Soundscape Installation: At the Edge of Wilderness

At the Edge of Wilderness (5:00) At the Edge of Wilderness is a 52-minute installation about mining ghost towns in Southern British Columbia, Canada. Photographs and sounds were gathered in 2000 for Industrial Ear, a group show produced by the Western Front in Vancouver. What originally was a five-projector slide and soundscape installation, commissioned by the Western Front with assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, has been adapted to a video presentation on DVD. Florence Debeugny, Photographer and Hildegard Westerkamp, Composer. Source: YouTube

Soundscape: Barriera de Milano

Urban Soundscape (3:35) An experimental video by Marilivia Minnici that explores the soundscape of outdoor public spaces in the district of Barriera di Milano in Turin. Source: YouTube.

"The district of Milan barrier began to take shape in the second half of the nineteenth century , following the construction of the first toll gates of Turin. It was built from 1853 in order to ensure customs control on incoming goods, the walls separating the village physically inside its walls, consisting of the historic center and the surrounding neighborhoods, rural and predominantly agricultural areas exist until then on the outskirts of town.

The entrance to the city, relative to the walled part, was made ​​possible by the presence of gaps, called "barriers" that ensured the payment of duty . Among the many barriers formed along the perimeter of the walls, the most famous and historically one of the most significant barrier was erected in Piazza Crispi, then along the Royal Road of Italy (now the Corso Vercelli), and named "barrier Milan "(because watching the road for Milan)." Wikipedia Translation.

Soundscape: Viper Rollar Coaster

Riding the Viper (2:49) This is a point of view (POV) of the Mighty Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California (USA). The length of the ride is 3,830' with a Height of 188'. The speed 70 mph. This video gives the viewer a close proximity to the soundscape and experience from the front seat of this coaster. Source: YouTube

Soundscape: Taipei Market

Taipei Market Soundscape (:32) As you walk down the street there is a constantly changing soundscape of recorded music being played by one shop after the other making for a random mix of street sounds. Taipei, Taiwan, spring 2011. Source: YouTube

Soundscape: Bernie Krause short film

Soundscapes (4:59) By Bernie Krause. A short film on the effects of noise and the benefits of quietude. Originally produced by Wild Sanctuary for use by the National Park Service, this public domain film may be freely shared for educational purposes. Source: YouTube

Soundscape: Call for Prayer

Call to Prayer (1:58) The islamic call to prayer in a Dubai Mall reverberates against a backdrop of consumer culture. Source: YouTube

Education: History of Sound (1928)

"What is Sound?" is a historical four part audio lecture produced in 1928 and released by Columbia Records. The presenter is Nobel Prize winner Sir William Bragg FRS a member of the Royal Society. From 1915 to 1919 Bragg served as Technical Advisor on Sound Ranging to the Map Section, G.H.Q., France, receiving the O.B.E. and the M.C. in 1918. Click2Read more about William Lawrence Bragg. This recording was released on 78 r.p.m.

Lecture : "What is Sound"  (10:06) Parts 1 and 2)

Lecture: "What is Sound" (9:58) Parts 3 and 4)

Source: YouTube

Documentary: Graphic Scoring

There's No Sound In My Head (19:44) A documentary by Robert Arnold about Mark Applebaum's Metaphysics of Notation. Although this film is not directly related to the field of acoustic-ecology it is interesting in that it is about the graphic representation and interpretation of sound. According to Wikipedia, "Graphic notation is the representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notion Graphic notation evolved in the 1950s, and it is often used in combination with traditional music notation. Composers often rely on graphic notation in experimental music, where standard musical notation can be ineffective." This graphic mapping seems similar to that of soundscape documentation through graphic representation. Source: Vimeo