Choosing my Sound

http://freeplaymusic.com/search/category_search.php?t=v&i=1083

I have used this website to gather my sounds for my game level. The type of sound I wanted was something quite dark and moody. When searching through this website, the sounds are also grouped in categories and I looked through the category 'Dark/Moody'  and 'Dark/Mysterious'

These gave me many options, I decided to narrow it down by albums. I have picked the main theme song of my game level to be ''Brooding''. I chose this from the album 'Dark Dimensions Vol. 3', however I also listened to ''Evil Eyes'', ''No Reflection'' & ''Out of The Shade''.

The reason I chose ''Brooding'' is because the beat is intense but mysterious. I feel it will make the character suspect the area they are exploring is unsafe or not as calm as it appears to be. The tempo of this beat is slow and the drum background beat helps enhance the sound more.


I was close to choosing ''No Reflection'' but it was too strong and would have suited if I had added characters to my game level.

What also helped my decide was I starting watching the show ''Clash of the Gods'' which basically explains the myths in a dramatic interesting way using quotes from different sources and students creating interesting documentaries based on Greek myths.
The main background music they used for the episode ''Clash of the Gods: Hades'' had a very scary sound to it and it emphasized the mood they were trying to set when telling the stories.

I have watched a few other episodes and it has helped inform me when designing and thinking of ways to improve my game level since the theme I based it on is Greek.


I also need to find diagetic sound for my props in the game environment, such as bats flying and screaming.