itchy_008 t1_iu29u9t wrote
...better known as nightingale flooring... there's one at Nijyo Castle ruins in Kyoto.
guywithganja t1_iu2ennx wrote
The famous sound effect from Law & Order, "The Clang" is supposedly made up of the sound of (among other things) 500+ Japanese monks walking across such a Nightingale floor.
DonutCola t1_iu4rqc5 wrote
Do you not realize how stupid that theory is?
MyNameIsRay t1_iu4u0qy wrote
It's not a theory, it's what the composer (Mike Post) says he did to create it when interviewed about it.
”Post synthesized his chung CHUNG electronically, combining six or seven different sounds to get the right dead-bolt effect. One of the eeriest adds: the sound of 500 Japanese men stamping their feet on a wooden floor. ”It was a sort of monstrous Kabuki event,” he says. ”Probably one of those large dance classes they hold. They did this whole big stamp. Somebody went out and sampled that.”
DonutCola t1_iu4y300 wrote
Yeah bro there were “6 or 7 different sounds synthesized together” and ONE of the 7 sounds was 500 dudes stomping. That’s like 15% of the sound lmao. You’re 15% right and I’m 85% right. Rip.
Penquinn14 t1_iu55j53 wrote
You corrected them when they already said that there were other sounds used as well as the 500 men
MustacheEmperor t1_iu6p9af wrote
> is supposedly made up of the sound of (among other things)
100% a dunce. Go get your pointy hat.
emperorsparkplug t1_iu5kqpl wrote
And the most insufferable human award goes to…
Jeramus t1_iu2i2zy wrote
I remember walking on one somewhere in Japan, not sure if it was there. They do sound like birds chirping.
YuntHunter t1_iu3j02l wrote
From Nijo Castle, these weren't intentional.
"The singing sound is not actually intentional, stemming rather from the movement of nails against clumps in the floor caused by wear and tear over the years"
I was there a few years ago and remember reading this.
parad0xchild t1_iu43tjv wrote
As with every wooden floor / floor boards
SusheeMonster t1_iu2jmdz wrote
The article mentions that same exact castle & city in a photo caption just past the title...
jdorion t1_iu2pxh1 wrote
I was going through the castle listening to music and almost missed it!! I luckily spotted an English sign and took out the buds.
itchy_008 t1_iu2secq wrote
good thing u were in sign-reading mode
peoplearecool t1_iu300od wrote
Sounds so god awful. What if you had to get up to use the loo in the night. Now your whole house is white knuckling it
fourleafclover13 t1_iu3cri0 wrote
The people who live or worked here knew where to step to stay silent they were trained to know.
Syrion_Wraith t1_iu3jly6 wrote
They used chamberpots I assume, like everyone else.
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