Sound

I decided at the beginning of this project that the sound was to be an equal element to the visual installation. I originally had the intention of using more instruments; I experimented with instruments other than the piano, like the harmonica (as a reference to Leone's Once Upon A Time in the West), the bass, guitar and different types of percussion. Working with a friend of mine, Simon Waldron we decided on a simple chord progression which would be repeated throughout the film. Once I finished the final edit of the visuals I decided to stick with just the piano and atmospheric sounds recorded when I was filming at Macraes Flat. A pair of Paradise Ducks (also often considered a pest due to there breeding ability) were there each time I was there, I decided to use the sounds they made as another instrument in the score, layering them up to work with the piano movements.