Assignment

For my main project I have chosen to re-design the sound for a scene from the film Only God Forgives - Nicolas Winding-Refn (2013). I have chosen this scene because the sound in the scene lacks any reality, it is mainly made up of dreamy midi tones with little to no 'real' sounds.

In this scene I have noticed that there are three main sections; Gosling's reality, Gosling's fantasy and Gosling's mother's reality. These clear sections are lost in the scene because the sound is consistent throughout giving it a consistently dreamy or fantastical feel. I feel like these sections can be addressed in a more bold and obvious way using a combination of different sound techniques.

For each of these sections I aim to create different sounds that fit with the section, for example during the fantasy section the main sound will be made up of dreamy midi tones, much like Cliff Martinez's score, however in the other sections, these tones will become diegetic sounds adding to the reality of those sections. In the reality sections I plan to boost the atmospheric and realist sounds to highlight the difference between the fantasy and reality.