Rareform Instruments, Tribal Music and More

Nathan Fields
August 01, 2025

The Rareform Rundown #73

Hello Friends,

Nathan here, We’ve got a lot to share this week — from new music placements and tools for composers to fresh insights on AI in music and a powerful example of raw vocal tradition from deep in the rainforest. Whether you're here for the industry news, creative inspiration, or Rareform updates, there’s something in here for you.

Let’s get it!

New projects + music we are looking for

PROJECTS

Hyped to be part of the Superman campaign once again, this time with our sound design featured. Big thanks to the team at Warner Bros. for bringing us in!

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We’re hyped to share the soft-launched Rareform Instruments, the division of Rareform Audio focused on tools for music producers and composers. We dropped our first pack, Echelon, a few months back as the first of many to come.

We recently launched a dedicated Instagram page — follow @rareforminstruments on Instagram to stay in the loop on upcoming products and much more to come.

AI-generated music is showing up more and more in creative work, and a new study is giving us some real data on how people actually respond to it. Turns out, the emotional impact might be stronger than you’d think.

In this blog, we take a look at the study’s findings and what they could mean for music in film, TV, and beyond.

AI-Generated Music Triggers Stronger Emotional Responses Than Human Compositions, Study Finds

A recent study finds AI-generated music creates stronger emotional responses than human-composed tracks in audiovisual content. With implications for media production, this research explores how prompt complexity and AI tools could reshape sound design and audience experience. #AIMusic #Audiovisual

www.rareformaudio.com/blog/ai-generated-music-emotional-impact-study

The Mamuna are a small tribal community living deep in the rainforest of South Papua. A recording of one of their songs made its way out into the world, and it’s unlike anything most of us are used to hearing.

There’s no production, no instrumentation, no performance energy. Just layered human voices moving in and out of time with one another. It’s raw, steady, and grounded. A kind of harmony that feels less like it’s being performed and more like it’s always been there.

This blog takes a closer look at that song, its possible meaning, and the deeper role voice plays in communities like this where sound doesn’t just fill space, it holds memory.

The Song of the Mamuna Tribe: Listening Beyond the Frame

A traditional song from the Mamuna Tribe of South Papua offers a powerful glimpse into ancestral memory through layered, unstructured vocal harmony. More than music, it's a living expression of identity and connection to land. #FieldRecording #IndigenousVoices #SouthPapua #CulturalSound #RAInsight

www.rareformaudio.com/blog/mamuna-tribe-song-south-papua

That’s it for this week, I appreciate y’all!

-Nathan

Products

Checkout Echelon — our first cinematic sound pack built for film composers and music producers looking to level up their sound and land more placements.