Teslas can emit wind-breaking sounds in their Emissions Testing Mode or display a crackling fire in Romance Mode (via CeanTechnica). But BMWs have their fun, too. Who wouldn’t want to patrol the streets in their own personal Batmobile to the sounds of Batman’s greatest composer? That’s right, BMW Group Sound Design teamed up with legendary film composer and Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer, who created special sounds and compositions for the OEM’s new iX and i4 EVs.
As detailed in BMW Magazine, Zimmer finds that sounds and tones connect to emotions and memories. As a child, he could distinguish the different sounds of both his mother’s and father’s BMWs, and hearing the cars arrive home gave him comfort and security. “If you have the right sounds, you feel connected,” Zimmer says in the story’s accompanying video. “What we are trying to do in the car is to humanize the technology.”
Zimmer’s sounds play through the cars’ sound system and accompany different actions and purposes, such as the start/stop sounds and the external acoustic pedestrian warning system. The sounds vary according to the selected driving mode. Graphics on the BMW Curved Display complement the IconicSounds, like neon abstract patterns in Expressive mode and nature-inspired Relax mode graphics to match the calm, harmonious composition.
You’ll hear traditional sounds such as human voices, violins, and other orchestral instruments along with otherworldly hybrid sounds that won Zimmer the 2022 Oscar for his original score to Dune.
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