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Podcast: Ta-dum! The never-before-told story behind the iconic Netflix sound

Guter, 26-minütiger Podcast zur Backstory des Netflix-Soundlogos, sowie der Theatrical-Version, die wiederum von Hans Zimmer kommt.

The Netflix ta-dum sound has quickly become one of the most iconic sound logos of our generation. I bet you can hear it in your head right now. This sound is heard countless times, every single day, all over the world. But the Netflix sound was almost very different than the one we know today. Hear the story of how one of the biggest sound logos of all time was made.

Direktlink zur Audiodatei (mp3)

A Time-Lapse Map of Every Death From the Coronavirus Pandemic

 
(YouTube Direktlink)

This is an audio-visual time-lapse of every death from the Coronavirus pandemic from January to June 2020. […] Each country is represented by a tone and an expanding blip on the map when a death from Covid-19 is recorded. Each day is 4 seconds long, and at the top of the screen is the date and a counter showing the total numbers of deaths.

Eine sehr eindringliche, bedrückende Arbeit vom Komponisten James Beckwith, die in 13 Minuten alle Coronavirus-bedingten Tode von Anfang Januar bis Ende Juni visualisiert und auditiv erlebbar macht. Und von der es wohl leider eine Fortsetzung geben wird:

The virus grows continuing to work its way throughout the world until the end of June – where this piece ends but the real virus has not. At the time of writing this Covid-19 has claimed over 500,000 deaths worldwide. It is likely a sequel will need to be made.

(via Kottke)

„Alexa, play Die Kassierer on Apple Music“

Music has always been one of Alexa’s most popular features and today we’re excited to announce that Apple Music will be available on Echo devices beginning the week of December 17.

Großartige Neuigkeiten für alle Alexa- und Apple-Music-Nutzer wie mich. Gilt anscheinend erstmal nur für die USA, aber damit ist es nur eine Frage der Zeit bis das auch hierzulande geht.