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Evolution has been cited various times in music. One of the most suggestive examples is given in Walt Disney’s “Fantasia“, a mix of animation and classical music. In “Fantasia” Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” accompanies the natural history of Earth. The same happens in the music video “Right here, right now” (music by Fat Boy Slim) but with clear humorous intent. We conclude this short and incomplete glimpse of “Paleontology and music” with “Pterodactyl”. The artwork of their albums refers (graphically) to the punk/grunge tradition and sometimes it cites the classics of the paleontological illustration. We suggest to visit their site, with a very peculiar interface: is this new medium art? Additional media Disney and Stravinsky, “The Rite of Spring” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAYA486cFm4 Fat Boy Slim, “Right here, right now” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DajTbUhRykU&NR=1 Pearl Jam, “Do the Evolution” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=copOYXvEsRs Bruce Odland e Sam Auinger ,“Requiem for fossil fuels” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8-9gqtJxCo Pterodactyl http://www.pterodactyl.info
19. Geologic hazards (and their interferences)
Fig 110: Erupting magma photographed by John Karachewsky.
Paleontology is not the only discipline to be represented in Geological Art. In fact several musicians have been attracted by geological hazards such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, landslides. Why? There is a psychological explanation for this attraction. Natural hazards deeply affect our psyche and they influence our most primitive emotions. The psychological aspect of natural hazards is treated by Bell et al. (2006) in “Environmental Psychology” where they define the main features of violent geological phenomena: “sudden, powerful and uncontrollable”. Sudden (and dangerous): violent geological phenomena evoke adrenaline. Powerful: