Things I Noticed Today
a robin chirping
the wind chimes tinkling
the pressure washing going on next door
a plane piloted by my neighbor buzzing his house, twice
a barge coming down the Wolf River Harbor
my husband coughing as he took a nap
the dog scratching at the closet door
the weed-eater
the chainsaw
the tree limb scratching against the side of the house
the heavy truck rumbling down the street
a ski boat, twice
workers yelling at each other
so many noises the helpful brain filters out so you don’t even hear them . . . unless you’re recording, then you do
here’s to creative synthesis . . . .
VaOmi24@aol.com
good one. and so true
Marisa
I have often thought that it would be really cool to record sounds like those–mundane things, like copy machines, dishwashers, revving engines, air conditioners, etc.–and mix them into a song. Maybe you can do that and use it as theme music for your audio.
Ellen Morris Prewitt
You know who’s doing the theme music for my audio? Robb Pate -Elvis – one of the founding members of the writing group. After a writing group Retreat, he sang one of his songs at St. Mary’s church, The Lights of Home. The church gave me a recording of it and June more or less made me his literary executor – she gave me all his writings. So I’m using snippets of his song for the intro and outro, with attribution to him as the songwriter and singer. It makes me happy every time I hear it.
Marisa
That’s so awesome! Liz has a CD of Robb. I never knew him, but Liz speaks of him so often and so fondly, that I feel like I do. That adds a lot to your endeavor–for you and for the listener.