REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Music and Sound effects for

I SEE SUE
AUDIO STRUCTURE

Intro

Publisher

to be supplied

Developer

Big Fun Theme

Game

I See Sue Theme Song

Game

Card Play

Scene Theme

Scene Sounds

Card Sounds

Voice Over

Dino Theme ("Restless")

Card Win

Dino Themes

Scene Sounds (triggered)

Voice Over

Path Walk

Dino Themes

Scene Sounds (triggered)

Voice Over

Path Win

Dino Theme (Sue)

End

Credits,
Setup, etc

I See Sue Theme Song

Publisher’s Logo

Supplied by publisher.

Big Fun Logo

We need a corporate logo theme that reflects Big Fun (not I See Sue). This chord or fragment of melody (about 3 seconds) should reflect a company that creates imaginative high-tech products: cartoony games, delightful consumer interfaces and rich media experiences. (like (respectively) "Pie Jackers" pizza-delivery race game, ATT’s "OneRing" message system, and "Reign of Ronin", an internet wargame set in ancient Japan.) High tech, high spirit.

I See Sue Theme Song

The packaging of this product might emphasize the museum connection and the educational values - for the sake of (credit) card-carrying adults. But the opening music has to assure the kid that this is going to be fun. As catchy as a camp sing-along and as polished as a TV theme.

Hey! Do I hear a cha-cha??!

You be yellow
I be blue
Now we play
I SEE SUE

Deal the cards, then swap, swap, swap
Build a dino from tip to top

Match three cards
It's fun to do
Then hop, hop, hop

till YOU SEE SUE

Make yourself dinosaur
You'll hop and hop and hop some more

Win the game
If it's you
Who's the first to say

I SEE SUE!!

The Theme Song is the only portion of this project involving language. Music and voice must be delivered on separate recording tracks to facilitate later localization.

Card Sounds

Sound qualities:

The cards are crisp and new.
The deck is small - only a dozen cards or so
The table is hard and wooden.
The room is intimate.

Sounds: (see the example_in_progress)

Shuffle one quick riffle through small deck

Deal card is grabbed and slid off top of deck

Whoosh card cuts through the air

Slap card comes down on table

Flip card flips over on table

Knock card slides and hits another edgewise, shoving it

Wedge card slides between two cards knocking both

Scene Themes

and

Scene Sounds

There are four scenes. Each has its own sound texture which sets the mood and serves as background music for the card game. There are three types of sounds in each scene.

Theme

This is an ambient loop, composed of music (derived from the I See Sue theme) and sound effects. It is long enough to establish the theme and to avoid annoyingly obvious repetition

Random Sounds

There are some animation/sound effects that display irregularly (like a lightning strike, or a swamp gurgle) to add life to the scene.

Triggered Sounds

Some effects respond to the presence of the dino characters: (snapping crocodile, disturbed hornet’s nest, etc)

Theme elements

Random FX

Triggered FX

Swamp
comfortable

close, soft, "indoor" feel

insect chip
frog song

swamp gas bubble

crocodile snap
quicksand slosh

Woods
bright

brighter, but still enclosed

streams babble

distant birds

dragonflies flutter
beehive

Night
spooky

hollow, resonant, creepy

volcano rumble thunder

volcano erupt lightning strike

snarl in darkness

Shore
adventurous

vast and echoey

surf

marine "bird" call;
waves crash

rock falls into ocean

Dino Themes

These themes combine musical and sound effect components.

Each dino has a characteristic set of themes which are identifiable. They are similar to each other and distinct from the other dinos in melody and instrumentation. There are six themes for each of seven dinosaurs, but not each dino uses all the themes. 32 in all.

Beauty Shot

This is heard with a specially rendered animation showing the dinosaur in close-up. It happens when the player wins the card game by assembling all three cards. This is the first view of the dinosaur prize - the cards come to life - so this theme is richer and more triumphant than the others. Typically there is 3-4 seconds of pure music, then 4-6 seconds of fun-fact voice-over.

Restless

This is a tiny action that the player sees when he does nothing for too long. If he ignores the cards, his dino impatiently urges him to get playing again.

Blocked

This theme occurs when the player has the wrong dinosaur, one that cannot cross the current barrier. It is the sound of a frustrated dino, but not a sound that scolds the player.

Walk

This simplified version of the dino’s theme is heard with every step he takes. (When he walks, nothing else is happening) This is a tiny loop- less than 2 seconds. The game software repeats this loop 3 to 8 times depending on how long the dinosaur walks The sound designer supplies 5 variations:

Generic Step

This is repeated most often..

First Step

This variation is heard as the initial cycle each time the Dino walks.

Last Step

And this is the ending cycle.

Pass

In this step, the Dino overtakes his opponent. A little triumph a little sneer.

Special Move

These (typically) two cycles occur when the Dino uses his special move that allows him to go where no other dino can go!!

ANKYLOSAURUS crusty, heavily armored, pugnacious, fearless
(James Cagney in a suit of armor)

Beauty Shot

8

struts with tail-club held high

Restless

1

thumps earth with club

Blocked

2

switches tail back & forth

Walk

3

lumbering tank-like walk

Pass

1

smacks opponent with club

Special Move

*2

walks fearlessly through dangerous raptors

LAMBEOSAURUS hefty, maternal, thickfooted, homely, not-too-bright

Beauty Shot

8

plods peacefully through mud in rainstorm

Restless

1

rises up and stares at player, honks her horn

Blocked

2

shifts weight back and forth with sloshy sound

Walk

5

four-legged crawl

Pass

1

honks horn smugly

Special Move

2

climbs through disgusting mud

TROODON light, swift, smart and vicious

Beauty Shot

8

races after prey (like this a little bit)

Restless

1

rubs heel-claws together, with knifelike sound

Blocked

2

near-panic of trapped animal

Walk

4

two-legged run

Pass

1

slash at opponent with heel-claw

Special Move

2

scampers over fallen (hollow) log bridges

TRICERATOPS like a bull but bigger than a minivan.

Beauty Shot

8

Triceratops "cantor"

Restless

1

paws earth

Blocked

2

paces nervously

Walk

4

four-legged trot

Pass

1

grunty bellow

Special Move

2

uses horns to move log obstacles

PTEROSAUR grand, efficient, leathery soaring reptile. Glider, not wingflapper

Beauty Shot

8

racing his shadow along a cliff

Restless

1

spreads wings and flaps

Blocked

2

Halfhearted hopeless wing-flap. Can only fly from cliff.

Walk

n/a

Pass

n/a

Special Move
7
Leaps from cliff - soars - spirals upward - lands on another cliff

PLESIOSAUR long-necked sensual swimmer

Beauty Shot

8

underwater dive

Restless

1

exhales huge lungful of wet air - with a bit of exasperation

Blocked

2

flops about pathetically - fish out of water.

Walk

n/a

Pass

n/a

Special Move
7
dives into surf- swims - returns to another shoreline

SUE (T. REX)

Powerful, proud & loud - dangerous and friendly (Jackie Gleason)

Beauty Shot

3x12

This is a very special theme for several reasons:
It is seen when you win the whole level, not one hand of cards
It takes 40 minutes to win, not 90 seconds
It is the only time you see Sue, the title character of the game.
Hey! Remember the name of the game is I SEE SUE!

Therefor this music is grander nad more triumphant than any other. About 5-7 seconds of pure music, a 10 second speech over potted-down music, and 3-5 seconds of musical wrapup.

The five second intro builds to an explosive climax, with three versions (same music, different SFX):
- explosion is enormous foot stomp!
- explosion is enormous-toothed chomp!
- explosion is head-thrown-back roar!

Restless

n/a

Blocked

n/a

Walk

n/a

Pass

n/a

Special Move

n/a

Voice Over

NOT part of the Audio RFP

The game includes a voice - a voice with a personality. Not an authority figure - or any grown up. More like a slightly older cousin- someone who already knows the game - but is not unbeatable.

Let’s call this cousin "Viva". Let’s make sure she is smart and funny and tough enough to play against the boys.

Mentor

Viva encourages the young player to play the game successfully and enjoyably. This means learning the rules, but it does not mean she hammers them in. As much as possible, Viva guides the kid to discover the rules himself.

Worthy Opponent

Viva’s (artificial) intelligence is adjustable. While she will never actually throw a game, she will dummy down a bit for a young newbie, and like a sweet babysitter, put more attention into making the game fun than into beating a little kid!

Fun Fact

Viva knows quite a few fun facts about the seven reptiles in the game. When you win a dinosaur and are about to play him (during the "Beauty Shot" animation), sh will casually mention one of these interesting factoids.

Audience	Ages 4-7, boys and girls
Platform	Win/Mac CDROM
Genre	hybrid Card Game / Board Game, animated

Theme	Cretaceous Life - Museum Quality
Feel	Mainstream classy fun.

00.01.20	Creative Sample	Lambo Walk (generic) Maybe Swamp idea
00.01.23	Sample Expansion	Lambo, all variants Swamp Theme
00.02.21	All Sounds	everything in this spec
00.03.21	Cleanups, Pickups	some re-dos, new bits

Shuffle	one quick riffle through small deck
*Deal*	card is grabbed and slid off top of deck
Whoosh	card cuts through the air
Slap	card comes down on table
Flip	card flips over on table
Knock	card slides and hits another edgewise, shoving it
Wedge	card slides between two cards knocking both

		Theme elements	Random FX	Triggered FX
Swamp comfortable	close, soft, "indoor" feel	insect chip frog song	swamp gas bubble	crocodile snap quicksand slosh
Woods bright	brighter, but still enclosed	streams babble	distant birds	dragonflies flutter beehive
Night spooky	hollow, resonant, creepy	volcano rumble thunder	volcano erupt lightning strike	snarl in darkness
Shore adventurous	vast and echoey	surf	marine "bird" call; waves crash	rock falls into ocean

Beauty Shot	This is heard with a specially rendered animation showing the dinosaur in close-up. It happens when the player wins the card game by assembling all three cards. This is the first view of the dinosaur prize - the cards come to life - so this theme is richer and more triumphant than the others. Typically there is 3-4 seconds of pure music, then 4-6 seconds of fun-fact voice-over.
Restless	This is a tiny action that the player sees when he does nothing for too long. If he ignores the cards, his dino impatiently urges him to get playing again.
Blocked	This theme occurs when the player has the wrong dinosaur, one that cannot cross the current barrier. It is the sound of a frustrated dino, but not a sound that scolds the player.
Walk	This simplified version of the dino’s theme is heard with every step he takes. (When he walks, nothing else is happening) This is a tiny loop- less than 2 seconds. The game software repeats this loop 3 to 8 times depending on how long the dinosaur walks The sound designer supplies 5 variations:
Generic Step	This is repeated most often..
First Step	This variation is heard as the initial cycle each time the Dino walks.
Last Step	And this is the ending cycle.
Pass	In this step, the Dino overtakes his opponent. A little triumph a little sneer.
Special Move	These (typically) two cycles occur when the Dino uses his special move that allows him to go where no other dino can go!!

ANKYLOSAURUS		crusty, heavily armored, pugnacious, fearless (James Cagney in a suit of armor)
Beauty Shot	8	struts with tail-club held high
Restless	1	thumps earth with club
Blocked	2	switches tail back & forth
Walk	3	lumbering tank-like walk
Pass	1	smacks opponent with club
Special Move	*2	walks fearlessly through dangerous raptors

LAMBEOSAURUS		hefty, maternal, thickfooted, homely, not-too-bright
Beauty Shot	8	plods peacefully through mud in rainstorm
Restless	1	rises up and stares at player, honks her horn
Blocked	2	shifts weight back and forth with sloshy sound
Walk	5	four-legged crawl
Pass	1	honks horn smugly
Special Move	2	climbs through disgusting mud

TROODON		light, swift, smart and vicious
Beauty Shot	8	races after prey (like this a little bit)
Restless	1	rubs heel-claws together, with knifelike sound
Blocked	2	near-panic of trapped animal
Walk	4	two-legged run
Pass	1	slash at opponent with heel-claw
Special Move	2	scampers over fallen (hollow) log bridges

TRICERATOPS		like a bull but bigger than a minivan.
Beauty Shot	8	Triceratops "cantor"
Restless	1	paws earth
Blocked	2	paces nervously
Walk	4	four-legged trot
Pass	1	grunty bellow
Special Move	2	uses horns to move log obstacles

PTEROSAUR		grand, efficient, leathery soaring reptile. Glider, not wingflapper
Beauty Shot	8	racing his shadow along a cliff
Restless	1	spreads wings and flaps
Blocked	2	Halfhearted hopeless wing-flap. Can only fly from cliff.
Walk		n/a
Pass		n/a
Special Move	7	Leaps from cliff - soars - spirals upward - lands on another cliff

PLESIOSAUR		long-necked sensual swimmer
Beauty Shot	8	underwater dive
Restless	1	exhales huge lungful of wet air - with a bit of exasperation
Blocked	2	flops about pathetically - fish out of water.
Walk		n/a
Pass		n/a
Special Move	7	dives into surf- swims - returns to another shoreline

SUE (T. REX)		Powerful, proud & loud - dangerous and friendly (Jackie Gleason)
Beauty Shot	3x12	This is a very special theme for several reasons: It is seen when you win the whole level, not one hand of cards It takes 40 minutes to win, not 90 seconds It is the only time you see Sue, the title character of the game. Hey! Remember the name of the game is I SEE SUE! Therefor this music is grander nad more triumphant than any other. About 5-7 seconds of pure music, a 10 second speech over potted-down music, and 3-5 seconds of musical wrapup. The five second intro builds to an explosive climax, with three versions (same music, different SFX): - explosion is enormous foot stomp! - explosion is enormous-toothed chomp! - explosion is head-thrown-back roar!
Restless		n/a
Blocked		n/a
Walk		n/a
Pass		n/a
Special Move		n/a