Expanding the Potential of Sound Design in Science Fiction

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Expanding the Potential of Sound Design in Science Fiction

Thomas Jeker

Title	Expanding the Potential of Sound Design in Science Fiction
Subtitle	Creative Strategies for Reimagining Sonic Worlds
Author	Thomas Jeker
Date	23.08.2021
Institutional affiliation	Master Komposition/Theorie - Sound Design (DMU_FMU_MKT_VSDE.alle)
Study path	Master
Genre / discipline	Musik Film
Description	This thesis analyses and investigates possible strategies in designing sound for a science fiction film. I have studied various sonic approaches from the likes of Delia Derbyshire and Walter Murch, whose innovative methods have provided an invaluable reference for applying a similar ethic to sound on the film Planet Hora, practical examples of which I will outline in greater detail. The context of my research has its basis in the complex and continuous process of listening and reciprocity, that which is shaped by circumstance or a sonic landscape that expands and extends beyond merely the functional aspects of sound design. This creates an evolving multiplicity of possible worlds, temporal spaces and unexpected occurrences from which I can speculate, extract, reconstruct and articulate a coherent and creative sonic vision. I will highlight practical compositional and sound design examples from Planet Hora. I will also discuss more subjective modes of creation in my own personal practice and how this relates to sonic interpretation and aesthetical choices. The central motivation of this research is two-fold, to propose a non-linear paradigm for thinking about sound in film and to advocate for a more intersectional methodology in sound creation.

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