For the radio project I was assigned the beginning off the track. The opening was set in the womb, where I tried to create a musical interpretation of the womb – dark, ethereal, mysterious. The music I made try to eventuate that element of birth, the loneliness as well as the magnificence of life. I felt that synth Pads helped reflect the tonalities I was going for and so I began with a pad undertone. On top of that I then added another pad like sting that was panned to bring a sense of atmosphere to the entire piece. Next, I added a sweeping breath riser synth that sounded like a human breath which I felt accurately portrayed the idea of life and mortality. Under all of this was Pedro’s more realistic sounding portrayal of the womb, the sound of a heartbeat and blood flow. I felt like this amalgamation of both realism and surrealism brung an interesting level of dynamism and interesting atmospheres. Trying to imagine what it would be like In a womb was obviously very difficult but nevertheless it was allowed me to display my interpretation of what it seems like the womb might be like. I think it accurately plays into the idea of nostalgia – it being something enigmatic and hard to remember, yet musically familiar. I think I captured the feeling of closeness and atmosphere that I was trying to go for. I tried to lead this part up to a sudden drop to represent the unexpected surprise of birth, with the loud sounds of ‘baby cries’ (made using my own voice and a vocal transformer). I wanted a clear contrast between the quiet atmosphere of the first part with the loud and chaotic nature of the second part. I used the atmos from my bathroom and beeping sound effects from a computer, as well as the sound of my shower curtain to create the sounds of a hospital. Moving forward I would like to add the sound of chattering conversation to further enhance the sound of the hospital.