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BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS CAN LAUNCH YOU NOW

Image of Relaxing by skedonk.

Imagine waking up to beautiful sound every day instead of the alarm you’re used to. It can launch you into a more beautiful experience for the rest of your day.

Now, you can experience it for yourself with the new BN Alarm a cool new feature in the new BN App.

The BN Alarm can wake you up to clips of 14 magnificent soundscapes, created exclusively for BeautifulNow by Master of Sound, Julian Treasure of The Sound Agency. And you can listen to longer version of the soundscapes in the BN App whenever you want.

Check them out below.

ABOUT SOUNDSCAPES & GENERATIVE SOUND

The Premium BN App includes recorded clips of generative sound compositions created exclusively for BeautifulNow by Julian Treasure.

First conceived by Brian Eno, generative sound changes each time it is played. You never hear it the same way twice.

BN SOUNDSCAPES

HEARTBEAT

Deep, rhythmic bass with shimmering percussion and dancing synths to focus and energize you.

DAWN CHORUS

This cascade of arpeggios, birdsong and orchestral/electronic elements refreshes and invigorates your senses.

MOSSY FOREST

Be transported to a magical haven, where birds sing, bees buzz and the wind whistles through the trees.

BEAUTIFUL LIGHT

Bright, invigorating sounds mix effortlessly with a sustained accompaniment to create an uplifting yet restful atmosphere.

BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY

Ethereal, melodic voices.

THINK

Stimulate and support your cognition with birdsong, invigorating high frequency sounds and natural acoustic tones.

FRINGE

This mesmerising mix of pizzicato strings, delicate percussion and swirling synths sweeps you away to another world.

SPARK CEREAL

A soothing interplay between fluid melodies and soft natural timbres.

MIST RISE

Lose yourself in gentle undertones combining with loose pizzicato strings and shimmering textures.

MELLOW UP

Simple ambient elements and slow chord progressions combine to form a warm, restful wash of sound.

BEAUTIFUL POSSIBILITIES

Focused around the sound of lapping water, Serenity's tone is warm and peaceful.

PURPLE BERRIES

This beautifully understated soundscape invokes a meditative mindset with its expressive melody and relaxed chords.

BUBBLE UP

Asian harmonies and tonalities in a sparse texture to give you a space for contemplation.

VELVET FOOTPRINTS

A powerful sustained accompaniment underlies crackling, shimmering and swirling sounds.

You can find these beautiful soundscapes in the all-new BeautifulNow App!

You can wake up to all 14 soundscapes with our BN Alarm Clock and listen to clips in the BN Soundscape Player.

Listen to a sample BN Soundscape here.

Full 1-hour versions are available for purchase in the BN Store.

ABOUT JULIAN TREASURE

Internationally acclaimed Master of Sound Julian Treasure is chairman of The Sound Agency. Check out Julian’s 5 TED Talks which have been viewed over 18 million times.

“We need to connect with more beauty in the world -- for so many important reasons. And, since sound is such a key part of our life experience, we need to tune in to Beautiful Sound. We are increasingly inundated with intrusive, annoying, unpleasant, and even unhealthy sounds in our environment and personal spaces, it's time for us to make a more conscious choice and bring more Beautiful Sound into our lives.”

ABOUT THE SOUND AGENCY

The Sound Agency is a UK-based audio branding consultancy. Among other important sound initiatives, The Sound Agency specializes in creating generative soundscapes for public and commercial spaces.

Read more about Beautiful Launch, as it relates to Arts/Design, Nature/Science, Food/Drink, Place/Time, Mind/Body, and Soul/Impact including Wake up to Something Beautiful Now!, 10 New Species Launch New Understandings Now, Beautiful Fiddleheads Launch into a Beautiful Spring Supper, Thrilling Images of Beautiful Launches Now10 Beautiful Places Are Now Launched & Waiting For You and Here’s to Launching Into Something Beautiful Now!

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IMAGE CREDITS:

  1. Image: by skedonk. Relaxing.
  2. Image: by Hector Lazo. The Sound of Light. Photographer: Deray, Postprocessing: Tzuricato Zen.
  3. Image: by Will. The Rock Show.
  4. Image: by Gisela Giardino. Blue Sonar The Silent Pulse of Blue.
  5. Image: by John Fowler. Dawn Flight.
  6. Image: by Sarah Leo. Forest.
  7. Image: by Marius Dollinger. Summer Maps and Waves.
  8. Image: by darkday. Fire Mission.
  9. Image: by Richard Elzey. Wind Chime.
  10. Image: by Kevin Dooley. Light chaos Or chaos light?
  11. Image: by Luis ArgerichColours in the Morning.
  12. Image: by Paul van de Velde. Dew.
  13. Image: by Juan Antonio F. Segal. Feet in the Morning.
  14. Image: by Jon Sullivan. Morning dew on purple white flower.
  15. Image: by faerie-angel. Purple Berries
  16. Image: by mrscats. Water Ball2.
  17. Image: by Giovanni. Between Red Velvets. Modeled and Rendered in Blender.
  18. Image: Matthew Potter. Wave.
  19. Image: Courtesy of BeautifulNow. BN App.
  20. Image: Courtesy of BeautifulNow. BN App.
  21. Image: Courtesy of BeautifulNow. BN App.
  22. Image: Courtesy of BeautifulNow. BN App.
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