GTA Contest finalist project by Fabrizio Manfredini – NABA student
“(A.T.M.) A Tempo di Metro ” was born from the observation of a place that millions of people pass through every day: the Milan subway. For the author of the project, those familiar sounds – the beep of the turnstile, the voice announcing the stops, the click of the doors closing – became the raw material to build an unprecedented musical composition.
The process begins with a series of recordings made directly live, selecting the most iconic subway noises. Imported into FL Studio 20, these sounds were reworked by modifying rhythm, intensity, and mixing:
– the sound of the turnstile becomes the main melody,
– the announcement of stops turns into the voice part,
– door closing is used as percussion.
The composition takes shape together with a video shot with a smartphone, edited in perfect sync: each image corresponds exactly to the sound that generated it, creating an immersive experience that combines music and everyday life.
With this project Fabrizio Manfredini fully interprets the concept of the “Normal is Extraordinary” contest, demonstrating how what goes unnoticed every day can reveal surprising creative potential when observed from a new perspective.
