The Pyramids Sound and Light Show
For the new Sound and Light Show of the Pyramids in Gizeh, OSL for Entertainment Projects has commissioned Tamschick Media + Space to reimagine the iconic Sound and Light Show at the Pyramids of Giza. The new night experience expands beyond monument narration into a layered composition of light, sound, and story that stretches across the valley temple, the Sphinx, and the pyramids.
Building on decades of global awareness of the site, the project reshapes the plateau as a living stage where ancient engineering, modern Egypt, and visitors from all over the world share the same horizon after dark.
The plateau as a single story field
The new show treats the valley temple, the Sphinx, and the pyramids as three interlinked “voices” within one dramaturgy. Each zone carries a specific role in the narrative: the temple as threshold, the Sphinx as witness, the pyramids as anchors of time.
Light, projection and bespoke soundscapes are composed as overlapping layers. Color, intensity, and rhythm move across the plateau guiding attention from stone details to the night sky and back.
The design aims for clarity at distance: simple, legible visual gestures that read from viewing terraces, combined with more detailed accents for those on site.
A clear narrative arc
Visitors arrive on the plateau after dark and see the Valley Temple, the Sphinx, and the Pyramids gradually activated by light and sound. Carefully programmed lighting picks out details of stone, geometry, and scale, while a spatial soundscape guides attention from one monument to the next.
The show leads the audience through a clear narrative arc: how the plateau was built, how it was used, how it was damaged and rediscovered, and what it means for Egypt today. Voice, music, and sound effects are synchronized with the changing light so that each scene has a distinct focus and tempo.
Reframing a global icon at night
The Giza Plateau is one of the most recognized places on Earth. The challenge is to renew a world-famous sound and light show without drifting into nostalgia or spectacle detached from the site.
The new experience must respect archaeological integrity and strict technical constraints, while speaking to mass tourism, local audiences, and VIP guests in multiple languages. The task is to expand how visitors feel and understand the plateau at night: from a series of illuminated monuments to a coherent landscape of time, endurance, loss, rediscovery, and contemporary Egyptian identity.
Orascom Entertainment aims to position the renewed Sound and Light Show as a contemporary cultural symbol for the plateau’s next decades. The project strengthens Giza’s night-time offer for tourism and local audiences, deepens the emotional and narrative framing of the monuments and sets a reference for how iconic heritage sites can evolve without losing authenticity.
By shifting the experience from simple illumination to a carefully constructed spatial story, future generations are invited to experience the pyramids as an expanding horizon towards its past through sound and light.
Project Highlights
- Night-time transformation of the entire Giza Plateau into a cohesive light and sound landscape
- Layered dramaturgy that connects valley temple, Sphinx, and pyramids as three “voices” of one story
- Architecturally precise light compositions that respect heritage constraints and long viewing distances
- Bespoke soundscapes and narration designed for multilingual, global audiences
- Concept framework built to evolve over time with new scenes, versions, and special events
Facts & Figures
Hardware planning: BeWunder
Show Lighting Design: Lightswitch
Show Direction: Greg Holford
Music Composition: Klaus Badelt
Sound Design: Das DUR
