This 5-minute creative audio soundscape is crafted around Carol Ann Duffy's poem, "War Photographer". Like Duffy, I was intrigued by the challenges mentally that weigh in the minds of war photographers who have to be helpless bystanders to tragedies as part of their work. The overarching theme I want a listener to take away in this piece is our protagonist doesn't feel that they belong photographing, nor in the 'real' world where the horrors still haunt them.

The SFX were recorded with a Zoom H5, including manipulated SFX recorded in anechoic and reverberation chambers. Additional SFX sourced from Pixabay, freesound and soundsnap.

Interview clip from: "How to Survive as a War Photographer (2008) by Journeyman Pictures"

War Photographer - Creative Audio

Commission as requested by a close friend of mine for a university project.

All mixes are flips of different Estonian songs, ranging from classical pieces to culturally impactful tracks.

Original song: https://youtu.be/aLSupQmj4CU?si=_7cewN4tyLwyPpUN

up - vaksal

Commission as requested by a close friend of mine for a university project.

All mixes are flips of different Estonian songs, ranging from classical pieces to culturally impactful tracks.

Original song: https://youtu.be/j2xs06NpGzE?si=gIEaR1hkWP_FYGQD

up - paar venda metsas

Commission as requested by a close friend of mine for a university project.

All mixes are flips of different Estonian songs, ranging from classical pieces to culturally impactful tracks.

Original song: https://youtu.be/Ewf_Hs2ga70?si=Flzi-Mb4qccuQlkU

up - hais

Commission as requested by a close friend of mine for a university project.

All mixes are flips of different Estonian songs, ranging from classical pieces to culturally impactful tracks.

Original song: https://youtu.be/ozv1xuKfM0E?si=EpUwY5vVdLAIEpOD

up - saaremaa puhkus

Commission as requested by a close friend of mine for a university project.

All mixes are flips of different Estonian songs, ranging from classical pieces to culturally impactful tracks.

Original song: https://youtu.be/pB5_e2lSliE?si=hdB2eGvPI9HvrZ9A

up - see mees tahab lennata

Commission as requested by a close friend of mine for a university project.

All mixes are flips of different Estonian songs, ranging from classical pieces to culturally impactful tracks.

Original song: https://youtu.be/RH-coM903Nc?si=H5CWFx7ntUwzTc6J

up - eesti skrillex

up - hais [INSTRUMENTAL]

Commission as requested by a close friend of mine for a university project.

All mixes are flips of different Estonian songs, ranging from classical pieces to culturally impactful tracks.

Original song: https://youtu.be/dqMj06QFmxI?si=swEJgc1XzK1FCYMh

up - põhjaranniku piknik

*Home Safe* is an original acoustic song written and recorded as part of the Inspirational Landscapes module at Keele University. It draws on themes of emotional geography, memory, and place-based identity, reflecting my personal connection to the North Yorkshire Moors and the coastline around Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

The song uses metaphorical lyrics to express both landscape and emotional experience, inspired by the feelings of safety, solitude, and reflection evoked by familiar rural spaces. Through gentle chord progressions and visual language, *Home Safe* explores how landscapes can become internalised as emotional anchors.  

Home Safe

👋 I'm Matt Hallsworth, radio presenter & producer.

I've been a volunteer presenter / producer since 2019 and working professionally in the industry since 2024.

Presenter - BBC Radio 1 - Christmas 2024
Freelance Producer - Hits Radio, 2024 - Present

Presenter - Park Radio, 2019 - Present - Casual
Presenter - TruckersFM, 2019 - Present - Volunteer (Former Station Manager)
Presenter & Head of Radio - Shock Radio, 2022 - Present - Student Radio

🏆 Winner of Student Radio Award for 'Best Presenter'
🏆 Winner of Student Radio Award for 'Best Chart Show'
🏆 Winner of ISBC 'Best on-air team' 2023 & 2024, with Issy Brand

I currently host Monday Drivetime on Shock, and The Most Played Chart every Sunday on TruckersFM

Posting my uni work, and bits of presenting stuff here!

New tracks tagged #university project