Sagan Sings…sort of.

Anyone who likes rap, knows someone who likes rap, or has heard that “I’m on a boat” song probably knows about T-Pain. He’s become popular because of his unique use of pitch correction, a digital process which allows singers to use programs like Auto-Tune to correct any mistakes they may have made by changing the note of a sound. This can be used to create flawless vocals on an album, add a unique sound to your voice like T-Pain, or to make a song from basically anything.

My favorite use of this technology so far is the Symphony of Science. This music project describes itself as “a musical project by John Boswell designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form.” Boswell takes clips from scientific movies, such as Carl Sagan’s “Cosmos” or speeches given by Richard Dawkins (even Bill Nye the Science Guy makes an appearance) and uses pitch correction to make awesome songs and music videos. Check it out, download the songs, put them on your iPod, whatever. Definitely my cup of boiled Camellia sinensis.