A global competition to find the most beautiful sound in the world has been announced by The Sound Agency and BeautifulNow. Powered by SoundCloud, the competition is seeking non-musical sounds, recorded from the real world (rather than made or mixed by sound designers).
Entries should be recordings no longer than three minutes, submitted from anywhere in the world to BeautifulNow, along with a file name and a description of no more than 100 words. Entries will be curated into a group of finalists by The Sound Agency and BeautifulNow, after which a communal vote will determine the winner. The deadline for entries is 16 December. The Sound Agency’s Julian Treasure will select the ten finalists to be announced on 2 January 2014, with the winner being announced on 13 January.
‘Sound affects us all every day, but most people are unconscious of its power,’ says The Sound Agency Chairman, Julian Treasure. ‘My vision is to make the world of sound beautiful, so I’m delighted to be judging this competition for the world’s most beautiful sounds. I believe it will raise people’s awareness of sound and help us all to explore the aural beauty that so often goes unnoticed around us.’
‘Not everyone agrees on what is beautiful, but beauty is important, in one form or another, to us all. It’s part of what make us human,’ adds BeautifulNow founder, Shira White. ‘BeautifulNow is an immersive community experience where you can always expect to find something cutting edge and stunningly beautiful, so this competition is very exciting for us.’
