http://www.thirdcoastfestival.org/library/137-forest-to-desert

Sounds:

• Beginning – Wind
• 0:09 – Birds Chirping
• 0:11 – Thumping
• 0:34 – Car Starting
• 0:42 – Car Beeping
• 0:45 – Angry Voice
• 0:48 Cars Passing
• 0:50 – 1:46 – Broadcast with city noises in the background,
• 1:50 – 2:00 Voice Overlap
• 2:03 Rain and Wind
• 2:14 Rushing Water
• 2:23 Heavy Wind
• 2:29 – 2:35 – Silence

Reflection:

The sound Forest to Desert Produced by Sarah Boothroyd consists of primarily environmental sound. There is a progression from beginning to the end that signifies how this piece was put together. In the beginning, there is a lot of natural sound. These sounds are much like the sounds likely to be heard in a forest including; Rain, Wind, Birds and insect noises. As the piece continues the mood from nature theme turns more into an environmental theme. This environmental theme is the foundation of the piece with use of city sound. Instead of hearing nature themed sounds there are sounds such as; Cars, Voices, Beeping and Human Movement.

As the piece progresses more, the environmental sounds of the city soon become a background for a radio broadcast in which the focus is on voice. There are voices in the broadcast louder than others and there is a lot of voice overlap. The broadcast represents the technology of the past and towards the end of the piece there are sounds of technology from the present with all the advanced sound effects. The basis if this piece is to show the nature vs. city and the technology in the past vs. the technology in the present through sound.