In the story, Dr. Frankenstein creates the impossible. He creates life out of
unlife. He creates a new creature. And what happens when he's done? He walks
away. Abandons him. Doesn't even give it a name. "Not my responsibility." When
the creature wakes up in the forest he's looking for where he belongs. He's
looking for a family. Then he hears the voices of birds. He feels a deep
connection with the natural world--the movement of the trees, the changing of
the seasons, the birds and the beasts. He tries to imitate the sounds of the
birds. But the sounds he makes frighten him...
On a quest for music and mythologies with roots deep enough to address the
climate crisis, composer Duncan Neilson stumbled upon a reawakening of wonder.
He shares his transformative journey in this talk. A journey that interweaves
the voices of biomusic, and electronica, with a new look at Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein.
by
Duncan Neilson
