Wavelengths and Turrell

"Wavelengths" was truly one of the most curious films I've watched. The part that interested me the most about it, though, was the soundtrack. The music and the different changes of color in light play upon the title, demonstrating different facets of wavelengths.
The sounds started off as ambient street noise, talking, and then the pleasant surprise of The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever". But then, as the film goes on, it becomes apparent that the camera's slow increments of movement towards the central image of the water is mirrored by a slowly elevating pitch. The sound is made up of several tones, but one main pitch begins to rise and rise. The soundtrack accompanies a range of different color filters that change the tint of the natural light.
The way the pitch rises creates a sense of urgency both conceptually and aurally. As pitch rises, the sound waves that make up that pitch become more and more frequent, resulting in a shorter wavelength. This concept matched with the ever-urgent high noise makes the viewer (at least this viewer) uncomfortable and one only feels at rest once the camera finally settles upon the image of the sea.
The interesting thing about this soundtrack is that it does not seem to fit the images. We're shown a different range of wavelengths of light in the color and brightness portrayed within the film. But the sense of urgency portrayed in the soundtrack is not exactly mirrored with the images. This is not to say the images do a bad job of jarring the viewer. The different changes in color and intensity of light disturb the flow of the steady movement of the camera, often doubling the image and surprising the viewer.
Yes, this film is at first glance some sort of 'artsy-fartsy' craziness, but it ends up being an interesting, in-depth look at natural light, light in general, and how just the steady movement of a camera and changes in light can evoke emotion within a viewer.
And after all, that is what photography is about? Capturing light to evoke emotion?

Turrell uses light in a similar way to Snow, in that he captures light in a way that transcends and transfigures a viewer's way of seeing the world. Turrell is different in that he manages to capture light in a way that doesn't disturb the viewer's existence, but somehow uplifts and enhances it. He makes light a spiritual experience, whereas Snow takes light to a jarring level.