Prateek Murgai Music 220A

Homework-2: A Nightmare From The Past

The sound piece depicts of a scene from a past nightmare. The scene is set around an old factory on a rainy day. As the ambient factory sound subsides, one can hear the sound of a child in the distance and a ghost haunting the child midst the heavy rains. One can move the ghost around by pressing the mouse down and moving the cursor around. One can hear the ghost move left to right and back and forth as the mouse pressed down is moved on the screen. The nightmare also consists of sounds of an accident that occurred in the old factory while a worker was cutting wood using his chainsaw. The worker was alone that day and while cutting wood using the chainsaw, one of the factory machines fell on him. He cried for help but his screams were heard by no one. It is believed that the accident was caused by the ghost that haunted the child and the the worker was the only parent the child had. The ghost roams around victorious haunting the corridors of the old factory.