State Museum of ArtUzbekistan.Uzbekistan.

The haiku effect, which seeks to accentuate nothingness and emptiness in order to represent the beauty of simplicity, is often named as a guiding principle of Tadao Ando's architecture. These principles were also emphasised in the realisation of the musical composition and sound design.

In the intro part, tranquility and contemplation are the main characteristics, combining sound elements from Uzbek and Japanese music to create an ambient soundscape. Even here, little sound artefacts already build a bridge between traditional elements and modern influences.

In the main part, which focuses on the architecture of the museum, the combination of simple geometric forms from which a more complex whole emerges, is reflected in the music with the help of repeating and poly-rhythmically shifting ostinatos. Simple musical patterns merge into ever new structures, here and there being broken up by organic elements.

In the final part, tranquility and contemplation return and allow a retrospective view of the beauty of the building.