Arido Taurajo - an opera in World of Warcraft

Machine Learning

(ALYSIA: Automated LYrical SongwrIting Application) was recently used to create an Italian aria. We trained our songwriting system on Puccini music, calling the resulting system ROBOCCINI.

James then collaborated with ROBOCCINI to create the following Italian aria. This aria will be part of a machinima project to be premiered in the PASEO Festival at the Hammer Theater in San Jose on March 8th.

Contemporary Story

This aria tells the story of a female warrior from World of War Craft, struggling to balance her family life with the call to adventure. It is sang by Maya Ackerman, and produced by Nicolas Mauthes. The machine learning system used to make the melody is created by Maya Ackerman, David Loker, and Chris Cassion.

Epic Meaning

Machinima (video recorded in the game engine) is done by Chantal Harvey and James Morgan. Much of the work paces itself so that there is the possibility of a live performance in the game space.

AI Songwriting (Roboccini) Research & Development: Maya Ackerman, David Loker, Christopher Cassion
Singer: Maya Ackerman
Director, Lyrics, Roboccini Collaborator: James Morgan
Music Accompaniment: Nicolas Mauthes
Machinima Cinematographer: Chantal Harvey
Italian Translation: Matteo Leva
Arido Taurajo Melody: Roboccini