I don’t know why I didn’t know this, or maybe I did and have since forgotten (I seem to be doing that more and more these days) but Brian Eno was commissioned by Microsoft to create the original Windows 95 startup sound. Maybe it’s more obvious once you know this piece of information, but he created 84 clips of music before the final 3.25 second clip was chosen. For those who can’t remember, this is the sound Microsoft selected for the original Windows 95.

What I love however is that it sounds exactly like Eno’s creation when you slow the sound right down. It takes on a whole new feel and sounds beautifully ambient.

Here’s a sample of the sound slowed down by 4000%

Via MentalFloss