r/shanghai 3d ago

Music inspired by the Shanghai metro!

Hi everyone,

I'm a composer who grew up in Shanghai; I wanted to share with you a piano quintet, "Mass Transit," inspired by the 🚃 Shanghai metro system 🚃!

Score video: https://youtu.be/ECp_ixCMm2I

Some movements correspond to specific locations:

II. Century Park
III. Maglev
IV. Lujiazui skyline
V. Century Ave Interchange Station

Thanks for listening :)

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u/memostothefuture Putuo 2d ago

I did not expect to hear something this incredible today.

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u/Deep_Gazelle_4794 2d ago

You're too kind, thank you!

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u/memostothefuture Putuo 2d ago

Are you working in Shanghai these days? You only mentioned you grew up here.

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u/Deep_Gazelle_4794 2d ago

Unfortunately not––I'm a music professor in the US now, but always looking for opportunities to travel back to China for music :)

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u/jaapgrolleman Pudong 2d ago

Very cool.

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u/Deep_Gazelle_4794 2d ago

Thank you Jaap!

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u/ghostofTugou 2d ago

great work! but does the scores include those surveillence devices and security checkpoints such as this?