by Diego Stocco
[5];
  • Matthew Herbert on Life in a Day: “I make music out of sounds”[6].

References

  1. Amon Tobin and the Music of “Infamous.” (2009). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqWvheuVf6w
  2. Trier, L. von. (2000). Dancer in the Dark. Drama, Musical
  3. Fricke, R. (1992). Baraka
  4. Messiaen on Birds I. (2008). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QdgUJss9BU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
  5. Burt’s Bees | Music from Nature by Diego Stocco. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yEimDuL2t8
  6. How You Can Build the Soundtrack to Life In A Day. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46de7qPgcyg

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