“Bosch’s Garden” began with a fascination for Hieronymus Bosch’s painting, “The Garden of Earthly Delights.” Its strange beauty and unsettling feeling made me want to create a similar experience in sound. I aimed to capture some of its otherworldly joy and intriguing mystery in a short piece of music.
To start, this track features what I imagine are the soft sounds of the garden’s magical creatures. Then, you can hear eerie howls moving through the initial soundscape, which creates a surreal and slightly disturbing mood. After that, a gentle xylophone melody appears, weaving through the forest-like sounds before a more noticeable beat comes in. This rhythm gives a sense of grounding, perhaps hinting at the hidden energies within Bosch’s fantastical world. As the music continues, the initial soft sounds gradually return. This makes a cycle of mystery and wonder, as if we’ve only heard a small part of this strange place.
At just around 1:30, “Bosch’s Garden” offers a quick listen into this unusual sound world. For example, this could work well for game soundtracks, especially those with imaginative or dreamlike settings. Also, it might be a good fit for AI-created images that need a touch of the bizarre. Like all my music, “Bosch’s Garden” has a Creative Commons CC BY-SA license. This means you are welcome to use it, share it, and change it for your own creative projects, as long as you give credit. You can find this track and others in the Music for media productions vol. 3 collection