EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN A 360 VR WORLD!

I wrote and conducted the underscore and sound design for an online immersive experience that invites the audience to explore the long-term consequences of climate change in a virtual world, as imagined by children today. Created in collaboration with students from schools throughout Norfolk, this 360 virtual reality imaginarium spans cities and deserts, mountains and beaches, forests and factories, bringing to life the effects that global warming could have on our environments.

The exhibition, involving performances, walks and digital experiences, explores the very interface between contemporary literature and storytelling and creative technology. Presented as part of the 2021 Norfolk and Norwich Festival, it brings together the international UEA alumni writer Mitch Johnson with UEA faculty, creative technologists Guildhall Live Events and Mutiny, and key regional cultural organisations and schools.

This work, generously supported by Arts Council England, is part of the UEA’s ‘Future and Form’ series of works designed to explore the interface between contemporary literature and creative technology.

Norfolk & Norwich Festival | The Living Book | Urban Dystopia Underscore | E Fineston-Robertson

10 year installation, which launched on the 13th April 2021. 

E Fineston-Robertson was lucky enough to have been involved in composing the music for the Illuminated River project. Illuminated River is now the longest public art commission in the world, measuring 3.2 miles in length. The artwork will be seen by over 90 million people a year.

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About EFR's piece:
E Fineston-Robertson researched places of interest around the area of Westminster Bridge, and was drawn to the Elizabeth Tower. The Elizabeth Tower, commonly known as Big Ben, was built in 1859, three years before the current Westminster Bridge was built. EFR wanted to feature the bell, and its journey since its inception in 1859. At the beginning of the piece they have included a time-stretched sample of the bell, to reflect on its recent four-year restoration. The pizzicato strings are there to represent the ticking of the clock, as well as the tone of the chime. EFR used a sample of crowd audio, reacting to the bell ringing for the last time prior to its restoration. At the very end of the piece, the pizzicato comes back in, as if to say the status quo has been restored.

The piece, entitled ‘Born Again Ben,’ was written, conducted and produced by E Fineston-Robertson. A big thank you to the Guildhall Session Orchestra for performing the aforementioned piece in the studio. And another big thank you to the String Quartet, Players of Guildhall Session Orchestra for playing a live version of the piece by the riverside on the day of the launch.

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Westminster Bridge Riverside
13th April 2021

Players of the Guildhall Session Orchestra played a live string quartet version of my piece by the riverside on the day of the launch.

Illuminated River - The Longest Public Art Commission In The World

The Making of Mr Dickens - The Guildhall Museum, Rochester

Permanent exhibition opened by Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall on 2nd of February 2022.

https://www.medway.gov.uk/news/article/1097/new_exhibition_celebrates_medway_s_connections_to_charles_dickens 

It was a joy to have been asked to write a piece of music for the exciting new Charles Dickens exhibition at the Guildhall Museum. Visitors will enjoy an exciting and immersive journey through Dickens’ life in Medway; exploring the people and places that shaped his complex personal and public life. Of  course Charles Dickens created some of the best loved stories in English literature. 

www.efineston-robertson.com

THE MAKING OF MR DICKENS - THE GUILDHALL MUSEUM, ROCHESTER

Performed by the Guildhall Session Orchestra 

Composed, conducted and produced by Eleanor Fineston-Robertson

Festive

Horror

High Value, a film by Tom Piette

Composed and produced by Eleanor Fineston-Robertson

High Value, a film by Tom Piette

Social Sprint

BanditryAndSkulduggery, a film by Alexandre Peduti Halah

Performed by the Guildhall Session Orchestra
Composer, conducted and produced by Eleanor Fineston-Robertson

Banditry And Skulduggery, a film by Alexandre Peduti Halah

Forward

Synopsis:
‘Psychological horror where the female protagonist is obsessed with a man who only has eyes for everyone else but her. However, one of the girls who has caught his eye is the protagonist in distance and she’ll make him pay for his wondering eye.’

Face Value | Cue 1

Face Value | Cue 2

Every year thousands of crabs take the journey to the unknown, making their way to safety across The Bridge to Crabithia. Represented through sustained crescendo strings and change of harmony, thousands of crabs gather at the summit to worship the sun, before continuing with their journey. This is where the orchestra is brought in to full effect, uniting all crabs. The march of the crabs is represented by oboe and clarinet playing quavers in unison; later adding staccato horn and trumpet, as they scurry along to their final destination.

The Bridge To Crabithia

The horn solo symbolises someone dancing around the corn exchange, with the woodwind adding necessary impact. The flowing staccato strings, indicative of purchasing goods and gaining wealth and joy, as everything blossoms into new life. The spirit of love is spreading overwhelming joy, shown through the sustained strings, and scalic wind figures.

CORNMARKET_PERFORMED BY THE GUILDHALL SESSION ORCHESTRA

TJD_PERFORMED BY THE GUILDHALL SESSION ORCHESTRA

LIFT_BHF

Tower Bridge 125 years anniversary
29th November - 1st December 2019

Using a session orchestra and manipulating the voices of men and woman who built, maintained and operated Tower Bridge, E Fineston-Robertson created an impressive underscore and sound-design for City of London's Tower Bridge's 125th anniversary celebration. This was truly a remarkable and unmissable event. Peter Bennett, TV Producer, wrote ‘the post event exercise up the 100 stairs only helped to warmup the naturally chilled surroundings!’ 

Composer: E Fineston-Robertson
Post-production: E Fineston-Robertson
Performers: Guildhall Session Orchestra & Barbara De Biasi 
Artwork: Guildhall BA Production Arts 

www.efineston-robertson.com

Tower Bridge 125 Years Anniversary |  E Fineston-Robertson

London-based visual media composer and sound designer, Eleanor Fineston-Robertson writes music and sound for TV, Film, Animation, Galleries and Installations. She has composed the music/sound for over 50 clients, including: Barbican, National Trust, Tower Bridge, The National Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, Bauhaus Festival (ft. Marc Almond, John Harle), The Royal Parks, Derry Halloween, Illuminated River Foundation and RAM Records. Most recently her work was screened at BFI Southbank.

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