Soundtrack 01


Building on McLuhan’s idea that "everything we do is music," I started to explore the idea of language itself as a kind of music, a rhythmical, tonal performance that is often overlooked. In Vietnamese, the accents and inflections are so much more than just linguistic tools. They shape the way we express ourselves, giving our speech a musical quality. Each word, depending on how it’s spoken, can carry a melody.

I wanted to capture that essence the natural music embedded in the way we speak. So, I focused on the sounds I make when I speak, the subtleties and nuances of the voice (in this sound track, I took the idea of making the word or sound that I say/ make a lot whenever I tell a story, "uhm"), and translated that into a soundtrack as the low base and the rhythmic beating drums serve as a foundation, representing something fundamental and constant, much like a heartbeat that drives the pace of conversation. The heartbeat, in this sense, isn’t just about life, but about the tempo of communication. It keeps the conversation moving, just as the rhythm of life keeps us grounded, rooted in the present moment.

On top of this, I layered bass synths, not just for depth, but to give the soundtrack complexity, a feeling of something more intricate beneath the surface. The synths act as an aural reflection of the layers we add to our communication our thoughts, emotions, and intentions that influence how we speak. Language doesn’t exist in isolation; it’s built on layers of meaning, context, and connection, same as music. 



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