Measurement-based Music Generation
Turning quantum-circuit measurement outcomes into musical events, including stochastic note generation, phase modulation, and quantum-game-theoretic approaches.
Research and creative computation
Quantum Creation documents research connecting quantum-gate computation with musical creation and performance. The initial collection focuses on two approaches developed in research associated with the 2018 IPA MITOU Target programme.
Two approaches
Quantum Live Coding
A simulator-based performance system translating quantum-state parameters and live-coded gate operations into musical expression.
Later research: quantum-game music
The original Google Sites website also documented a real-time two-player musical interaction system presented at ISQCMC 2025. Its online demonstration, publication record, and condensed user guide have now been preserved here.
Code and documents
Quantum Gate Music Generator
Explore the archived GUI and all five music-generation modes, illustrated with the original screenshots and quantum-circuit diagrams.
Code and modes →Research publication
Read the 2022 book chapter and the author’s accepted manuscript.
Documents →Research publication
Corresponding source-code repositories will be linked once their contents and publication status have been verified.
Workshop · October 2026
The international workshop on Quantum Technology, Music, and Creative Expression was held at Kobe University on October 10, 2026. The event brought together researchers, musicians, and participants interested in creative applications of quantum technologies.
About and contact
Satofumi Souma
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Japan.
researchmap profile ↗ · ssouma@harbor.kobe-u.ac.jp
This research website includes the results of “Development of a Music Creation System Applying Quantum Gate Circuits,” supported by the 2018 IPA MITOU Target programme (Gate-Type Quantum Computer Division) and conducted in 2018–2020, along with subsequent research and creative explorations.