Vangelis

A piece of scoring I have taken much influence from is Memories Of Green by Vangelis used in the film Blade Runner (1982). I used it as my main inspiration when creating an experimental audio piece last year and hope in future to take inspiration from it again if given the opportunity to design sound on a film.

Although not originally made for Blade Runner it fits perfectly within the film and the specific scene.

The piece I created last year was also a piano piece with electronic noises behind in a similar vein to this. The emotional context of the scene is addressed by the piano piece coupled with the electronic background noises the audience is reminded of where and when the film is set. In a dystopian future where the lines between human and robot are becoming more and more blurred.

Last year to create my piece I used MIDI instrument in the software Cubase but with the skills and equipment we have recently been introduced to it could have been much easier.

One new piece of equipment is the M-Audio MIDI Controller: 

This will allow a much easier interface with software because you can play MIDI directly in. 

We have also recently started learning about Pro Tools 11 which offers a range of plug-ins and MIDI instruments which can be controlled with the M-Audio keyboard.