Sankichi toge biography channel
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HW 2: Radio Play
This short play is a reading of the poem 'Call to Action' written by Japanese poet Toge Sankichi. Toge, who was within three kilometers of ground zero when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, writes about the experiences of victims following WWII and urges them to keep their heads held high. In the background, I layered in a Shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) excerpt along with background sounds of wind and a subway station weaving in and out.
I was inspired by the sound of the Shakuhachi and wanted to base my play on it. Thematically, the desolate blowing wind is replaced by the buzzing commotion of a subway station. This is meant to symbolize Japan's recovery from a state postwar destruction to become the thriving country that it is today - reflecting the defeated yet hopeful tone of Toge's poem. It is terrible that Hiroshima suffered such a fate during a dark time in history, but nonetheless, Japan's rebirth serves as inspiration for us all.
The play is designed for 4 channels and can be played binaurally with Omnitone. Enjoy!
Audio Sources:
Shakuhachi Excerpt - Performed from FluteNinjaWind Sound - Downloaded from FreeSound
Subway Sound - Downloaded from FreeSound
Poem Reading - Recorded with microphone
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Choosing Life
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| Hiroshima - Nagasaki - Fact FileThe Lies Of Hiroshima Are The Lies Of Today - John Pilger 6 August 2008 |
| The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by The Manhattan Engineer District, June 29, 1946 A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication |
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| Armed Conflict & the Law |
| What is Terrorism?"'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less'. 'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things'. 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all'." Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carrol - Through the Looking Glass, c.vimore |
| Arthur Koestlerin Janus: A Summing Up" If I were asked to name the most important date in the history and prehistory of the human race, I would answer without hesitation 6 August 1945. The reason is simple. From the dawn of consciousness until 6 August 1945, man had to live with the prospect of his death as an individual; since the day when thefirst atomic bomboutshone the sun over Hiroshima, mankind as a whole has had to live with the prospect of its extinction as a species...as the devices of nuclear wa
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