1st Edition

Sound Design Theory and Practice Working with Sound

By Leo Murray Copyright 2019
218 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

218 Pages 29 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Sound Design Theory and Practice is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the concepts which underpin the creative decisions that inform the creation of sound design. A fundamental problem facing anyone wishing to practice, study, teach or research about sound is the lack of a theoretical language to describe the way sound is used and a comprehensive and rigorous overarching framework that... Read more

1 Introduction

2 Theories of Sound

3 Audiovisual Theories of Sound

4 Sound as a Sign

5 Analysing Sound with Semiotics

6 King Kong (1933)

7 No Country for Old Men

8 Sound in Non-fiction

9 Sound in Video Games

10 Sound in Practice

Biography

Leo Murray is a lecturer in sound at Murdoch University, Australia. He spent ten years as a broadcast engineer in the UK, before moving into teaching and researching in sound, principally working in film and television. His research interests include sound design, semiotics and media ethics.