Soundscape: Current Mood

Creator(s): 
Lliana Hwang
Class: 
Composing Digital Media
Instructor: 
Kelsey Cameron
Semester: 
Fall
Year: 
2018

"This soundscape shows my daily student life, which revolves around work, class, assignments, YouTube, gym, and sleep, but sleep deprivation disrupts that cycle. It begins with my morning ritual of closing the window from cold air and playing music. I used a soundtrack to display my mental state, which seemed fitting since piano instrumentals are my favorite and music is very involved in my life, ranging from alarms to mood boosters. As the day goes on, the soundtrack showcases a growing distortion from short-term memory loss, inability to focus, and frequent headaches. These symptoms result in a lost sense of time and blurred events, which I wanted to convey with the overlapping sound effects. After the climax/mental breakdown ends, the soundscape cuts back to the clean and clear soundtrack because no matter how tired I am, I’m wide awake right when I need to sleep. YouTube videos probably accredit to this problem because I watch so many before going to bed, of which I’ve included clips I was obsessed with at the time from JennaMarbles, TheOdd1sOut, and EroldStory, all whom I’m a fan of. Finally, the soundscape ends with me opening the window to repeat the day."