Sky Above The Scene
[Hover over a sky and click the musical notes to hear the audio]
Raleigh, N.C., USA
[Building Site]
There is beeping from a reversing vehicle and heavy chains clanking together. In the background are the noises of various tools at work - a wrench tightening bolts up and an electric drill, meanwhile there are intermittent thuds from materials being thrown around.
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Porto,Portugal
[Student procession]
Sienna, Italy
[Crowds at Palio horse race]
A large group of students is shouting in a call and response format - a couple of quieter voices lead the chant with much louder responses coming from the group. Later there is the sound of whistles and horns as the group moves away.
There is beeping from a reversing vehicle and heavy chains clanking together. In the background are the noises of various tools at work - a wrench tightening bolts up and an electric drill, meanwhile there are intermittent thuds from materials being thrown around.
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A large group of students is shouting in a call and response format - a couple of quieter voices lead the chant with much louder responses coming from the group. Later there is the sound of whistles and horns as the group moves away.
There is general crowd chatter nearby, meanwhile in the distance there is a group of men with deep voices singing chants with gusto, the group and their songs slowly get closer and louder.
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Nairobi,Kenya
[Traffic]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[Bird display]
Cars, motorbikes and trucks drive past with noisy exhausts. There are the sounds of brakes squeaking and horns beeping.
There is general crowd chatter nearby, meanwhile in the distance there is a group of men with deep voices singing chants with gusto, the group and their songs slowly get closer and louder.
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Belize City, Belize
[Residential street]
A large group of students is shouting in a call and response format - a couple of quieter voices lead the chant with much louder responses coming from the group. Later there is the sound of whistles and horns as the group moves away.
A voice speaks through a microphone to the crowd with backing music. Every now and then there is squawking from the birds and intermittent clapping from the crowd.
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It is a busy residential scene with people talking, children shouting, birds tweeting, car exhausts and horns beeping, whistling, the wind blowing, motorbikes revving, footsteps and a bicycle bell. Then the loud noise of a stiff shop front metal shutter being pulled up.
There is general crowd chatter nearby, meanwhile in the distance there is a group of men with deep voices singing chants with gusto, the group and their songs slowly get closer and louder.
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Gillingham, Kent, UK
[Train Level Crossing]
A large group of students is shouting in a call and response format - a couple of quieter voices lead the chant with much louder responses coming from the group. Later there is the sound of whistles and horns as the group moves away.
The image to the left is an oval of blue sky covered with a sheet of wispy white clouds moving steadily from the bottom right corner to the top left. Move your mouse to the right to hear audio of the scene beneath the sky.
The chugging of a train on the tracks and then the mechanics of large metal barriers lifting up. Cars drive past with quick snippets of radio music heard. The barrier alarms sound and the barrier lowers and static car engines growl. The sound of a train chugging can be heard in the distance and then blare past in one direction and then another train going faster from the other direction. The barrier hydraulics groan as they raise.
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Muscat, Oman
[Call to prayer]
There is the sound of a solo voice singing the call to prayer over a tannoy from the nearby mosque. As the call finishes the sound of faint group singing is in the distance.
There is general crowd chatter nearby, meanwhile in the distance there is a group of men with deep voices singing chants with gusto, the group and their songs slowly get closer and louder.
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Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
[Beach market stall]
There is the sound of a solo voice singing the call to prayer over a tannoy from the nearby mosque. As the call finishes the sound of faint group singing is in the distance.
In the background loud dance music with a deep bass is thudding away. In the foreground are two male voices haggling and the hustling of items being placed in plastic bags. In the distance is the sound of waves on the beach.
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Kapıkırı, Turkey
[Wedding Celebration]
The image to the right is an oval of sky that is blue with a slight white sun flare on the left of the screen. Move your mouse up to hear audio of the scene beneath the sky.
There is general chatter of people and the squealing of children playing. In the background there is traditional music being played with stringed instruments, drums and a voice singing. The wind blows loudly every now and then.
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There is general crowd chatter nearby, meanwhile in the distance there is a group of men with deep voices singing chants with gusto, the group and their songs slowly get closer and louder.