TUNNEL TO TIDE

I led and won a competitive pitch for client Tideway, who wanted to celebrate the completion of tunneling of its 25km Super Sewer.

The tunnel was a feet of civil engineering and the start of the recovery of the Thames river ecosystem, but there was only a small window of time to physically enter it before it would be closed off to the public forever.

The sound acoustics within the tunnels are unique, so with our small window of opportunity, we realised we could create a Sonic Time Capsule of the tunnels.

Rob and his engineer sampled the sounds of the tunnel’s construction, using the length of the tunnel for its reverb, resulting in a unique sonic signature used for his beautiful ‘Tunnel to Tide’ composition, that flows from construction sounds to the sounds of the river.

The song is beautiful too! Have a listen on Spotify.