US EditionHeathrow to Pipe 'Sounds of an Airport' Around Airport
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 8 – Jordan Rakei created 'Music For Heathrow' using over 50 airport sounds to enhance passenger experience during what Heathrow expects to be its busiest summer on record.
- Jordan Rakei, a Grammy-nominated artist, created the track 'Music For Heathrow' by incorporating over 50 audio elements captured throughout various areas of Heathrow Airport during the summer.
- Heathrow commissioned this track to reflect the excitement and anticipation of travel, building on Brian Eno's 1979 ambient album Music For Airports.
- Rakei recorded over 50 airport sounds including footsteps, boarding calls, and engine hums, gaining full access to the airfield and terminals to capture the pre-flight atmosphere.
- Lee Boyle, Heathrow’s Head of Terminals, expressed that arriving at the airport marks an exhilarating beginning to any summer vacation, highlighting how the new soundtrack effectively evokes that special atmosphere.
- Heathrow expects a record summer of 250,000 daily outbound passengers and will play the looping soundtrack across terminals alongside live performances to enhance travelers’ experience.
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Heathrow releases mood-lifting soundtrack made entirely from airport sounds
Grammy-nominated musician, multi-instrumentalist and producer Jordan Rakei has partnered with the UK’s Heathrow Airport to launch the world’s first track created entirely with sounds of an airport and intended to enhance passengers’ mood as they go about their travel. Entitled “Music for Heathrow”, the release is “an ode to Brian Eno’s 1979 album, “Music for Airports” which was also designed to be listened to ahead of a flight, the airport point…
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