Tod Machover writes: "I have composed "Meteor Drone", a four part composition which is heard throughout the large, open museum space, starting and ending with the bridge that connects the "meteor" with the entrance lobby. The Meteor Drone is like a surrounding atmosphere: barely noticeable, but adding direction and continuity to the museum visit. Different aspects of the music are revealed as one wanders through the space, on connecting ramps, from room-to-room. "At first, on the elevated bridge just before entering the Meteorite cavern, a low, pulsating tone is heard, gently but firmly announcing the entrance into a new world. In a kind of overture, the first low tones of "Meteor Drone 1" announce the entrance into a strange and unknown world, slightly ominous, dark, and mysterious. "The whole progression from simplicity to delicate detail to memorable song is an enhancement and metaphor for the visitor's process of exploration, reflection and astonishment at Meteorite." |
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