He Hears Music in the Quietest Place on Earth—Can You? | Short Film Showcase

I like to say that silence is the think

I like to say that silence is the think tank of the soul

listening means taking all sounds in

listening means taking all sounds in with equal value

simply listen to the place today it’s

simply listen to the place today it’s the echo of the whole river brush off

the echo of the whole river brush off

the echo of the whole river brush off the mountain ridge top it is a sound of

the mountain ridge top it is a sound of

the mountain ridge top it is a sound of the valley and not only the sound of the

the valley and not only the sound of the

the valley and not only the sound of the valley but where I am in the valley it’s

valley but where I am in the valley it’s

valley but where I am in the valley it’s all information yes I record sound and I

all information yes I record sound and I

all information yes I record sound and I record nature but that’s just what I

record nature but that’s just what I

record nature but that’s just what I need to do in order to become a better

need to do in order to become a better

need to do in order to become a better listener

nature is as busy communicating as we

nature is as busy communicating as we are I find places that are completely

are I find places that are completely

are I find places that are completely free of noise pollution in places that

free of noise pollution in places that

free of noise pollution in places that we can listen to nature at her most

we can listen to nature at her most

we can listen to nature at her most natural

there is a epidemic of extinction of

there is a epidemic of extinction of quiet places on the planet there is not

quiet places on the planet there is not

quiet places on the planet there is not one natural place on planet Earth

one natural place on planet Earth

one natural place on planet Earth set aside off-limits to noise pollution

here the auditory horizon can be as

here the auditory horizon can be as great as 20 miles now if you do the math

great as 20 miles now if you do the math

great as 20 miles now if you do the math and you calculate the area of a circle

and you calculate the area of a circle

and you calculate the area of a circle with a 20-mile radius that’s over a

with a 20-mile radius that’s over a

with a 20-mile radius that’s over a thousand square miles I come here to be

thousand square miles I come here to be

thousand square miles I come here to be reminded what an opportunity it is to be

reminded what an opportunity it is to be

reminded what an opportunity it is to be alive today

nature is music and I’m not asking you

nature is music and I’m not asking you to get all theoretical here I’m saying

to get all theoretical here I’m saying

to get all theoretical here I’m saying just listen

I’ve recorded well over 700 different

I’ve recorded well over 700 different logs which I now call nature’s largest

logs which I now call nature’s largest

logs which I now call nature’s largest violin I question whether anything in

violin I question whether anything in

violin I question whether anything in nature is really as random as I once

nature is really as random as I once

nature is really as random as I once assumed it to be that somehow at some

assumed it to be that somehow at some

assumed it to be that somehow at some high level and sometimes small level

high level and sometimes small level

high level and sometimes small level it’s all math and harmony and wave and

it’s all math and harmony and wave and

it’s all math and harmony and wave and sound

sound has told me

sound has told me to be like the wave

we think of ourselves living in this

we think of ourselves living in this information age

well the auditory horizon in the city if

well the auditory horizon in the city if we’re lucky is only two blocks and

we’re lucky is only two blocks and

we’re lucky is only two blocks and you’re lucky if you can even hear the

you’re lucky if you can even hear the

you’re lucky if you can even hear the footsteps of the people around you and

footsteps of the people around you and

footsteps of the people around you and the information is often the same the

the information is often the same the

the information is often the same the repetitive of just a few species I find

repetitive of just a few species I find

repetitive of just a few species I find that when I’m in the city that I become

that when I’m in the city that I become

that when I’m in the city that I become very self aware every place I look in

very self aware every place I look in

very self aware every place I look in the advertisements and the people in the

the advertisements and the people in the

the advertisements and the people in the fashion and and the conversations all

fashion and and the conversations all

fashion and and the conversations all about people all about us and I find

about people all about us and I find

about people all about us and I find myself thinking about me so in the city

myself thinking about me so in the city

myself thinking about me so in the city even when were outside we live in small

even when were outside we live in small

even when were outside we live in small worlds

we cannot think truly originally and be

we cannot think truly originally and be ourselves without quiet and that is the

ourselves without quiet and that is the

ourselves without quiet and that is the gift of quiet is that it allows the

gift of quiet is that it allows the

gift of quiet is that it allows the faint meanings of sound to gain its

faint meanings of sound to gain its

faint meanings of sound to gain its original importance

this is the time to be alive this is

this is the time to be alive this is when we will make the big decision will

when we will make the big decision will

when we will make the big decision will we or will we not fall back in love with

we or will we not fall back in love with

we or will we not fall back in love with planet Earth