Wind Chimes

In terms of sound design, I'd really like to use the sound of wind chimes. I have found some interesting examples of the basic sounds of wind chimes and also some ideas for manipulation of them. From this research, I have found that recordings of wind chimes can be quite diverse, there are a large range of effects that can be gained from the use of wind chimes, I think the manipulation of the sound will make it much more eerie.

The first recording I found is very light and tinkling, in it's own way it creates a mysterious atmosphere, more otherworldly than I was hoping to get though.

The second recording I found has more ochre sounds, using wooden chimes allows for a more earthy atmosphere but I wanted an eerie atmosphere and I think that metal chimes would be better for this.

The third recording I found is very brief but uses the metal chimes. I think this sound is much more playful than I am wanting so I will be sure to try to record a slow tinkling sound that can be manipulated.

Finally, I found a half-speed manipulated wind chimes sound which I really like but I think it'd benefit from further manipulation or a different effect. The same sound artist has manipulated the same track in two further ways, 1000% time stretch and spectral freeze. I prefer the spectral freeze soundtrack, I think this is possibly the closest to the kind of sound that I want to produce as an underlying track for the piece.