Sound Quality
In the third stage of the performance, the performer interacts with the ‘shadow’ in the video, and part of the sound needed to match the qualities of the shadow in the visual element, so it was created by combining the recorded sound of fabric and thread rubbing, and by overlaying the frequencies of several sounds after equalising them, to make some sound effects with the effect of shadows moving.
Because the shadow contains a stressful aspect that the daughter used to wallow in, whispers to the left and right, symbolising the droning and accusations from the mother will accompany the shadow. To these are added depressing synth tones and fast-paced sound effects echoing the shadow’s movements. The actual actor stands out through the chanting vocals, which portray her self-finding process.
Music
There are three main stages in the development of the music; the first stage is the two figures pulling and searching for each other, the second stage is a return to the depressingly gloomy atmosphere of the first performance section, and the third stage is a melodic narrative of the two figures merging into one.
The base of the entire piece is set by washy synth sounds, which are joined by a morphing wind section with a sense of refrain as it moves into the second phase, and a choral effect piano sound is applied to externalise the merging process in the final melodic section.
