Cameron Alexander
Podcast response
“Misfire”
0:00-0:21: Old recording of a man enthusiastic about Dr. Pepper, a violin, and static
0:22-0:40: Heartbeat, a deep voice saying wake up over and over then saying do something about it
0:41-1:25: Soda can opened and poured, footsteps on something like small pebbles, thunder, dog panting, rain, violin
1:26-1:45: Man talking up soda
1:46-2:03: Heartbeat, Man saying wake up over and over then saying do something about it
2:04-2:44: ominous noise and faint beat and violin, water droplets in water, eerie music
2:45-3:25: someone slurping the end of a soda through a straw, soda opens and pours, footsteps and violin music, dog panting, ocean sounds
3:26-3:28: Drinking from a straw, soda opens
3:29-4:15: violin playing
The piece was comprised of many different segments one after another. Each had something to do with soda, refreshment, or thirst and included sounds that pertain to those ideas. The different segments had very different ways of getting the idea across, but what was interesting was the refrain back to earlier segments that were then familiar and had more impact. The sounds came together and did a good job of making one want a soda or a refreshing drink and was a very interesting use of this kind of media/art.
