By now, it’s no secret how the sounds for movies, tv shows and games are recorded. Thanks to the rise of the internet, many inside secrets are now common knowledge among the masses. Yet, it’s still amusing to see the process of creating cinematic sound effects using everyday objects in action.
For those who still need to have their minds blown by this craft, Foley is the name of the technique where sounds are created and recorded by using everyday objects. For example, the sounds of floorboards could be made by just slapping a shipping pallet. In Star Wars, vacuum cleaners captured some of the franchise’s more iconic sound effects.
Foley isn’t new or revolutionary or even a secret anymore. However, it’s still great fun to see how it works, and in a newly released video, fans can now see how many of God of War Ragnarok’s sounds were created.
Thanks to WIRED on YouTube and PlayStation Studios’ Joanna Fang, we can now see that galloping horse’s hooves are just a pair of toilet plungers and that Kratos is smashing in an enemy’s skull is Joanna Fang teaching a naughty melon a lesson with a crowbar.
This video is a must-watch for fans of God of War Ragnarok or anyone with an interest in the inner workings of the industry.
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