In 2014, Blackford collaborated with wild soundscape recordist Bernie Krause to compose The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony. The work combines the traditional sounds of the orchestra with recordings of gibbons, humpback whales, Pacific tree frogs, mountain gorillas, beavers and the musician wren.
In 2014, Blackford worked with Bernie Krause, a sound recordist who specializes in capturing wild soundscapes, to create The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony. This piece combines orchestral music with recordings of various animals like gibbons, humpback whales, Pacific tree frogs, mountain gorillas, beavers, and the musician wren.