These are the ten tracks that I choose for this task.
- Brandenburg Concerto (First Movement)
- Johnny B. Goode
- Gavotte en rondeaux
- Melancholy Blues
- Rite of Spring (Sacrificial Dance)
- The Well-Tempered Clavier
- Fifth Symphony (First Movement)
- The Fairie Round
- Dark Was the Night
- String Quartet No. 13 in B flat
The first thing I did was listen to all 27 tracks all the way through with no other purpose other than listening to music. Next, I read about Voyager’s Golden Record and all the math that was involved with its creation. What I found interesting to learn is that they tried to recruit John Lennon for the curation of the songs, but he wasn’t available, instead, he recommended they used his sound engineer, Jimmy Iovine. (Ferris, 2017) After much overthinking about the intended message, to communicate a story of our world to extraterrestrials. I decided to listen again and simply choose what I found appealing to my ear. It was an elimination process, eventually settling on the ten tracks listed above.
Reference
Ferris, T. (2017, August 20). How the Voyager Golden Record Was Made. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/voyager-golden-record-40th-anniversary-timothy-ferris