Client
The Met, New York
Year
2018
Our role
Sound design, binaural audio experience production
Listen
Best heard on headphones.
The approach
Aurelia worked with the Met to create a binaural soundscape that took the museum audio guide to new levels. The piece featured first-hand accounts from visitors to Versailles in the 17th century, dramatized by a cast of international actors and set within immersive 3D soundscapes.
The production was highly innovative – we built and recorded “sonic scenes” using multispeaker sound installations in a historic building (Oldway Mansion, Devon) with rooms that were designed as replicas of spaces at Versailles.
Museum visitors listened to these soundscapes whilst exploring the exhibition with each scene related to the room they were in. The journey took them on carriages, through palatial rooms and even the palace gardens and menagerie.
Credits
Director, Producer, and Writer: Nina Diamond
Associate Producers: Skyla Choi and Austin Fisher
Immersive Audio Production: Aurelia Studios
This project was supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies