triptych

The spatial qualities of film soundtracks are utterly fascinating. The combination of dialog, sound effects, ambiences and symphonic music creates a surreal, abstract space as each sound type comes with its own reference to specific room acoustics. Although this conglomeration might seem fairly unrealistic, it feels very familiar, due to frequent usage in films and TV series.The title of triptych refers to both the space and form of the piece. Firstly, similar to Hollywood's action movies, noisy, dry sounds populate the foreground which seem to be in their own, private close space, which might be embedded in slightly distant field-recordings, while very distant orchestra-like sounds provide a symphonic musical horizon and emotional connotation. Secondly, with regard to form, the piece is based on three distinct parts where each describes its own moment in time. This is similar to triptych paintings in Christian art where a protagonist's narrative is described in a three-part landscape.