Universal Everything - Beings

Soundtrack for exhibition showing at ACMI, Melbourne

 

Simon Pyke - Music for Beings

 
 

Another wonderful collaboration with Universal Everything sees me soundtracking Beings, curious characters born of code. With several brand-new and reworked artworks, I was once again challenged with weaving a soundtrack that enhances the journey throughout the exhibition. Including both interactive and linear works, I used a range of techniques, from field recordings of microscopic sounds to constructing choirs from AI voices. Beings was the Australian premiere of the exhibition which showed at ACMI, the national museum of screen culture, Melbourne, Australia May 22-October 6, 2024.

 
 
 

Beings Overview

 

Meet Universal Everything

 

Migrations

 

Friends

 

Kinfolk

 

Into The Sun

 

Symbiosis

 
 

Artworks

We Are All Unique
Future You
Infinity
Kinfolk
Migrations
Tribes
Presence and Machine Learning
Maison Autonome
Transfiguration
Into the Sun
Symbiosis
Friends

 
 

Credits

Universal Everything:
Creative Director: Matt Pyke
Executive Producer: Claire Spencer Cook
Interactive Creative Director: Joel Gethin Lewis
Lead Interactive Designer: Chris Mullany
3D animation: Chris Perry, Matt Frodsham, Joe Street, Mark Dearman
Creative Director: Sam Renwick
Sound Design: Simon Pyke
Studio Manager: Simon Thompson
Communications Director: Sam O’Brien
Social Media and PR: Kathryn Hall

ACMI:
Curator: Bethan Lloyd Johnson
Senior Exhibition Project Coordinator: Zoe Horzella
Interpretation: Matt Millikan
Exhibition Design: anita gigi design
Lighting Design: Relume, John Ford
Exhibition Technical Manager: Glenn Willey
Senior Exhibitions Technician: Michael Alonso
AV Technician: Gabriel Bethune
Registrar: Fiona Mowat
Strategic Research Lead: Indigo Holcombe-James
Head of Exhibitions: Melissa Gilmore
Head of Experience, Product & Digital: Lucie Paterson
Head of Communication Design: Hannah Richardson
Senior Graphic Designer: Rob Cordiner
Graphic Designer: Felicity Hayward
Executive Director of Programming: Keri Elmsly
Executive Director of experience & Engagement: Britt Romstad
Director & CEO: Seb Chan

Photography: Michelle Tran, courtesy of ACMI

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