Soundscapes
and Science links

Music by Jean Hasse and Norman Worrall

Original music/sound effects soundscapes for science festivals and events,
lectures, conferences, films, websites, videos, exhibits,
theatre, podcasts, the opening of buildings;
Collaborative projects with science faculties in the University of Bristol and elsewhere


CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL (June 2012)
Soundscapes to precede talks on topics ranging from dark matter,
climate change, ecosystems, wind power and human evolution.
Over two dozen music+sound effects soundscapes (6-9 min each) have been created.
Link to CSF website
More info on CSF soundscapes

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL INAUGURAL LECTURE (12 June 2012)
A 7- min soundscape to precede Professor Risto Kauppinen's Lecture on
'Exploring the brain with nuclear magnetic resonance'.
More info

CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE FESTIVAL Univ of Cambridge (March 2012)
1. Volcanoes: beauty and menace, photographic exhibition:
soundscape music, 25-min, played to accompany the exhibit;
2. Eruptions that shook the world, lecture by Dr Clive Oppenheimer:
5-min soundscape played immediately before the lecture. Listen to excerpt

ROBOTICS EVENT Science City Bristol (2012)
Soundscape music, 8-min, played before main speaking events, March 2012,
at Bristol and Bath Science Park, Bristol Listen to excerpt

THE ART OF SCIENCE Exhibit, Univ of Bristol (Nov 2011)
Soundscape music (ambient, background), 24-min,
for a photographic exhibition, Univ of Bristol, Medical Sciences Building
More info
Link to audio excerpt

MOLYBDENUM MYSTERY film (2011)
Score to accompany 4-min film (Charlie Blackfield, Dir.)
for Univ of Bristol Dept of Earth Sciences/Bristol Isotope Group
Link to film

CENTRE FOR NANOSCIENCE AND QUANTUM INFORMATION,
Inauguration Ceremony, Univ of Bristol (Sept 2009)
Soundscape created using recorded sounds of the building,
played in the foyer of the new NSQI Centre. Listen
5-min Nanoscience film made by NW, with original soundtrack, screened at ceremony.
Link to film (see Nanoscience)

ROYAL SOCIETY SUMMER EXHIBITION (2008)
Two soundscapes (music and penguins) to accompany the Univ of Bristol
Dept of Physics' exhibit at the Royal Society, London: 'Spot the Penguin'
Listen to excerpt of penguins

SCISATIONAL films, Univ of Bristol (2007)
Opening title music/sound effects and final end credits composed
for 8 science films made by Bristol-area students, organised by
the Centre for Public Engagement. View excerpt

BRUNEL.BRISTOL lecture (2006)
Music soundscape/sound effects to precede the University of Bristol
Vice-Chancellor's Lecture on Bristol, Science and Brunel (Dec. 2006). Listen
Link to Alumni website page

Link to other Film/Media projects