Construction of the Soundscape

What is a 'soundscape'?

Douglas Adams:

"I wanted Hitchhiker's to sound like a rock album. I wanted the voices and the effects and the music to be so seamlessly orchestrated as to create a coherent picture of another world."

(Wish You Were Here, pg. 156)

How the original radio series was constructed:

-Peter Jones

-Voice Actors in cubboards. 

-Radiophonics, sound effects.

-Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy theme: Adams was strongly influenced by music from that time period, which is reflected in the Guide's theme song Eagles' "Journey of the Sorcerer" from their album One of These Nights.

For further information:

Check out Pink Floyd's website. Douglas Adams was influenced by how they produced and used sound in their albums.