Audio ScriptDate: 24/01/2018Project Title: NirvanaName: Nilay Dalga

Person(s) Audio Type Ambient Narration/ DialogueExample

Background info about Nirvana

ExampleSingle voice, warm, intimate and enthusiastic

Nirvana song “3 minutes” referring to the length of the documentary

ExampleNirvana was an American rock band formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined in 1990.

Time00.00 - 00.45

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Introducing their music/career

Single voice, warm Light, quiet background noise

Despite Nirvana releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, they had come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important alternative bands in history.

00.45 - 01.00

The beginning Single voice Nirvana song ‘smells like teen spirit’

In the late 1980s, Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album, Bleach, for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989., Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991)

01.00 - 01.15

Audio ScriptDate: 24/01/2018Project Title: NirvanaName: Nilay Dalga

Popularity Single voice, warm Nirvana song ‘heart-shaped box’

Since its breakup, Nirvana has continued to receive acclaim, and is regularly considered one of the greatest music artists of all time. In 2003, The band also received a nomination for induction in the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004 as the "Greatest Artist of the 1990s".Rolling Stone placed Nirvana at number 27 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004

01.15-01.45

Influence on othersSingle voice, warm Light, quiet

background songNirvana was a huge influence because the band got the attention of a broad audience that had ignored the kind of music they played for years.Nirvana came out of the grunge scene, which was about introspective emotions and rejecting society's labels. It was basically punk rock.

01.45-02.15

Audio ScriptDate: 24/01/2018Project Title: NirvanaName: Nilay Dalga

The endingSingle voice, warm Light, quiet

background soundAfter the band. After Nirvana broke up, Dave Grohl started a new band called Foo Fighters. Krist Novoselic became interested in politics and also kept making music.He was the bassist for Flipper, which Kurt Cobain was a fan of, but recently left the band.

02.15 - 02.30

The endingSingle voice, warm Light, quiet

background soundIn April, 1994 Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the grunge band Nirvana, was found dead at his home, located at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard East in Seattle, Washington. Forensic analysis at the time determined he had killed himself on April 5. The Seattle Police Department incident reports states: "Kurt Cobain was found with a shotgun across his body, had a visible head wound and there was a suicide note discovered nearby."

02.30 - 3.00