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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsTouch Wood in a Japanese Forest with Bach
Go to the woods of Kyushu, Japan. Engineer a massive xylophone (or is it a marimba?) to run down the slope of a forested hill. Take a wooden ball, place it at the top of said instrument, and push it. What do you get? Bach's treatment of a traditional church hymn! Namely, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."
And, all this for a Japanese commercial for a kidney-shaped smartphone with the tagline, "Touch Wood." I may be late to the party on this one, but when I think of all the time it took to set this up, the precision and measurements used to adjust it and actually make each piece, and how many takes the film crew shot, it continues to inspire even if it's a year old.
more at link:
http://www.onbeing.org/blog/touch-wood-japanese-forest-bach/3753?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=hootsuite
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Touch Wood in a Japanese Forest with Bach (Original Post)
Tuesday Afternoon
Jan 2014
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elleng
(130,714 posts)1. NICE!
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)5. Indeed!
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)2. I'm impressed.
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)6. me too.
nenagh
(1,925 posts)3. Amazing..
thanks
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)7. Grace-ful..
yw
nenagh
(1,925 posts)9. :)
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)10. !
CrispyQ
(36,413 posts)4. Outstanding!
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)8. Absolutely!
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)11. wow. thanks.
Iggo
(47,534 posts)12. Aaaah!
People do things like that.
Life is good.