Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

"Witch Music"

Title

"Witch Music"

Creator

Burns, Robert (composer)
Moore, Sandy (sound designer)

Subject

soundtrack; witches; National Arts Centre; Shakespeare; Burns, Robert; Moore, Sandy

Description

The soundtrack used to introduce the witches in Peter Hinton's 2008 production of Macbeth at the National Arts Centre. This audio track includes a sample of the music from Robert Burns's "My Heart's in the Highlands" with an overlay of sound effects by Sandy Moore.

Date

2007-2008

Format

Audio file (length 3:30)

Identifier

UO-SC-NAC-MB2008-M4A-WitchesTheme

Source

Unnamed CD from the National Arts Centre Archives (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Skylar Premo, University of Ottawa (cataloguer)

Rights

National Arts Centre

Files

Citation

Burns, Robert (composer) and Moore, Sandy (sound designer), “"Witch Music",” Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map, accessed September 20, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/shakespearecanada/items/show/473.