re-oceaning by COCO FRANCAVILLA

Re-Oceaning marks the first official release on https://musicforthesea.org/ —a nonprofit based in Ibiza, founded by Coco Francavilla, that bridges music and marine conservation to drive positive change for the Ocean. Through immersive sound, artistic collaboration, and environmental storytelling, the organization supports Ocean Literacy and contributes to Challenge 10 of the UN Decade of Ocean Science: Restoring humanity’s relationship with the Ocean. It also aligns with the global goal to protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030.

The EP is rooted in the vision of Re-Oceaning—a concept first introduced by Coco Francavilla in her TEDxDaltVila talk and performance (Ibiza, March 2025): an invitation to a collective reconnection with the Ocean through deep listening, memory, and the sensory language of sound. Drawing from the idea that water is our first environment—the soundscape of the womb—Re-Oceaning explores how the Ocean carries our earliest rhythms and emotions, reminding us that we are not separate from it. To reconnect with the Ocean is, in essence, to reconnect with ourselves. This vision forms the heart of the EP: a call to remembrance, reconnection, and shared responsibility.

The work incorporates hydrophone recordings of marine life and the ancient Posidonia oceanica meadows—an endangered seagrass ecosystem endemic to the Mediterranean, crucial for biodiversity, carbon sequestration, coastal resilience, and climate regulation.

Re-Oceaning is part of Posidonia Soundscapes, a transdisciplinary project merging underwater acoustic research and sonic storytelling, dedicated to the safeguard of Posidonia. The initiative uses Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) to document the living soundscapes of these underwater forests. It has been officially endorsed as an Action of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, under the program Research on the Maritime Acoustic Environment, with the support of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

The work premiered as a multisensory installation inside La Baleine, the public Green Zone Pavilion of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, and was also featured as part of TIDAL SHIFTS, an official UNOC3 cultural side event uniting ocean science, art, and community.

This release celebrates World Ocean Day as a call to listen, remember, reconnect—and protect.

Watch the full TED TALK: https://youtu.be/8gFDio72kcY
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All proceeds support https://musicforthesea.org/ funding marine conservation, underwater acoustic research, and Ocean Literacy initiatives.

Coco Francavilla is an Ibiza-based Italian composer & music producer. She combines the use of synthesizers, sound manipulation and acoustic elements to create evocative compositions that float between experimental and classical music.
Her sultry vocals fascinated Massive Attack member Tricky, with whom she collaborated for several years. Her recent score includes Blade Runner 2049 trailer.

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