I could still clearly remember that The Lion King was the first Disney movie I watched when I was young. It is so amazing and impressive. Since then, The Lion King is one of my favorite movies. It opened a new window for me to see the outside world. In the beginning of the movie, there is an amazing music which immediately bring me from China to the faraway and vast African savanna. Through that music, I can feel the breeze blowing over my face. The aroma of grass and flowers haunts me tightly. I can even hear the sound of wind dancing over my head. I am on the savanna instead of my small bedroom. The roar of lions cheers me up. The sound of animals running seems make my floor vibrate. I am a cute deer celebrating the birth of Simba. The sound of that movie is so amazing that makes me feel immersive. I just ingnored everything around me when I watched it. I can’t hear the noisy honk outside the window. The bark of my dog from downstairs seems disappear. Only the beautiful music from the movie flows into my ears just like a clean stream flowing slowly in vast African savanna.
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Blog Post #4 Sonic Examples
Blog Post #4 Sonic Example
My first personal audio experience was with my brand new slim and shiny bluish Panasonic Walkman. It was unlike the bulky Sony ones that came out in 1979. I vividly remember that the sound it produced through my headphones were very clear. It changed my whole experience of listening to music. It freed me from the chains of forced and shared experience of listening to tape recorders or watching television with family members. The freedom of listening to music anytime and anywhere gave me a new experience of listening to music. It is interesting how a particular music can bring me back to a moment of space in which I experienced that music. The first song I listened to on my Walkman was November Rain by Guns and Roses. It was a rainy November that day. I was lying on my bed; my eyes were closed, and I was thoroughly enjoying listening to the song. The music was hitting my cranium and it was just swirling around in my head. The dogs barking, my mother’s cooking or my father’s talking did not budge me a bit. It let me experience the space and sound in that one moment. It is true to how Emily Thompson described that, “sound is inside your head and it is not even outside of your head”. So, every time I listen to this particular song, it teleports me to the time when I first enjoyed my Walkman. It is striking as to how I feel each moment of that day when I hear this song. This lived experience is always nostalgic every time November rain is in the air.
