Birds on the Wires, by Jarbas Agnelli

Mr. Agnelli, a musician and film director writes:

Reading a newspaper, I saw a picture of birds on the electric wires. I cut out the photo and decided to make a song, using the exact location of the birds as notes (no Photoshop edit). I knew it wasn't the most original idea in the universe. I was just curious to hear what melody the birds were creating.

I sent the music to the photographer, Paulo Pinto, who I Googled on the internet. He told his editor, who told a reporter and the story ended up as an interview in the very same newspaper.

Here I've posted a short video made with the photo, the music and the score (composed by the birds).

Music made with Logic.
Video made with After Effects.

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

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He arranged his score using a xylophone, bassoon, oboe and clarinet. He said the melody was not his invention --it was the birds' idea. "The notes are the exact position of the birds (in between the lines). The rhythm is a interpretation of their position, since there are no bar lines."