For my “re-sound” of Harakiri I figured that wind would play a very important part of the mix, in the original the wind which screeches in the ears of the two characters helps to establish the setting it is the main focus in the mix and sits on the same level as the sword clashes. …
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No-input score, Harakiri
Within the duel scene in Harakiri there are two instances of score, there is a slow buildup to when the enter the field, the long strings punctuated by the call of some animal follows them before the enter the field, the second instance is drums/strings which come in with a shot of the wind swept …
Foley for Harakiri (1962)
Doing the foley today was not my first attempt at foley, however it is definitely my first try at doing it to video, I’ve done bits here and there in my audio drama Chain of Being (my favourite being flapping my coat at the mic for the wings of a gargoyle). However this is definitely …
Harakiri, Masaki Kobayashi (1962)
Harakiri is a film about Hanshiro, in some way avenging the death of his son in law, his daughter, and his child. He goes to Kageyu, a feudal lord, and requests permission to use his courtyard to perform Harakiri, a suicide ritual. What follows is the story of Hanshiro and how his past relates to …
We Need to talk about Kevin, sound and point of view
I watched this film and, like many, was intensely disturbed and frustrated for Eva, the blame for the actions for her own child who she had great difficulty raising. It was, in the end, not really her fault yet the whole world seems to act as if it was. The whole film is very clearly …
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The Green Knight, thoughts on the sound
Today I saw The Green Knight, a psychedelic fantasy film by David Lowery. It is an adaptation of the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It is a whirlwind of unique cuts and visuals, fantastic performances and amazing sound design and score. In it’s score, the film relies on falsetto choirs which can range …