I've just completed sound design (along with business partner, Alex Hudd) on what is probably one of the most
exciting experiences to come out this year. Produced by Lightworx Media
and distributed by The Juice, Hover Chase 4D
is an attraction ride experience that takes you on a hover bike race
through city streets, oil refineries, forests, and caves. Participants
in the ride not only experience 3D picture and 5.1 sound, but are also
treated to moving seats, wind, smell, and water effects, amongst others.
The challenge for the soundtrack was to create an exciting, dynamic and emersive 5.1 soundscape that encompasses the audience, leaving them wanting more! With detailed flyby's, battles and explosions, you really feel like your there. You experience the ride from the point of
view of one of the racers and so the sound of the hover bike had to
react to every twist and turn during the 5 minute ride. The rise and
fall of the engine was designed to compliment the speed and direction of
the hover bike. In addition to this the other bikes in the race had to
be sounded and directed as they moved on the screen in such a was as you
really feel part of the action and excitement.
In addition the atmospheres of each of the locations in the race were designed also to bring a sense of being there for the ride's participants. The underlying music score, composed at Dreambase helps to keep the pace of the ride throughout so that from start to finish the experience is one that you'll never forget and one that you'll want to come back for more.
The ride is now available for licensing from The Juice.
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