After several months, we have finally gotten word that the video from Robert Fripp’s second recording session at Microsoft for the “Windows Vista” sounds was released just a couple of days ago.

I personally haven’t seen it quite yet, but here’s a snippet of text from the video’s writeup over at Channel9’s website which describes the final product:

After this session, it took another three months of orchestration, iteration, remixing and refinement to select the final four seconds that became the final Windows Vista startup sound: a “glassy” Fripp melody, a harmony by Steve Ball, and a “Win-dows Vis-ta” rhythm contributed by composer, Tucker Martine

Be sure to check it out HERE!

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