THIS NOSTALGIC EARTH
A Master's Thesis in Sound Design
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THIS NOSTALGIC EARTH
Welcome! "This Nostalgic Earth" is a 45-min sonic exploration of our nostalgia for/love of natural places, our creation-of-self within nature, and the emotional impact the earth has on us. A collage of musical composition, storytelling and environmental recordings, this piece is being presented in partial fulfillment of a Master of Fine Arts in Sound Design from the Yale School of Drama, May 2020, by Emily Duncan Wilson.
CREDITS
EMILY DUNCAN WILSON
Creator, Composer, Producer,
Flute, Clarinet, Ukulele, Piano
VOICES
Benjamin Benne
Abbie Duquette
Fabiola Feliciano-Batista
Maggie Kraus
Sarah Lyddan
Alex Vermillion
Isuri Wijesundara
Emily Duncan Wilson
ADDITIONAL MUSIC
Hannah Hickok, Mandolin/Guitar
Liam Bellman-Sharpe, Bass
Dakota Stipp, Synthesizer
Haven String Quartet:
Yaira Matyakubova, violin
Gregory Tompkins, violin
Annalisa Boerner, viola
Philip Boulanger, cello
Andrius Zlabys, piano
ORIGINAL COLLABORATORS
Jimmy Stubbs
Jisun Kim
Markie Gray
Nicole Lang
Margaret E. Douglas
Joe Krempetz
ACADEMIC ADVISORS
David Budries
Professor in the Practice of Sound Design and Chair, Sound Design Program at Yale School of Drama; and Yale Repertory Theatre Sound Design Advisor
Dr. Matthew Suttor
Professor in the Practice of Sound Design and Stage Management at Yale School of Drama, and Director of Beechman Center for Theatrical Sound and Music
Shawn Boyle
Lecturer in Design in the Projection Design concentration
OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
Zoë Ferrin
Abigail Gandy
Brenna Lewis-Slammon
Laurie Ortega-Murphy
Thomas Pang
SPECIAL THANKS
Andrew & Sarah Wilson
Tito Tatsuya
Firehouse 12
Nelson Congregational Church
Charles Coes
Theresa Miles
Bailey Trierweiler
Yale Cabaret
Brandon Burton
Lang Elliot
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Krulwich, Robert, et al. RadioLab, Mix & Music by Jeremy Bloom, episode: There and Back Again, 18 Dec. 2019.
Lively, Penelope. Life in the Garden. Penguin Books, 2017.
Næss, Arne, and David Rothenberg. Ecology, Community and Lifestyle: Outline of an Ecosophy. Cambridge Univ. Press, 2003.
Odell, Jenny. How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. Melville House, 2019.
Outside/In. Created by Sam Evans-Brown, episode guest: Laura Waterman, episode: Nature Has Done Her Part, New Hampshire Public Radio. 6 Feb. 2020.
SheExplores. Created by Gale Straub, episode: Our Outdoor Memories, Ravel Media, 8 Apr. 2020.
Sobel, David. Children's Special Places: Exploring the Role of Forts, Dens, and Bush Houses in Middle Childhood. Wayne State University Press, 2002.
Thomashow, Mitchell. Ecological Identity: Becoming a Reflective Environmentalist. MIT Press, 1996.
Tolman, Newton F. North of Monadnock. W.L. Bauhan, 1978.