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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nDAVID SHEA \u2013 THE SHIP<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Ship<\/em><\/strong> is David Shea<\/em><\/strong>\u2018s<\/em> music for (and inspired by) the virtual reality game Materials<\/em> created by Tom Crago.<\/em> Perhaps \u2018virtual reality artwork\u2019 is a better description, because after its premiere in 2017, it was acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. So I don\u2019t think you\u2019ll find it in your local game shop.
\u2018The game transports us onto a ship and we are asked to journey through the virtual space, discovering its possibilities, to generate our own artwork. As we undertake the journey we are surrounded by ambient sound, created by sound designer David Shea<\/strong>, and we discover pieces of an artwork by Viv Miller that combine into the player\u2019s own composition<\/em>. [\u2026] The player could in certain locations make and enhance their own score additions by placing the sound objects onto a water mirror and experiment with new sound combinations.<\/em>\u2018<\/p>\nThat is of course a unique and personal experience that cannot be reproduced on a fixed media album. So for this release, David Shea<\/em><\/strong> has recreated the soundtrack into eight compositions that can be enjoyed without any knowledge of what it was originally created for. The Ship <\/em><\/strong>is an album of beautiful cinematic soundscapes \u2013 \u2018a mix of singing bowls, gongs, samples, piano, instrument ensembles and cinema sound design.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\nThe only downside I can think of is that this music makes you want to experience the original VR game\/artwork too. But that would require a trip to Melbourne, Australia. <\/p>\n
\u2018The game transports us onto a ship and we are asked to journey through the virtual space, discovering its possibilities, to generate our own artwork. As we undertake the journey we are surrounded by ambient sound, created by sound designer David Shea<\/strong>, and we discover pieces of an artwork by Viv Miller that combine into the player\u2019s own composition<\/em>. [\u2026] The player could in certain locations make and enhance their own score additions by placing the sound objects onto a water mirror and experiment with new sound combinations.<\/em>\u2018<\/p>\n
That is of course a unique and personal experience that cannot be reproduced on a fixed media album. So for this release, David Shea<\/em><\/strong> has recreated the soundtrack into eight compositions that can be enjoyed without any knowledge of what it was originally created for. The Ship <\/em><\/strong>is an album of beautiful cinematic soundscapes \u2013 \u2018a mix of singing bowls, gongs, samples, piano, instrument ensembles and cinema sound design.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n The only downside I can think of is that this music makes you want to experience the original VR game\/artwork too. But that would require a trip to Melbourne, Australia. <\/p>\n