Post Description

Inspired by musician and eco-philosopher David Rothenberg's book of the same 
title, this documentary explores the intriguing, charming, complex and often conflicting theories on why birds sing like they do and why humans are so 
attracted to the sound.

The film features contributions from musicians including Laurie Anderson, 
Jarvis Cocker and Beth Orton; enlightening and often startling analysis from 
some of the world's most eminent birdsong scientists; a literary guide to 
birdsong in poetry; a bizarre birdsong-themed art 'happening'; the creation of
a new musical composition from the Afro-Celt Sound System, entirely made up of
manipulated birdsongs; and a strange musical duet at New York's Bronx Aviary, featuring humans and birds.

Filmed in the forests, aviaries, studios and laboratories of England, Germany 
and the USA, this is a colourful, entertaining, informative and occasionally 
weird journey through the songs of nature that have enchanted and perplexed 
humans for thousands of years.


Property Value
Overall Container Format AVI
Bitrate 650 bps
Video Duration 1h 18mn
Format MPEG-4 Visual
Codec XVID
Width x Height 624x352
Aspect 16:9
Framerate 25.0000 fps
Library XviD 1.1.2 (UTC 2006-11-01)
Audio 1 Format MPEG Audio
Mode Joint stereo
Bitrate Mode Constant
Bitrate 128 Kbps
Channels 2 channels
Sample Rate 48.0 KHz