Heathrow Airport in bid to cure nervous flyers with ASMR and engine music track
Heathrow has turned airport noises into music. Here’s why
- Heathrow Airport has introduced a new ASMR music track, created by musician Jordan Rakei, designed to help ease passenger nerves before flights.
- The track is composed of more than 50 sounds recorded within the airport, such as travellers' footsteps, passport stamps, and aircraft engine hums.
- Designed to loop, the music is being played across all four of Heathrow's terminals and is also available for passengers to download.
- Rakei's creation pays tribute to Brian Eno's 1979 album Music For Airports, which is credited with launching the ambient music genre.
- The initiative comes as Heathrow anticipates its busiest summer on record, with a quarter of a million passengers expected to board outbound flights daily.