Hiroshima 08:15 August 6 1945
I’ve always felt a great sadness over the atomic bomb nuclear attacks that took place on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and at Nagasaki August 9, 1945. I feel that this was one of mans biggest failures in judgment ever. Anyways, due to my feelings on the subject, I decided to compose a soundscape reconstructing one of the atomic bomb droppings. I begin the soundscape about a minute before the dropping, and you will hear what happens (or the lack of happenings) afterwards. I also created a signature inkblot design to go with it as a visual.
I present to you my soundscape, Hiroshima 08:15 August 6 1945
30. March 2008 um 17:18
Absolutely incredible, morgan. Kudos! If it is acceptable to you, I would like to link to this piece of work in the post I am publishing tomorrow. It would be so appropriate (it’s already written).
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30. March 2008 um 18:01
Man it is fabulous and felt like being there but it needed some action at the end some reconstruction and hope I think, a life goes on tune
also this piece is more a Japanese view of the a bomb while you could also demonstrate the global view of -how many lives were lost because of the foolishness and the arrogant of those who used it and how many lives were saved because of the brilliance and the intelligence of those who made it , after all the only thing that prevented a world war 3 between the soviets and the Americans is the fact that no one wanted any thing like Hiroshima to happen again and still until today the nuclear power forced peace between countries that own this power while the bad demonstration of this power is due to the stupidity of those who made call to use it on populated areas
I know this hard to demonstrate with music but you have proven to me that you are god of image soundation
30. March 2008 um 19:18
Pentad, Thank you. Yes, I would love to have this piece linked. The more that can experience this piece the better (for understanding’s sake) of such unnecessary devastation.
m.wael alkel, I understand your position, but I could not push myself to make a happy and hopeful ending for this piece as I felt that by ending it like I did with the feeling of a deafening sorrow and fear would keep it real and reflect the pain and horror that is still felt in the aftershock.
30. March 2008 um 20:04
Thank you!
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31. March 2008 um 00:35
I just stumbled upon your blog from the “Religious Debate” group on Blogcatalog. I just wanted to say wow, that was intense (listening on my 5.1 system). I wonder how U.S and Japanese relations would be today had that bomb not been dropped. It always makes me wonder…2 super powers, 1 world.
31. March 2008 um 21:05
Hey there, I found your post through Pentad’s post and link. I agree this is one of “Mans biggest failures in judgment ever” and another example of cruelty, inhumanity, and insensitivity. ” War is Hell” but there is some room for judgement. Even If you buy into the idea that the Japanese would have fought to the last man, I think the first bomb would have been enough. There was probably no need for the second one. Your soundscape does bring the event to life a bit.
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1. April 2008 um 15:18
I am so glad that I found you through Pentad’s post.
I became emotional and literally got goosebumps listening to this.
As a 4th generation Japanese American I see this as such a great tragedy. This makes me think of a conversation that I once had with my Grandfather many years ago. He appeared very distraught on this subject. As I inquired more about what his point of view was I could genuinely tell that he believed there was time to stop the bombs from being dropped. He was telling me as if he was reliving the moment. I could see it in his eyes…he just told me, “…There was time, they didn’t HAVE to drop the bombs, the war was over…”
I NEVER forgot that. He was telling something about the matter of where the planes were suppose to be and what was going on at the time when orders were given…of course, this was my Grandfathers memory so I have no idea. I just think it’s it interesting to hear what someone that lived through the time had to say about it.
They were all in the camps then and still were 100% AMERICAN citizens as far as they believed.
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3. April 2008 um 17:51
“What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how
infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and
admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like
a god! the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals—and yet,
to me, what is this quintessence of dust? - William Shakespeare
thank you
henry
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23. April 2008 um 06:54
This was AWESOME!!!
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