Sound and Music Needs

From Hero of Allacrost

This page lists the art-related tasks that are most critical to complete to continue progress towards our most immediate team goals. Tasks are roughly ordered in matter of urgency, with more urgent tasks at the top and less urgent tasks at the bottom. The top section of this page contains tasks to which no one is yet assigned, while the bottom section contains tasks which already have someone working on them. Please note that this section is for major tasks only. To make a new entry in this page, please use the template below.

Entry Template

=== Task Name ===
'''Tentative title: title name (for music entries only)'''<br>
''Task assigned to: comma-deliminted list of names. Include former assignees as well, if applicable''<br>
Description.

'''Approximate State of Completion: (percentage estimate)'''<br>
# Follow with an enumerated list of major milestones to reach for this piece and their completion status.

Contents 1 Tasks Without Assigned Composers 2 Tasks With Assigned Composers 2.1 Music 2.2 Thing sound specific tasks 2.3 Creature sound specific tasks

Tasks Without Assigned Composers

Task Name	Tentative Title	Percent Completed	Est. Completion Date	Assigned Artists
Description
Relevant Links
Introduction Piece	(none yet)	0%	Unknown	no one yet
This piece is what is played when the player starts a new game. The piece will likely be short, and it is played to a scene of the squad of knights walking through the desert to the cave (read the prologue if you don't understand). Suggestions for this piece: a soft, eerie, and forboding melody.
Desert Cave Music	(none yet)	0%	Unknown	no one yet
This piece is what is typical dungeon music, which will be played in the dark desert cave. Use appropriate ambience.

Tasks With Assigned Composers

Music

Task Name	Tentative Title	Percent Completed	Est. Completion Date	Assigned Artists
Description
Relevant Links
Boot Screen	(none yet)	??%	Unknown	Rain
This piece is what will play at the Allacrost boot screen. It is a very important piece because it will be the first music that the player hears when they play Allacrost, and we would like to make a good first impression on them. It will also contain the leitmotif that subsequent themes are based upon.  ;)
Battle Theme	(none yet)	??%	Unknown	Rain, Loodwig
Multiple battle themes by both Rain and Loodwig have been developed. The difficult part will be chosing which theme we want to pursue for inclusion in the demo/prologue module. :) Since we planned on having multiple battle themes anyway however, none of the unchosen battle themes will necessarily go to waste. Allacrost battle themes are intense, techno pieces created to get the player's adrenaline pumping.
Boss Theme	(none yet)	??%	Unknown	Rain
There is one boss theme that is very near completion. The thought is still up in the air whether certain bosses should have their own boss music so this will be tentative. There will be a FINAL BOSS battle theme of course.  :D
Theme of Tragedy	Ecce Vessania	40%	Unknown	Loodwig
Developed Theme, now just need to complete production into an audio format. SETBACK - lost a key piece of hardware, which requires the midi file to be re-written. As time permits, this will be resolved. SETBACK - Mixer is damaged, and all audio produced has a 60hz and some other high pitched squeel as well. For now, audio will be produced in a more craptacular form until better equipment can be procured. Developed key themes Wrote out sheet music Developed Hamonic mediums Researching patch sets to use Devising alternative patch sets for different audio capabilities
Castle Harrvah theme	Castle Harrvah	??%	Unknown	no one yet
This is the music that will play when Claudius returns to see the King of Harrvah.
Legend Theme	Legend	??%	Unknown	Rain
This is the theme that plays when the King of Harrvah describes the Allacrost legend to Claudius.
Claudius Setting out...	The Journey Begins...	??%	Unknown	Rain
This will be the piece of music that plays after hearing the story of Allacrost from the King of Harrvah. It is then that Claudius embarks on his fateful journey.

Thing sound specific tasks

Non-life sounds.

Task Name	Tentative Title	Percent Completed	Est. Completion Date	Assigned Artists
Description
Relevant Links
Logo Sword Animation Sounds	(NA)	50%	Unknown	shizeet
For the boot screen we need some very good, high-quality sounds for the logo animation. The logo animation works as follows. First, the logo appears with the 't' sword in Allacrost actually cut into the word Allacros (as if the word was sheathing the sword). Then, the sword is drawn out of the 'sheath' (sound #1), spins around in the air a few times (sound #2), and finally comes cutting down from above and fixes its position in the word Allacrost (sound #3). It is important that we get these sounds prior to the release of the demo so it is rather important that this work get started (at least finding sample sounds to start with). These sounds should also make a big impact on the player, as they are the first sounds that the player will hear. The most difficult part will be the timing of the animation of the sword in the logo with the sound, so it is predicted that a moderate amount of re-mixing will be needed. Sound #1: unsheathing the sword. Sound #2: sword cutting the air with a 'woosh'. May needed to be looped if the sound is not long enough. Sound #3: the sword crashing down into the word Allacrost
confirm	Confirm Action	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is the sound played when an option is confirmed in a menu. Presently we are using a sound file from RPG Maker.
cancel	Cancel Action	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is the sound played when an option is canceled in a menu. Presently we are using a sound file from RPG Maker.
obtain	Obtain Item	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is the sound played when an item of importance is obtained.
bump	Bump Sound	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This sound is used in a variety of situations, such as trying to use an item that cannot be used.
coin	Coin Sound	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is the sound of currency moving, useful for a commercial transaction or when obtaining money.
http://www.allacrost.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1969
cloth	Cloth Ruffling Sound	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is a sound that can be used for equipping armor or apparel of some form.
torch	Torch Crackling	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is the sound of a small fire burning on a torch, be it set on a wall, or held in the hand.
http://www.pdsounds.org/sounds/dry_grass_burning_in_open_fireplace
sheath	Weapon Sheathe	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is the sound of a weapon being put away or equipped, a sort of "Sha-click".
unsheath	Weapon Unsheath	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is the sound of a weapon being brought out for combat, a sort of "Sha-heen".
dripping	Water Dripping	??%	Unknown	Shizeet
This is the sound of water dripping, such as echoing droplets in a cave.
swordswing	Sword Swing	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is "whoosh" of a sword being swung.
swordhit	Sword Hits	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the sound of the sword connecting to something hard (armor, a brick wall).
humancut	Human Cut	??%	Unknown	no one yet
This is the sound of skin being torn open by some sharp object. It should sound very painful.
humansmacked	Human Smacked	??%	Unknown	no one yet
This is the sound of flesh being hit with a bludgeoning object.

Creature sound specific tasks

Sounds of living creatures, screams and voices.

Task Name	Tentative Title	Percent Completed	Est. Completion Date	Assigned Artists
Description
Relevant Links
drink	Drink Potion	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the sound of someone drinking a potion or some sort of liquid.
malebadlyinured	Male Human Badly Injured	??%	Unknown	no one yet
This is the male cry of pain, like being on the receiving end of RoShamBo.
femalebadlyinured	Female Human Badly Injured	??%	Unknown	no one yet
This is the female cry of serious pain.
maledeath	Male Human Death	??%	Unknown	no one yet
This is the final death cry of a man before passing out of expiring.
femaledeath	Female Human Death	??%	Unknown	no one yet
This is the final death cry of a woman before passing out of expiring.
monsterhowl	Monster Howl	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the generic howling of a monster, bigger and scarier than a lone wolf, but not threatening in the proverbial sense of the word.
monsterhowl	Monster Growl	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the gutteral anger sounded by a monster that is threatened or threatening, and is ready to attack.
monstercut	Monster Cut	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the sound of special monster skin being torn, whish should sound gross and horrible comparred to human skin being torn.
monsterinjured	Monster Cut	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the roar of a monster being badly injured.
monsterdeath	Monster Death	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the generic sound of a monster being slain.
skeletonattack	Skeleton Attack	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the sound of a skeleton attacking, probably some sort of undead scream with bones scraping.
skeletoninjury	Skeleton Injured	??%	Unknown	Jam
Since the undead probably do not feel pain, this should be a harsh crunch with bones snapping.
skeletondeath	Skeleton Death	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the sound of de-animation with bones falling and splintering.
slimeattack	Slime Attack	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the wet acidic attack of of a semisolid monster.
slimeinjury	Slime Injured	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the sound of a slime breaking up, possibly a big splash.
slimedeath	Slime Death	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the final bubbly sound of a slime ceasing to be more than a puddle.
snakeattack	Snake Attack	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the hissing and venomous sound of a snake performing a biting attack, or a whip or strangulation attack similar to a giant boa.
snakeinjury	Snake Injured	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the angry hissing sound with scales being split open.
snakedeath	Snake Death	??%	Unknown	Jam
This should end in a final wet lump of a snake divided into many smaller pieces.
spiderattack	Spider Attack	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the sound of a spider attack, a creepy tapping sound probably.
spiderinjury	Spider Injured	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the sound of a spider being badly injured, probably a squeek of some kind.
spiderdeath	Spider Death	??%	Unknown	Jam
This is the final death rattle of the arachnid, with a final wimper and fluids spilling.