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PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies, released in 2009, was the first entry into a well-loved franchise of tower defense games featuring iconic character designs and simple, intuitive mechanics. Throughout 50 different levels and five different worlds, you play as a gardener defending their home from a zombie invasion using the only real weapon at your disposal:… Continue reading Dynamic Music in Plants vs. Zombies

Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forver Ago is a great example o how recording conditions shape the experience of an album. Rather than recording in a studio, Justin Vernon recorded the album in a small hunting cabin in rural Wisconsin using minimal equipment like SM 57 microphones and basic interface. The acoustic environment of the cabin,… Continue reading For Emma, Forever Ago

If you have played video games long enough you should know about the halo franchise. It has many games with great soundtracks the original theme is one that everyone should know.  From the moment the low chants on the original Halo theme Combat Evolved slid in, the franchise set a standard for Halo and emotion… Continue reading Halo Soundtrack

Anime openings have a special kind of vibe to them, short, sometimes intense, and designed to pull you straight into the world of the show. They’re not just amazing visually, they’re an experience. One of my favorite shows, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, especially stands out to me because its openings feel like a rush of adrenaline… Continue reading Anime Openings Production: JoJo’s Edition

As a senior approaching my final semester at NC State, I’ve been taking time to reflect on my college experience. And even though I’ve never considered myself much of a sports person, I’ve realized something surprising: nothing captures the spirit of the Wolfpack quite like the sound of an NC State football game. My first… Continue reading The Feeling in the Sound of NC State Football

In connection to the presentation I’m about to do tomorrow, I’d like to talk about the sound of Half-Life. Rather than discussing its music like I will be, I want to focus on the ambience and sound design with the game on its own. Something which might be difficult, since its music and soundscape are… Continue reading A Glance Into the Sound of Half-Life (the first two)

A favorite artist of mine since I was a middle school child, I’ve always found comfort in Beck’s diverse genre-bends in the 1990’s. I still greatly enjoy his work to this day, but he is far more hit-or-miss lately, with an unfortunate emphasis on the misses. Despite how I view his music now, his seminal… Continue reading Album Review: Odelay by Beck

While scrolling on Tik Tok, I came across this video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMgLVkMo The nostalgia of childhood Christmas is a real thing. The feeling this short video brings is amazing. The old Christmas music in the background of the pictures really brings it all together. The sound being synced to the way the pictures are showing really… Continue reading Nostalgic Childhood Christmas

Musical artist known as Lil Hero is a well-known underground hip-hop artist who generates sounds through not only samples but her own voice. Her music simply resembles the freedom that is garnered from creativity, as it seeks to often strays away from traditional sounds and mixes. Hip-hop is a genre that is generally based on… Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Lil Hero and Sound Production

In La La Land, sound isn’t just something that exists in the background. It is woven into the emotional storyline of the film. It guides how we sense the tension between what is real and isn’t. The director Damien Chazelle and composer Justin Hurwitz used sound to show the lines between normal life and achieving… Continue reading The Sound of La La Land