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The fifth movement of the Great Animal Orchestra Symphony, a composition that uses natural sounds recorded by Bernie Krause and orchestral music written by Richard Blackford.

Bernie Krause & Richard Blackford – Excerpt: the Great Animal Orchestra Symphony – Fifth movement

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An audio recording from the same coral reef, though in a section that's biologically stressed and nearly dead, collected by Bernie Krause. Barely any fish and just the sound of a few snapping shrimp remain.

Bernie Krause – Dying coral reef soundscape in Vanua Levu, Fiji

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Bernie Krause dropped a hydrophone (underwater microphone) over the side of a boat to capture the rich sound of anemones, fish, crustaceans, bubbles, and waves in a healthy section of coral reef habitat.

Bernie Krause – Healthy coral reef soundscape in Vanua Levu, Fiji

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This audio clip is part of a mystery audio quiz. One of the three clips in the quiz is not exactly true to life: It’s the sound of an extinct animal that no longer exists on the Earth. Try to identify which of the three tracks was technically impossible to record in the contemporary world.

Mystery Sound No. 3

Mystery Sound No. 2

Mystery Sound No. 1

"How to Science," a podcast about the human side of scientists and the beauty of research: myumi.ch/howtosciencepodcast

Season 1 Preview (in the beginning...)

LSA's History and Screen Arts and Cultures senior Jerry Arlen Jones composed this piece for U-M's 2018 Science as Art contest, sponsored by LSA's Science Learning Center, Arts at Michigan, and ArtsEngine. The contest invites students to combine art and science in creative projects. Jones used guitars, synthesizers, pianos, a drum kit, and heavy audio manipulation to represent the release of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the body.

View more art from the contest:

Science as Art Contest – Jerry Arlen, "Biotechnics"

A recording of a patient telling her story for her family and friends.

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I Knew It Was You

A recording of a patient telling her story for family and friends.

Love On An Easter Morning - Short

This is what the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts sounds like.

UMichLSA is the vanguard for educating young leaders through a rich liberal arts curriculum, world-class research, and experiential scholarship.

UMichLSA

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