Music and Sound Design The sonic palette favored a silver-toned minimalism: bass pulses under shimmering synths, clipped percussion, and occasional sampled fragments that sounded like distant radio whispers. The sound designer employed spatial effects that moved elements across the listening field, making the audience feel as if they were inside a slow, breathing machine. At times the music dropped to near silence, forcing the room to listen to small sounds — breath, footsteps, the rustle of fabric — which became integral to the piece.