Time Mach World
Composed by Shouyi Mu

Recording by Shouyi Mu
Mixed by Shouyi Mu

Illustration by Bhuree Jiwaluk

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In this work, I tried to convey various stories from the past to the present through series of sound pieces. The song was a combination of sound pieces. They were recorded and created, then composed by myself. 

The work represents the way of life of human beings from the past to present. I used the sound pieces that symbolized each era. By listening, the audiences will get to take a journey back through time from the Middle ages then slowly evolving back to the present.

In the Middle Ages, there were many wars, thus you will hear the sound of forging. The sound was intended to represent swordmanship and wars back then. 

In each period, the listeners would exprience the differences of sound that signified each era. the sound characteristics begin to change - from the sound of sword fights to the sound of gun fights.
 
As from my personal interpretation, human have always been at wars. Human beings are full of greed. That is the reason why human are always fighting for resources. I would like to present this fact in the work. 

Even after the end of the World War II, human were fighting through economics and technology competitions.  As the development of technology leaped forward, the listeners would notice the ever-changing nature of sound- for example The sound of counting money.

In the last part, I reduced the image to a smaller size, so that we feel a little closer. The part was intended to present Today’s chaostic situations. 

Toward the end, I would like to ask the listeners to reflect on what we have done, and what we learned from the past. I hope that this is an opportunity for us to reflect on what would happen in the end, what we all had been through, what we have got, and how happy/ sad we had been. 

I do not want to spoil this by explaining too much. I would like to invite the listeners to take this adventure together to observe and experience the differences by themselves 
If you have any ideas or doubt, please share them with us in the comment section.

Finally, the world continues to spin and develop. Will peace be restored, or if will there ever be peace?

Time Mach World

Wild Pleasure

    This ten minute piece is based on my own listening experience and reflections.
Sometimes, when  we travel to different places, we miss the  moments we have experienced. So, what do we do ? Some people may go back and look at old pictures,  some people sit and immerse themselves in their memories. I would like to present my own memories through sound. The idea behind this composition is to let my listeners experience the beauty of nature through the soundscapes I have created. I want my  audience to listen carefully and let their imagination take them to places, visualizing  the many different natural sounds heard In this work. The piece is divided  into 8 sections which are completely different from each other. Every time we move to a new section, we travel to a new place. 


The piece includes variations on the melody and harmony of Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No.3 . My aim is to establish a connection between Saint Saens’ work and his inspiration from the natural world. 

I look at this composition as a large landscape picture, thinking about the picture and imagining the sounds that exist  within that picture and how to express those imaginary places through sound, conveying . my feelings as a traveler who keeps moving to different places .
I am someone who likes to travel. I take my inspiration from my travels to natural places. The music that I create is mainly about nature.  I was also inspired by Sean Penn’s movie “Into the wild”. It is my favorite movie and is based on a true story. It follows the journey of Christopher McCandles' to Alaska . This evocative film gave me the idea of creating a piece that would be like one person's journey. I use quotes from the movie throughout. I hope you will enjoy this journey.

Wild Pleasure

Wild Pleasure

    This ten minute piece is based on my own listening experience and reflections.
Sometimes, when  we travel to different places, we miss the  moments we have experienced. So,what do we do ? Some people may go back and look at old pictures,  some people sit and immerse themselves in their memories. I would like to present my own memories through sound. The idea behind this composition is to let my listeners experience the beauty of nature through the soundscapes I have created. I want my  audience to listen carefully and let their imagination take them to places, visualizing  the many different natural sounds heard In this work. The piece is divided  into 8 sections which are completely different from each other. Every time we move to a new section, we travel to a new place. 


The piece includes variations on the melody and harmony of Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No.3 . My aim is to establish a connection between Saint saens’ work and his inspiration from the natural world. 

I look at this composition as a large landscape picture, thinking about the picture and imagining the sounds that exist  within that picture and how to express those imaginary places through sound, conveying . my feelings as a traveler who keeps moving to different places .
I am someone who likes to travel. I take my inspiration from my travels to natural places. The music that I create is mainly about nature.  I was also inspired by Sean Penn’s movie “Into the wild”. It is my favorite movie and is based on a true story. It follows the journey of Christopher McCandles' to Alaska . This evocative film gave me the idea of creating a piece that would be like one person's journey. I use quotes from the movie throughout. I hope you will enjoy this journey.

Natural.Somu

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