In Sounds Like Australia, Play School’s Luke Carroll narrates a musical tale of the Australian landscape, as Kirra Quokka travels from Rottnest Island to the bright lights of Sydney Opera House. In each episode the Australian environment, landscape and weather are evoked through music and storytelling. Children can see how instruments work together to create magical soundscapes, providing stimuli for spatial thinking. Sounds Like Australia can also be a rich pretext for drama, as children are offered a range of chances to extend the story and personalise the narrative through their own play.
Liner Notes
Tracklist
Episodes
- Kirra Quokka finds a concert ticket
- Harper the Humpback and Kirra float over the ocean
- Niipu Numbat and Kirra ride a train across the desert
- Elena Emu and Kirra Quokka climb up the Blue Mountains
- Padma Possum and Kirra Quokka arrive in the city
- Kirra’s big musical concert surprise!
Music
- Ross Edwards – Crow Dance from Animisms
- Nigel Westlake arr. Jessica Wells – Ocean Sunfish
- Iain Grandage arr. Jessica Wells – Corrugation
Blue Mountain Suite:
- Jessica Wells – Bush Awakens
- Jessica Wells – Blue Mountain March
- Jessica Wells – Summit View
White Knight and Beaver:
- Martin Wesley-Smith arr. Jessica Wells – Excerpt 1
- Martin Wesley-Smith arr. Jessica Wells – Excerpt 2
- Ross Edwards, Nigel Westlake, Iain Grandage, Jessica Wells and Martin Wesley-Smith, arr. Jessica Wells – Finale Medley
- Jessica Wells – Kirra Quokka Theme
- Jessica Wells – Carlos Crow Theme
- Jessica Wells – Harper Humpback Theme
- Jessica Wells – Niipu Numbat Theme
- Jessica Wells – Elena Emu Theme
- Jessica Wells – Padma Possum Theme
- Jessica Wells – Locomotive Theme
Performers
Claire Edwardes (percussion / Artistic Director)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jason Noble (clarinet, bass clarinet)
Véronique Serret (violin, electric violin)
Freya Schack-Arnott (cello)
Luke Carrol (narrator)