The Unsung History of Manhattan
Before Manhattan, there was Mannahatta. Immersive soundscapes compare today's urban cacophony to the island Henry Hudson encountered in 1609. History unearths wonder in the green heart of New York.
CREDITS
Created by David Al-Ibrahim
Soundscapes by Bill McQuay with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Informed by Eric Sanderson and the Welikia Project with the Wildlife Conservation Society
Narrated by Emily Kron
Supported in part by A+E Networks and the NYC Media Lab
Sounds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library
Aerial model of Mannahatta provided by Dr. Eric Sanderson and The Wildlife Conservation Society
360 media, design, and development by David Al-Ibrahim