Gaea

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Gaea

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The full version of "Gaea" by The Rotojam collective is now online!

View it here. I am unfortunately unable to post it to NG since I just provided music.

This gorgeous award winning experimental film was directed by Ash Lo Russo, animated by a team of animators using various rotoscoping techniques, all based on choreography/performance by Lady Gaea.

I was fortunate enough to be able to take an experimental electro-acoustic approach to the score for this film. The ability to have full creative license over a score is rare and very much appreciated. All sounds are created from simple waveforms and piano with a decent amount of custom granular processing done in max/msp.

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Edit: Thanks for the frontpage! 🤓

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PineappleThief

2024-06-05 19:42:45

Could you put a link to the film (or at least say what it was called)? im really interested!

sleepFacingWest responds:

Thanks for listening! All the info is already in the description. The film is called "Gaea" created by the Rotojam Collective, and there's a link to the full film provided.

anderfix

2023-07-10 10:02:54

Float in space...

QC0UNT

2022-12-03 09:10:34

i personally sleep facing east.
amazing song thougt!!!!!!

TaintedLogic

2022-06-12 18:09:15

SFW! It's been too long, my friend. I like the tranquil and pensive mood at the beginning. Sounds like robot babies learning how to walk for the first time. XD You set the atmosphere really nicely, and the gentle build into :55 was well-done. The snare-equivalent there sounds a tad grating to me - I might've softened the treble tones and added some reverb, but in general I'm not sure I'm qualified to give you of all people production advice, lol. :D The uplifting mood and floaty atmosphere is a 10/10, though, and the piece has a good sense of build into 3:10. You might've been able to sell the emotional quality of 3:10 a tad more, as that felt like the climax of the piece. That said, the piano at the end was a wise choice - really makes the piece come full-circle. Solid work, SFW! You're clearly a really talented and versatile composer. ^_^

sleepFacingWest responds:

Thank you! I always look forward to your insightful feedback. That sine wave snare can get a bit harsh. I was trying to replicate something I’d heard nearly a decade ago at a modern dance event and unfortunately never got to speak with the composer about his sound design technique. It was like he took a bunch of super high sine waves, loaded them into an inflated balloon, then sprayed them out through a wet filter. It was incredible. This emulation is a bit more hard, but I think my ears got used to it after awhile.
Thanks you for listening!

echoicchirp

2022-05-06 06:19:37

This is so fucking heavenly!!!!
Plz keep it up :) <3