The Cosmic Shambles Network is proud to reveal the trailer for their upcoming docuseries For The Record: An Incomplete History of Music.
There are few cultural universals quite like music. It has the power to invoke the entire gamut of human emotions in a way almost nothing else can. In this groundbreaking docuseries The Cosmic Shambles Networkcovers the history of music like no series ever has before.
Over four years in the making, presenter Charlotte Ritchie will take you on a fun filled journey from the very first sound waves after the Big Bang to the future of AI music with almost everything in between. Bone flutes and Blues. Neanderthals and Nightingales. Techno and Tabla. Featuring over 100 exclusive interviews with world leading musicians, scientists and historians, For The Record: An Incomplete History of Music is the ultimate story of the how, when and why of music.
An 8-part docuseries, For The Record: An Incomplete History of Music will be launched on YouTube over Glastonbury Fallow Weekend, starting 25th June 2026, with a bonus episode available to Patreon users.
Directed and produced by Trent Burton (Rapid Motion Through Space, Curious People) For The Record: An Incomplete History of Musicfeatures exclusive new music from David McAlmont, Ruarri Joseph, Charlotte Carpenter, Sonny Tennet and more.
Speaking on the history of music, singer Charlotte Church said “I feel privileged to be a part of this … I think because music has always been extraordinarily powerful. Human beings need music. I think that music can enhance anybody’s life, absolutely anybody. If you’re sad, if you’re depressed, if you’re angry, if you’re stuck, listen to more music. I feel like there’s a real remembering going on at the moment about the importance of music, along with stuff to do with the climate and nature and the planet. I think we’re being drawn back to remembering the way things have been and how do we care for ourselves because we are custodians of the planet. It’s not very complicated. Like anyone knows, you listen to a song you love and you just, for whatever reason, you just feel better. There’s something that happens that makes you feel better.”
For The Record: An Incomplete History of Music will be available via The Cosmic Shambles Network on YouTube from 25th June 2026
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