Chris Richmond is a UK-based sound recordist, composer and filmmaker whose diverse interests in history, music, and film saw the birth of Norfolk Uncovered, an online video series documenting unloved architecture in Chris's home county of Norfolk. While the narrative was provided by his Grandfather, Mike Richmond, part of the challenge was to compose and design the soundtrack to capture the dark, eerie atmosphere of some of the locations. Chris graduated from the College of West Anglia in 2004 with a BTEC Nat. Award in Music Technology.
Ambience of a building site in Norwich, Norfolk, UK. A construction worker can be heard in the background yelling for his colleage Andy accompanied by the sound of wood and metal being struck with hammers. The drone of a streetsweeper and continuous traffic on a nearby road can also be heard. Ambience,
Recording of a DAF SB250 bus engine starting up, idling, revving up to the red line, and shutting down. The engine is a PACCAR 9.2-litre turbo diesel. Transportation,
Clean recording of the bell that sounds when a passenger wishes to alight the bus at the next stop. The hammer can be heard returning to it's original position once the bell has chimed. Transportation,
Clean recording of the bell, followed by a horrifically loud siren that sounds when a wheelchair user passenger wishes to alight at the next stop. Transportation,
Full, instrumental version of "Waterloo" as performed by DJ OSKA in 2004. Composed by Chris Richmond. This track is an easy-flowing mid-tempo R&B/hiphop groove. Brilliant for background music or as the backing for a new song as it was originally designed for. Instrumental, RnB, RnB Pop
Clean recording of a Dehaviland Tiger Moth passing low overhead. Flown by Henry Labouchere. Recorded at Langham, Norfolk, UK. Aircraft, Tiger Moth 1943
Clean recording of a steam whistle from a narrow-gauge steam locomotive. Recorded at the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation, Steam Train Locomotive
Clean recording of a steam whistle from a narrow-gauge steam locomotive. Recorded at the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation, Steam Train Locomotive
Clean recording of a steam whistle from a narrow-gauge steam locomotive. Recorded at the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation, Steam Train Locomotive
Ambience of an open-air narrow-gauge railway carriage travelling at a steady speed with the clicketty-clack of jointed rails beneath. This recording will loop to make a continuous ambience for longer durations. Recorded at the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, Norfolk, UK. Ambience,
Clean recording of a narrow-gauge locomotive hitting the buffers as it goes to couple-up to a rake of coaches. Recorded at the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
8 minutes of pure, natural sound. The rain beats down as a typical British thunderstorm passes overhead with several rumbles of thunder before it disappears into the evening. Listen closely and you will hear the sounds of pheasants and other birds emerging as the rain eases. Nature,
Clean recording of the warning buzzer of a Wright Gemini Eclipse double-decker bus sounding, for example, when the emergency door is open or when there is a fault with the vehicle. Transportation,
Clean recording of the creaking hinge of an opening window in the saloon of a bus. Recorded from an Optare Tempo bus currently in service in the UK. Transportation,
Clean recording of the steering wheel adjustment mechanism being released on a Volvo bus. The steering is adjusted by pressing a switch on the dashboard. Transportation,
A clean recording of the on-board fire system self-testing with a spoken warning message: "Fire System Pressure OK". This is activated by switching on the battery master switch, which can be heard at the beginning of this recording. The bus is a Volvo Wright Gemini Eclipse double-decker. Transportation,
Recording of a 6.3 litre Mercedes Benz OM906 diesel engine starting, idling and shutting down. Recorded from inside an Optare Tempo bus in service in the UK. Transportation,
A clean recording of the generic "bell" sound on a bus when a passenger wishes to alight at the next stop. The bus is an Optare Tempo in service in the UK. Transportation,
A clean recording of the generic "bell" sound on a bus when a passenger wishes to alight at the next stop. The bus is an Optare Tempo in service in the UK. Transportation,
A clean recording of the "bell" sound on an Optare Tempo bus when a passenger wishes to alight at the next stop. The bell is accompanied by a "beep", which sounds in the driver's cab. Transportation,
Clean recording of the distinct whistling sound of the indicator signal on the dashboard of an Optare Tempo bus, as fitted to 2005-07 models. This sound will loop to represent continuous sounding indicators. Transportation,
Recording of a Cummins 6.7 litre diesel engine starting up, idling, revving and shutting down. This engine is fitted to an Alexander-Dennis Enviro 400 double-decker bus and is the same engine that powers the new Dodge Ram in the USA. Transportation,
Recording of an Alexander-Dennis Enviro 400 double-decker bus starting-up and pulling away. Recorded at Norwich Bus Station, Norwich, Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
Recording of a Cummins 6.7 litre diesel engine starting up, idling, revving and shutting down inside an Alexander-Dennis Enviro 400 double-decker bus. This engine is the same unit that powers the new Dodge Ram in the USA. Transportation,
Interior recording of the engine idling on an Alexander-Dennis Enviro 400 double-decker bus. The engine is a 6.7-litre Cummins ISB6.7 turbo diesel. This sound will loop but there is an unwanted single "click" sound towards the end of the recording, which can be edited out. Transportation,
Recording of the interior ambience of an Alexander-Dennis Enviro 400 double-decker bus accelerating from 10 to 50mph, and then slowing down again. Apart from the engine and road noise, there is the continuous sound of the saloon heater fan present as well as the whine of the differential. Transportation,
Clean recording of the audible indicator signal on an Alexander-Dennis Enviro 400 double-decker bus. This sound will loop to exactly the same length as in real life. Transportation,
