What does a failing economy sound like? Johannes Kreidler offers his rendition with these computer-generated tunes created with Microsoft’s Songsmith program, Muzak-y compositions that follow the downward tumble of American financial institutions, as well as the unemployment rate and Iraq war statistics. Watch the video below to see how the melodies match the depressing stats they were built off of:
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Much better than the original (and rather awful!) Songsmith advert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTXG2uKNLIw&fmt=18
February 4th, 2009 at 4:21 am
very smart… love the stats relating to war… wow, imagine a Deutsch corp financing weapons.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:32 am