Screensaving Bollywood

April 2023

p5.js + p5.sound + Three.js

I was curious if there is a way to further transcend the context of songs made for Bollywood movies. Oftentimes, the songs are more remembered than the films, but the songs become and continue to be their own entities. What does it mean for another form of visual to aid a song that can be interpreted in multiple contexts?

Sampled Bollywood songs as abstract sound bytes to make 3D shapes move as the sound plays.

To play the sounds, press the number keys 1 through 9.
You can go through each track (one key at a time) or stack them on each other (press one key after another).
Press the down key to stop sound from playing.

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Sampled Music Bibliography:

Karthik. “Behka.” Ghajini, T-Series, produced by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Prasoon Joshi, track 2, 2008.
Singh, Arijit. “Ik Vaari Aa.” Raabta, T-Series, produced by Pritam, lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, track 1, 2017.
Trivedi, Amit. “Pashmina.” Fitoor, Zee Music Company, track 2, 2016.
Nigam, Sonu, and Clinton Cerejo. “Saathiya.” Saathiya, YRF Music, produced by A.R. Rahman, track 1, 2002.
Dayal, Benny, and Himani Kapoor. “Dum Dum.” Band Baaja Baaraat, YRF Music, produced by Salim-Sulaiman, track 4, 2010.
Singh, Arijit, Nikhita Gandhi, and Vivianne Pocha. “Ullu Ka Pattha.” Jagga Jasoos, T-Series, produced by Pritam, lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya, track 1, 2017.
Mahadevan, Siddarth, Shilpa Rao, Mauzzam, Rizwan, and Shadab Faridi. “Malang.” Dhoom 3, YRF Music, produced by Pritam, lyrics by Sameer Anjaan, track 1, 2013.
Mathur, Raghav, and Shilpa Rao. “Ishq Shava.” Jab Tak Hai Jaan, YRF Music, produced by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar, track 3, 2012.
Mendonsa, Alyssa, and Mohit Chauhan. “Khaabon Ke Parinday.” Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, T-Series, produced by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, lyrics by Javed Akhtar, track 3, 2011.