Visualizing Classical Music as a Roller Coaster Ride
This ingenious promotional video for the Zurich Chamber Orchestra transforms the musical notes played by the first violinist in a symphony by Ferdinand Ries into a roller coaster track in real time. The video was created by the production studio Virtual Republic. On their Vimeo page, they explain, “The notes and bars were exactly synchronised with the progression in the animation so that the typical movements of a rollercoaster ride match the dramatic composition of the music.”
I needed this so badly right now.
Wheeeeeeee.
Future Music History Textbook Entry: This was a popular rhythmic figure used in the early 21st century dance pieces called dubstep. The figure usually appeared before the development section and was often combined with a ritardando to help mark the end of the exposition of the piece.
Hahahahahahahahaha.
What π Sounds Like It
I know this is a little saccharine and a somewhat arbitrary way to impose a transcendent mathematic idea onto the man-made schema of dividing sound… BUT IT’S ALSO ABOUT MUSIC COMPOSITION AND REALLY CUTE AND ADORABLE AND I LOVE IT.

DJ CAPTAIN CRUNCH PROMO 2011
turntablism, virtuosity for the 21st century.
i guess it’s a “fear the future” kind of day.
Madeon - Pop Culture
hey guys, check it out. it’s the future of pop music composition.
i’m simultaneously impressed and depressed.
this feeling normally means that progress is being made.
Al Niente: New York’s last sheet music store
i rarely tolerate nostalgia porn / dying industry journalism but i’ll make an exception for this.