Opus Cope: An Algorithmic Opera

Official channel of the award-winning documentary on composer and AI pioneer David Cope.

David Cope was commissioned to write an opera in the 1980's when he suffered a major composer's block, sparking interest in a computing partner named EMI, Experiments in Musical Intelligence, that could generate compelling works in the style of classical music composers. The subject of great controversy, EMI could compose Bach chorales, Mozart sonatas, and Chopin mazurkas at the stroke of a key, challenging audiences to reimagine what it means to be creative. Featuring excerpts from the completed opera, the algorithmic composer shares his lifelong findings on the nature of creativity.

Directed by JAE SHIM.

Please visit www.opcopefilm.com for upcoming releases and screenings.