The Heron’s Journey: Scoring the Animated film El Salto de la Rana

Abstract

The Heron’s Journey is an original score for the animated short film: El Salto de la Rana. It was composed as part of the Culminating Experience in Berklee Valencia Campus and in collaboration with UPV (Universitat Politècnica de València, Máster en Animación). In this thesis paper, I aim to describe every step of bringing the story and the character of the titular Heron to life through a musical tapestry. First, by analyzing the film, finding meaning in the characters’ struggles and understanding their world. Then, by breaking down my compositional approach and orchestrational references while creating the sound. Through these I describe the preparation and events that led up to the session, the out-of-this-world experience of recording in the Air Studios, Lyndhurst Hall and finally mixing the session in order to bring all elements together.https://remix.berklee.edu/graduate-studies-scoring/1321/thumbnail.jp