Ambient Inspiration (on the musical side)

While discussing the nature of the sounds we would produce/generate/compose for the beginning of the procession and the introduction of the puppets, the composition groups discussed the idea of ambient music - free-flowing, potentially playing with delay and other audio effects. Here are a few tracks that came to my mind as inspiration:

John Williams, "The Patronus Light" (from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)


This piece is largely choral with some strings, and contains a swelling effect within it that I think would be a great concept to work into the pieces we're making (especially since they concern a river).

Toby Fox, "The Choice" (from Undertale)


This track is flowing, with high frequencies that accent the flowing chords beneath and add "sparkle," an idea that I particularly like if we're describing a river using sounds. This has some element of felt meter to it, which is something we largely decided against as a group, but I appreciate how the piece seems to breathe, to ebb and flow.

Ellie Goulding, "Don't Say A Word" (emphasis on the first minute of the track)



The introduction to this song involves various vocal samples with lots of delay and reverb, as well as some lyrics from Ellie. They make for a very interesting introduction; Jennifer and I were discussing the idea of the river "waking up" as part of the beginning of its emergence, and I thought this sort of sound (in some way) might complement that nicely.

Ellie Goulding, "Dead in the Water" (emphasis on the introduction)


This track's intro is very similar to "Don't Say A Word," but I really like that distant, verby cry that sounds so washed out. Perhaps if we were to incorporate an actual voice into the piece we're making, we could process it in a similar way?