jamal studios online ads campaign
this work was created in collaboration with Jamal studios, a fashion brand based in NYC. The project was to create two 1-minute scores for the campaign and website redesign and nine short scores for an online ad series.
the project guidelines were to create a feeling of intensity, and “floating in space”, with additional drones to enhance the atmosphere.
shawshank redemption re-score
for this re-score i used an orchestral palette of sounds, highlighting the characters’ sense of relief, in contrast with the tension perceived throughout the movie. the structure is designed to give closure to a long and tragic part of life culminating in a moment of pure joy in the last 20 seconds of the score.
afraid re-score and sound design
this re-score was built around the suspense perceived throughout the movie. The palette includes several drones sounds, enhancing the sense of detachment from reality in sections where the main character faces overwhelming distress. The score starts with a slow tempo, increasing in tandem with the sense of distress and anxiety.
The re-score is original sound design created from my personal library and field recordings.
lost in translation re-score and sound design
for this re-score i used an electronic palette of sounds, mimicking the auditory surroundings of a technologically advanced city like tokyo. the peripheral sound elements are muffled when the two characters kiss and re-emerge when one of the characters enters the car. this effect was chosen to highlight the emotions of the two characters during, and immediately following, the films most climatic and intimate moment. to further emphasize this, during the final car ride i layered a rhythmic sound mimicking a heartbeat, starting fast and slowing down as the two characters physically separate further.
a quiet place re-score and sound design
with this re-score, i wanted to enhance the difference between the natural setting and the imminent attack of a non-human entity. while the sound design starts quite light and natural, the music evolves around drones, especially during the walk over a bridge. these un-natural elements increase in intensity nearing the attack, while adding new layers of high-pitched sounds and a somber juno 106 bassline that carries towards the impending moment. Once the creature disappears, the natural elements of the sound design is re-introduced.