Brian Eno composed The Microsoft Sound for the launch of Windows 95 in 1995, after Microsoft asked for a short piece that felt welcoming, optimistic and futuristic. The chime played as the operating system finished starting up, and as Windows 95 spread to homes and offices around the world, the sound became one of the most recognised pieces of computer audio ever made. Decades later it survives in retro computing videos, technology documentaries and internet memes, where a fraction of a second is enough to place a scene firmly in the mid-1990s.
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The original Windows 95 startup sound by Brian Eno, a short chime from Microsoft's 1995 operating system, used in retro tech videos and nostalgic memes.
The Microsoft Sound is a brief, shimmering chime that played when Windows 95 finished loading, lasting only a fraction of a second yet instantly recognisable to anyone who used a computer in the mid-1990s. Composed by Brian Eno, it rises in a soft, polished swell of synthesised tones, warm and slightly futuristic, before fading away cleanly. For listeners it works like a time machine, bringing back memories of chunky beige monitors, dial-up connections and the excitement of a new computer switching on. In videos it signals nostalgia, retro technology and the early days of personal computing in a single unmistakable note.
