Songs of the Earth: Where music meets nature.
Why This Matters.
Music inspired by nature does more than entertain—it raises awareness about environmental issues. Songs that evoke the beauty of the earth can inspire listeners to take action to protect it. Whether it’s through lyrics that highlight climate change or melodies that evoke the serenity of untouched landscapes, these songs have the power to move us.
- Collaborators: Soumik Datta Arts (England), Earth Day network (India), illustrators Sachin Bhatt and Anjali Kamat (India)
- Climate change theme: Various – climate migration, extreme weather, energy efficiency, plastic pollution, air pollution, coastal erosion, deforestation, and wildfires.
How Artists Interpret Environmental Sounds
Many contemporary artists are using innovative techniques to bring the sounds of nature into their work and showing the nature songs to reach a new music level.
Songs of the Earth is a climate change animation film and music album that tells a global story, weaving issues from climate migration, extreme weather to ocean pollution, deforestation and sustainable fashion through original narrative, songs and immersive visuals.
Watch the film above!
It follows the story of Asha, a young climate refugee from Bengal, as she searches for her missing father through the flood banks of the Sundarban delta, burning forests and melting polar ice caps, highlighting the plight of the Global South.
During COP26
Songs of the Earth Performance by Soumik Datta takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on 31 October. In addition, the film is also screened at several COP26 events.
Explore More
If you’re fascinated by the intersection of art and nature, dive deeper into our collection of articles on environmental music and creativity. Discover how artists around the world are using their talents to celebrate and protect our planet. You can find more content in the links below, explore all of them.
Fuente:
https://www.britishcouncil.org/climate-connection/be-inspired/creative-commissions/song-Earth
