OPUS COPE: AN ALGORITHMIC OPERA

OPUS : AN ALGORITHMIC OPERA

By Jae SHIM

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Documentary - Completed 2021

Musical visions into machine creativity as algorithmic composer David Cope shares past, present, and future inventions.

    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 73 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jae SHIM
    • Synopsis
    • David Cope was commissioned to write an opera in the 80's when he suffered a major composer's block sparking interest in an algorithmic partner named EMI, Experiments in Musical Intelligence, that could generate compelling works in the style of western classical music composers. Widely recognized as a pioneer of artificial creativity, David wields a body of work that spans art, astronomy, and literature, in addition to music. Featuring excerpts from the completed opera, the algorithmic composer imagines creativity through human and machine perspectives.