 Disc 1 "Night Falls"
Synthesizer selections with a spirit of analog technology
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Disc 2 "Approaching The Giant"
Synthesizer effects and evocations of ancient and future mysteries
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Disc 3 "Memories of Mimas"
Futuristic music and electronic effects
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Disc 4 "The Vision"
Cosmic soundscapes from the original 1980 version of "Light Years From Andromeda"
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Disc 5 "The Quest"
Music from our 1981 show "Saturn: Before Voyager...and After", a Mythology suite, and Constellation Story Music
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Disc 6 "October Night"
Orchestral themes from "ALL SYSTEMS GO!"; and long, light, shimmering space music selections |
Disc 7 "The Grand Tour"
Sparkling specialties, as heard in "More Than Meets The Eye" |
Disc 8 "Galactic Wonders"
Rich orchestral scores and textures, from "The Mars Show" and our "Hubble" shows
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Disc 9 "Interstellar Mission"
A Voyage through space and time, from our "Voyager" shows
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Disc 10 "Call Of The Canyon"
Anasazi-inspired music for Native American star tales
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Disc 11 "Stone Of The Suns"
Stirring Southwestern-influenced soundscapes
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Disc 12 "Saturnesque"
A Solar System suite, and scores from the 1997 show "Light Years From Andromeda"
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| Disc 1
"Night Falls"
Synthesizer selections with a spirit of analog technology
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Track
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Title
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Time
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Tempo
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Key
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Instruments
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Description
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| 1.
| The Answer
| 2:25
| Medium
| B
| Strings, Synth
| Free form orchestral chords blend with a continuous echoing sequence; a bright, floating, rhythmless environment.
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| 2.
| Stardeath
| 2:51
| Slow
| B
| Strings, Voices
| Mysterious, ethereal Mellotron strings and chorus; almost atonal at times.
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| 3.
| Martian March
| 3:41
| Medium
| Ab
| Synth
| A stately whole-tone processional with heraldic trumpeting.
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| 4.
| Ptolemy's Ptune
| 1:39
| Medium
| Eb
| Synth
| Boisterous, comedic, carousel-like waltz commemorating the looping, epicyclic flawed solar system model. Unsubtle.
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| 5.
| Double Eclipse
| 2:39
| Slow
| Cm
| Synth, Rhodes, Strings
| Rich, mellow synth lines meander over pulsing bass and shimmering Rhodes. Accessible, tonal, enchanting.
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| 6.
| Marsopolis
| 5:24
| Medium
| B
| Synth
| Happy, bouncing, hopeful, lilting.
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| 7.
| Blues In L
| 3:20
| Fast
| Db
| Synth
| Strong foreground music, bouncy, electronic.
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| 8.
| Light Bounce
| 3:19
| Fast
| C
| Synth
| Bouncy, happy, groovy.
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| 9.
| Startalk
| 3:24
| Fast
| C
| Synth, Rhodes
| Traveling music, bouncy, bass and electric piano.
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| 10.
| "Take Me"
| 1:36
| Slow
| F
| Strings
| Familiar tune, lush strings, pleasant.
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| 11.
| Show Opening
| 2:18
| N/A
| Eb
| Synth, Voices
| Imposing glissandi sweep to form triads, segues to windswept, lonely "Siren's Call".
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| 12.
| "And There Was Light"
| 0:46
| N/A
| Db
| Synth, Voices
| Awesome, sweeping, grandiose choir.
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| 13.
| Mars Canals
| 3:42
| Medium
| Am
| Synth, Strings
| Flowing, secretive, tranquil, contemplative.
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| 14.
| Egyptian Pyramids
| 2:19
| Slow
| Gb
| Synth, Voices
| Slow, dignified, reverent Mellotron chords.
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| 15.
| Aztec Pyramids
| 1:41
| Slow
| Eb
| Synth, Voices
| Haunting, repetitive melody, lonely chords.
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| 16.
| Siren's Duet
| 2:48
| N/A
| Em
| Synth
| Beckoning, cold, haunting "theremin".
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| 17.
| Night Falls
| 3:14
| N/A
| Eb
| Synth
| Ethereal, expansive, drifting, shimmering.
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| 18.
| Technology
| 6:12
| Fast
| Bb
| Synth
| Modern, up-tempo, perky, rhythmic, fanfare-ish.
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| 19.
| Main Title Theme
| 3:27
| Fast
| C
| Synth
| Triumphant, martial, up-tempo, rhythmic.
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| 20.
| Orbits
| 1:39
| Medium
| C
| Synth
| Simple, warm, wistful.
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| 21.
| Jupiter
| 2:46
| Slow
| Eb
| Synth, Voices
| Vast, melodic, sonorous, wandering.
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| 22.
| Low Chords
| 4:06
| N/A
| C
| Synth
| Sleepy, sonorous, primordial bass chords.
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| 23.
| Frozen Rivers
| 4:09
| N/A
| A
| Synth
| Solo horn, calling, lamenting, plaintive.
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| 24.
| Transit
| 0:24
| Medium
| C
| Synth, Strings
| Short orchestral transition, thematic to "Startalk".
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| 25.
| Eclipse
| 1:15
| Medium
| Ab
| Synth, Strings
| Thematic to "Startalk". Melodious, colorful, peaceful, orchestral.
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