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Robots: The Exhibition Soundtrack

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1.
Wells Cathedral Clock (1392) 00:22
2.
Clockwork Polyrhythms 00:46
3.
Model English Lever Escapement (1754) 00:13
4.
Increasing Complexity 00:55
5.
Singing Bird Automaton (1784) 00:12
6.
Celestial Mechanisms 02:36
7.
Looms, Automata, Deception and the Industrial Revolution (1770 - 1840) 02:58
8.
Shortwave Dreams (1930s - 1940s) 01:19
9.
Cocktail Music For Robots (1940s - 1950s) 01:18
10.
Cinematic Revelations (1950s - 1960s) 02:05
11.
Science Fiction (1970s) 02:03
12.
Cybernetic Visions (1980s - 1990s) 01:52
13.
Vision 02:08
14.
Manipulation 01:39
15.
Learning 01:44
16.
Recreation 00:57
17.
The Workplace 00:55
18.
Of An Evening (with ‘Harry’, his robotic musicians and hosts) 01:44
19.
Cafe Life 00:50
20.
An Algorithmic Future? 05:23

about

When we were asked to create a soundscape for the Science Museum’s Robots exhibition, we got really excited about the idea of creating something for the entire space which was itself robotic; whose musical behavior was algorithmic as well as scripted. In other words, we envisioned the soundscape as a series of complementary musical machines each of which would generate their own unique soundscape according to certain parameters; a ‘musical robot’ in its own right that would help animate the narratives and space of the exhibition.

We were given recording access to some amazing robots and machines, sourced recordings of others through archives and also designed and programmed our own interpretations where necessary. All of these elements underpin the main themes of the exhibition: Marvel, Obey, Dream, Build, Imagine and Embodied Intelligence.

This album compiles a selection of excerpts from across the whole soundscape both as a kind of mnemonic through which you can relive the experience of visiting the exhibition and as a document of this unique collection, charting humanity’s incredible 500 year journey of creating humanoid robots.

credits

released February 8, 2017

Composed by: Sam Britton and Will Worsley
Recording engineer: Aaron May
Programmed and mixed at Coda to Coda
Sound Supervisor: Tanya Auclair
Research advisor: Patrick Bergel

Thanks to: Anne Prugnon; Alex Bonney (Tron Cherry); Richard Horton, Master of Clocks at The Science Museum; Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester

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Coda to Coda is an award-winning studio, creating and consulting on sound and music for a wide spectrum of contexts from film and animation to digital media, interactive installations and audio branding. We integrate everything from audio system design, composition, audio production, programming to post-production services all under one roof - from concept, through creation, to delivery. ... more

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