Intention

My idea for this project is to edit the piano piece, "Divenire" by Ludovico Einaudi, to add depth and movement along with a recording of my own voice (speaking an original poem written by one of my friends). I think this connects to modern sound media because the audio pieces that evoke emotion in the audience seem to be more successful than those that don't. This could potentially be an experiment in the power of speech using modern effects from audio technology.

So far, I am working on manipulating the piano piece itself to fit the tone and transition of the poem I chose. "Divenire" begins with a slow, almost melancholy, melody, yet gradually transforms to a faster, more uplifting tone. My poem also follows this trend in mood. However, I added tones with low and high frequencies to certain portions of this piano piece to physically involve the audience (these frequencies, nearly out of the range of the human ear, are not heard, but rather "felt"). 

As for the spoken poem, I have ideas to change the pitch of the recordings and add effects to somehow give the words more depth. At some parts, the voice will echo, fade, get fuzzy, etc. So far, this is a rough idea and is subject to change as I work on the project.