Task 8: Golden Record Curation Assignment

For this task we had to narrow down the selection of 29 tracks on the Voyager Golden Record to a maximum of 10. The list I compiled below was chosen because I think it is important to focus on music that demonstrates human voices, a wide range of instruments, sounds, and styles. I wanted to provide whatever life form that may one day listen to the album with sounds of nature (crane song), and sounds that are made from humans (singing), along with the musical instruments of the modern era (Johnny B. Goode). I also chose several Bach and Mozart pieces as I believe they contain great mathematical precision which could make them more universally interpretable.

My Choices