Kennedy, who worked for Clean Cuts Music, a firm that produces custom music libraries, was surprised to find his song had gone viral. He expressed appreciation for the remixes done by fans and discussed the fast-paced corporate process that led to the song's creation. The article also touches on the potential threat of AI technology to human labor, especially in the field of music composition. Kennedy expressed concern over the use of AI in creating music but also acknowledged its potential in assisting human composers.
Key takeaways:
- The composer of a song that went viral on social media, originally composed for the Weather Channel's hurricane “storm alert” in 2006, has been identified as Chris Kennedy, a freelance composer based in Baltimore, MD.
- The song, which has been compared to the work of popular video game composers, was rediscovered and shared on social media platforms, leading to remixes and memes.
- Despite the song's popularity, the Weather Channel had no record of the song being commissioned or played on the air, leading to a lengthy search for its origin.
- Kennedy, who now teaches music at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute, expressed concerns about the future of human composers in the face of advancing AI technology, but also sees potential in AI tools that assist human composers.