Composer Hans Zimmer working with BMW on a new sound for its electric vehicles.BMW Film soundtrack virtuoso Hans Zimmer has partnered up with BMW to create the sounds of electric cars for the future, to keep drivers as connected to their electric vehicle as they are their gas-powered ones.One of the greatest advantages to having an electric car is that it doesnt make any noise, making for a more relaxing and luxurious drive.For some, though, the lack of sound is a detriment to the driving experience, and if BMW is going to claim its still building The Ultimate Driving Machine, its going to have to do something about the sounds that its electric cars make.Enter Hans Zimmer, who is partnering up with Renzo Vitale, acoustic engineer and sound designer at the BMW Group, to create the sound for the BMW Vision M NEXT.We want to get BMW IconicSounds Electric in position for customers who value emotional sound, said Jens Thiemer, senior vice-president BMW Brand. With BMW IconicSounds Electric they will be able to experience the joy of driving with all their senses.For his par, the composer behind the Dark Knight Batman soundtrack says BMW is in his blood. I have always been a BMW enthusiast. As a kid, I used to recognize my mother coming home by the sound of her BMW, said Zimmer.I am thrilled to get the chance to design the sound of future electric BMWs and create emotion for the future electric driving experience.So Hans Zimmer is essentially going to create the sound that future generations of electric cars will makethats pretty cool. If Zimmer can come up with a sound that even comes close to igniting as much passion as a 3.0-litre BMW straight-six, well be seriously
Origin: BMW wants your EV to sound like a ‘Batman’ movie
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Lexus just sent the sound of its V8 RC-F into space
Lexus just pulled a Tesla. Sort of. The Japanese automaker didn’t fire an actual vehicle into outer space like Elon Musk’s EV brand did, but it did recently transmit the sound of its V8 engine out beyond the atmosphere. Why, you ask? For publicity, of course. The brand is promoting the new Sony Pictures film Men in Black: International, starring Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth, and with a supporting role from the Lexus RC F. The Lexus RC F’s engine bay is home to Lexus’s most powerful V8 to date. To get its music out beyond the clouds, Lexus partnered with Swinburne University of Technology’s Centre for Astrophysics, harnessing the southern hemisphere’s largest radio telescope to send the sound of the V8 encoded in an audio waveform, along with the message “New Lexus RC F. Earth. We’ve been expecting you.” The 5.0-litre naturally aspirated piece makes 472 horsepower and does sound otherworldly, so maybe the aliens will appreciate it. Or maybe they’ll hate it and we’ll be wishing that MiB was a real thing and Tommy Lee Jones was on his way to save us with his old-man strength. The message was directed toward Orion’s Belt. Scientists at the centre say they expect to know if anyone or anything received the message in a few thousand years or so.
Origin: Lexus just sent the sound of its V8 RC-F into space
Ford designed the Shelby GT500’s stereo to help the engine sound perfect
2020 Ford Mustang GT500 Most gearheads enjoy a loud and raucous exhaust. Some of them are more pleasant to the ear than others. An Italian V12 at full trot is an aural delight with few equals, for example. Same goes for the traditional growl of an uncorked American V8 on this side of the pond. With its 700-plus horsepower and aggressive styling choices, Ford’s new GT500 is bound to check a lot of the correct boxes in terms of performance and looks. It also needs to sound right, which is a bigger task for engineers than most people realize. In a sit-down with top brass of the GT500 team, the crew at Road Track found out just how much goes into achieving that perfect exhaust note. At play is an active noise cancellation system, a gee-whiz piece of kit that deploys an armada of microphones and the car’s stereo system to eliminate unwanted noises. It won’t quell the whining noise from your passenger, but it will erase tones and pitches that could ruin the signature V8 bark. At play are something called secondary harmonics, a term which generally refers to the din created by the likes of moving belts or weird induction noises. Once the mics have picked up these offensive sounds, an opposing frequency is played through the Shelby’s speaker system get rid of it. Noise-cancelling is nothing new – in fact, you probably own a set of noise-cancelling headphones – but the way in which Ford is deploying the technology is unique. Instead of taking a blanket approach, the Blue Oval team is selecting very specific sounds to eliminate. This also beats the old-school approach of adding sound deadening, which also muffles the good stuff and adds weight. An interesting tidbit of this system is that it disables itself when someone opens a door. Those who’ve experienced the technology say the difference in sound is vast and much more pleasant with the doors closed. Winding down the windows doesn’t affect anything, though, so GT500 drivers should feel free to do so in every tunnel they
Origin: Ford designed the Shelby GT500’s stereo to help the engine sound perfect
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