Area 51: Site 4 - Arcade - SFX and Music - Joe Lyford

S F X

Here's a raw recording session of me doing a series of zombie and alien screams, which would later be processed and edited into the zombie and queen alien screams for the game.

Zombies (unprocessed - raw take)	Zombies (processed, mixed down)
Queen Alien Scream (unprocessed)	Queen Alien Scream (processed)

M U S I C

I was given a free hand on this project by Producer Rob Rowe. The result was a mutant dnBass style of techno with an alien flavor. I had just inherited a Korg Prophecy so I used the modeling patches for a lot of other-worldly timbres.


Site 4	Title Theme from the Game - Tool-like groove; i.e.. the drums are slow 4 and the Guitars are playing 6/8 over the top. Makes a nice lumber.
Attack the Mall	It's just a short sample, but I'm fond of the guitar line.
Shock Puppets	Urgent sounding tune for zombie humans repelling down a cliff face. Happens all the time.
Tarmac	This was the first song I made after switching from an "action show" style to a techno style. Still has a bit of Jeanne Parson's original Area 51 score style.
The Hive	Sci-Fi Horror. This tune was used on the letterbox end credits. Used a lot of guitar riffs and analog-produced sound effects to make this as spooky as possible.
Win and Save
Alien Lair
Loop 51
Nest
Suburban Infestation	Putting on night vision goggles and shooting aliens in a middle class cul-de-sac.
Alien House
Transition
Patriotic Propaganda	Starship Troopers Patriotic Newsreel tune.
Sunrise	This is one of my initial sketches based on the style of the first Area 51 game. Folks were originally wanting to stay close to the original for continuity purposes.
Troop Movements Part 1	More original sketches in the Area 51 prequel style
Troop Movements Part 2	Same tune, different loop
Troop Movements Part 3	ditto