They say that in great times of failure, success arises from the ashes. After forgetting to have a basic outline for class, our group was asked to leave the room. Completely distraught and ashamed, we started to brainstorm ideas. After a series of ideas, we decided to showcase what just happened to us: getting kicked out of class.
Our sound clip focuses on the variety of emotions throughout this incredibly embarrassing transition. We begin with jovial music as students enter the classroom. There is an upbeat feeling of content. The music transitions to tense and dramatic when the teacher enters the classroom and reaches a moment of silence when the teacher asks for a status on the project. It then transitions to more angry music as the teacher discovers our error. This also applies to a broader context of the truth about errors, misjudgement, and/or mistakes coming to light. Whether publicly or privately, an angry response is expected.
We ourselves are also angry with ourselves for our lack of attention. After that, the music becomes more repentant as we realize our huge error. Beethoven’s Fur Elise is perfect to demonstrate a feeling of sadness or melancholy. The voices of famous falls from grace are heard including Anthony Weiner, Bill Clinton, Tiger Woods and 50 Cent’s unpublished Ghetto Quran. The clip ends with inspirational music with as a glimmer of hope or positive outlook on our future. We feel that our transition was very relatable to our audience as its a struggle that many face (also, we all fell from grace on that noble day). We hope you enjoy our creation.
Nabil Ahmed Khatri, Kevin Parakattu, Evans Charles Augustin
Works Cited
Antagonist. FreePlayMusic, n.d. MP3.
With the Black Hole. FreePlayMusic, n.d. MP3.
Cent, 50. Ghetto Quran. 50 Cent. N.d. MP3.
Detz. Eminem “Cleanin’ Out My Closet” (Acoustic Cover). Online Video Clip.
Youtube. Youtube. 20 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2013.
President Bill Clinton – Response to Lewinsky Allegations. University of Virginia: Miller Center of Public Affairs. 26 Jan. 1998. Television.
Tiger Woods’ Full Apology Speech. CNN. 19 Feb. 2010. Television.
Weiner: ‘Don’t Know What I Was Thinking’ CNN. 6 June 2011. Television.
Youtube Audio Library, orch. Für Elise. By Ludwig Van Beethoven. 1810. MP3.
I love this! You guys did a superb job creating this sound sculpture. I really liked how it started off in an upbeat tone that turns into a creepy voice saying, “good afternoon class.” It successfully changed the mood and transitioned nicely. The addition of the famous apologetic voices was great and really helped with your idea of failure. This sound sculpture is definitely relatable because I feel that we’ve all had our own “falls from grace.” Additionally, ending with the more positive music adds a nice spin to the story the song portrays. Overall, great job!
I really enjoyed how you guys took a negative occurrence and used it to help inspire your sound sculpture. A true characteristic of an artist is drawing from his or her negative events in life. You guys did a good job of incorporating speeches from public figures and staying on track with musical elements. Your attention to detail is also commendable, as you not only capture the obvious shame of the initial fall from grace, but the humiliation and sadness one feels when dwelling on what happened. I also appreciated the positive outlook you guys have on coming to class – the upbeat music in the beginning!- and the optimism you portray for the future.
This is such a creative idea! The combination of songs fit perfectly with the story because even without reading the description, I could tell what the soundtrack was supposed to be about. I like the song chosen to portray the teacher because the thickness of the voice created a scary mood. The lyrics, “I’m sorry mama” add a humorous touch to the video, but also fit with the story. I also enjoyed how the song slowly transitioned back into more happy and soothing music to show that you guys learned from your mistake.
I really liked how you guys were able to turn a fall from grace into a creative inspiration. Because of that, I found it very fun to listen to your sound sculpture. I enjoyed the upbeat tone in the beginning, and found the sudden transition from the creepy voice into the tense music to be very relatable. I especially liked how after the “goodbye,” thunder started sounding because this did well to intensify the mood. I think you guys did a wonderful job in portraying humiliation, sadness, and anger as a response to your fall from grace.
What a great idea. It’s great that you guys were able to create an artistic piece out of a negative experience–personally, I think that a good portion of amazing works of art are probably born out of negative experiences. I really enjoyed listening to your sound sculpture, as it combined both music and spoken words from recognizable public figures. It was easy to see the transformation from a fall from grace and an ascent back into it. I think you did really well showing all the different emotions involved in such a fall.
This was way too funny. I love how you utilized your experience and transformed it into a song that represented that experience. I most liked it because there was a mashup of all these different songs and interviews that everything just fell into place because of the words. The best part was Eminem coming in a singing “I’m sorry mama.” It was both hilarious and ever beautiful because it would constitute that you respect your mistakes as if they were towards your own mother.