Stephen Malinowsky wrote us:
“In the 1970s, under the influence of LSD, I saw a musical score auto-animate (that is, dance along with itself). However, because musical scores are hard to read, this effect was only possible with simple music. This led to a project I’ve pursued for all my adult life: making musical scores designed to be easy for a listener to follow. Last year (nearly forty years later), I had a chance to look at some of my animated graphical scores under the influence of LSD. Sadly, it wasn’t what I’d hoped for. However, I subsequently got to watch them under the influence of mescaline, and the effect was everything I’d dreamed of. I’ve made hundreds of these videos (which are (which are available at my YouTube channel via the link I provided).”
Indeed Malinowsky’s synesthetic clips, which receive dozens of millions of views counts on YouTube, are a delightful experience, and make the majestic pieces by Strawisnky, Debussy and Beethoven even more enjoyable.
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