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Also interesting: Brian Eno on his work composing one of the Windows startup sounds: > Q: How did you come to compose "The Microsoft Sound"? > A: The idea cam
by snowwrestler 2y ago
Also interesting: Brian Eno on his work composing one of the Windows startup sounds:
> Q: How did you come to compose "The Microsoft Sound"?
> A: The idea came up at the time when I was completely bereft of ideas. I'd been working on my own music for a while and was quite lost, actually. And I really appreciated someone coming along and saying, "Here's a specific problem -- solve it."
https://www.sfgate.com/music/popquiz/article/q-and-a-with-brian-eno-2979740.php https://www.sfgate.com/music/popquiz/article/q-and-a-with-br...
- Lutzb 2y agoSlowing down the Windows 95 startup sound 23 times makes it sound even more Brian Eno. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNIfbdi41ho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNIfbdi41ho
- jimbobthrowawy 2y ago> The thing from the agency said, "We want a piece of music that is inspiring, universal, blah- blah, da-da-da, optimistic, futuristic, sentimental, emotional," this whole list of adjectives, and then at the bottom it said "and it must be 3 1/4 seconds long." This bit has always stuck in my head. Makes his longnow foundation work make more sense. Always find it wild that microsoft takes the time and spends the money on such tiny details in their products.