on mixing music and history

My colleague, Dr. Bart Elmore, an environmental historian, has kindly offered to do the musical soundtrack for this class' short film, which will be shown at 4 pm December 4 in Room 118 of tenHoor Hall at the University of Alabama. One of his creative hobbies is spinning records. Pictured above is a YouTube clip of Air's La Femme D'Argent, one of the tunes Bart shared yesterday with me. He may use it in a "mashup" of other tunes under the short film, which will feature photography and text by students enrolled in "The Nineteenth Century City" (HY 300) at the University of Alabama.

I look forward to seeing how Bart puts together the soundtrack. Meanwhile, please enjoy the footage in this video. It is fitting for our attention to the nineteenth century urban space, especially as it relates to transportation like street cars. I can't thank Bart enough for his support. I am sure the students will appreciate his contributions, too.