 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 12
"Saturnesque"
A Solar System suite, and scores from the 1997 show
"Light Years From Andromeda"
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RealAudio
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MP3 Audio
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Play all :07 MP3 clips
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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.
| Laser Bounce
| 1:58
| Fast
| C
| Synth, Percussion
| Happy, cheerful, bounding, echo-y, techno, with light drums and glissando sweeps.
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| 2.
| Sol
| 1:01
| Slow
| Dm
| Synth
| Dramatic, fiery, "ringy", resolute.
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| 3.
| Caloris Basin
| 1:09
| N/A
| Cm
| Synth
| Mysterious, searing heat, floating.
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| 4.
| As The Earth Turns
| 1:01
| Medium
| C
| Synth, Voices
| Bright, strong, thematic, sparkling and choral, waltz meter, carousel-like.
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| 5.
| As The Earth Orbits
| 1:15
| Medium
| C
| Synth, Voices
| As above, opening builds, less strident, peaceful.
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| 6.
| As The Moon Orbits
| 1:06
| Fast
| C
| Synth, Voices
| Bouncing arpeggio sequence and wafting choral chords.
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| 7.
| Moon Glows At Mars
| 1:01
| Medium
| F
| Synth, Voices
| Glistening sparkles, constant arpeggio and choral chords, andante.
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| 8.
| Europa
| 1:14
| Slow
| Cm
| Synth
| Dark, cool, echoing, bass sweeps and chimes with round sounds.
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| 9.
| Saturnesque
| 1:20
| Slow
| E
| Piano, Orchestra
| Full orchestral, melodic "Cosmos"-y theme, sentimental, pretty.
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| 10.
| Saturnesque - Long Version
| 2:44
| Slow
| E
| Piano, Orchestra
| Like above, played twice through, sustained ending note.
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| 11.
| Miranda
| 1:18
| Slow
| Cm
| Synth, Strings
| High bell tones, swelling string arpeggios, bass chimes; icy, solemn.
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| 12.
| Triton
| 1:08
| Slow
| Cm
| Orchestra, Flute
| Desolate orchestral and flute chords, vast, cold, reverent.
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| 13.
| Charon
| 1:35
| Slow
| Em
| Synth, Voices, Wind
| Modal feel, choral bends, windy, eerie, barren, reedy melody, even.
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| 14.
| A Long Time Ago
| 1:50
| Slow
| Cm
| Rhodes, Strings, Voices, Harp, Orchestra
| Introductory theme, transition at :30 to sustained soundscape. Pretty, contemplative.
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| 15.
| A Long Time Reprise
| 1:02
| Slow
| Cm
| Rhodes, Voices, Strings, Orchestra, Harp
| "A Long Time Ago" introduction, transitioning to proud majestic choral and orchestral chords at :30.
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| 16.
| A Long Time Coming
| 0:58
| Slow
| Cm
| Rhodes, Strings, Voices, Orchestra, Harp
| Thematic build with harp arpeggios to impressive light orchestral ending.
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| 17.
| Galactic Transition
| 0:38
| N/A
| Dm
| Rhodes, Strings, Voices
| Floating space chords with passing Rhodes strains.
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| 18.
| Another Galaxy
| 1:15
| N/A
| D
| Rhodes, Voices, Strings, Synth
| Stratospheric choral and string space pads; resonant bass tones at :45.
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| 19.
| Galactic Passing
| 0:42
| N/A
| D
| Rhodes, Voices
| Choral chords with Rhodes transition.
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| 20.
| Escape
| 0:50
| Slow
| G
| Rhodes, Voices, Strings, Orchestra
| Low build to grand orchestral fanfare; heroic achievement, optimism, success.
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| 21.
| Summer Hunters
| 1:34
| Slow
| Dm
| Synth, Drums, Percussion, Flute
| Primitive, tribal drums and flute suggestions. Dramatic, barren, stark.
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| 22.
| Winter Hunters
| 2:01
| Slow
| Dm
| Synth, Strings, Percussion
| As above, with swirling wind. Plaintive flute melody, cold, desolate.
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| 23.
| Ice Age Cave
| 2:39
| N/A
| Cm
| Wind, Synth, Voices
| Swirling wind, reverberant echoing hollow bass tones, frozen ambiance, alien hint.
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| 24.
| Cave Dwellers
| 1:30
| Slow
| Am
| Flute, Voices, Percussion, Strings
| Lonely flute melody over solemn bass and percussion. Strings enter at :50.
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| 25.
| The Storyteller
| 1:38
| Slow
| Gm
| Bassoon, Flute, Percussion
| Processional flute marches over a stately bassoon sequence, with drum strokes.
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| 26.
| Ra
| 1:23
| Slow
| Em
| Strings, Synth, Percussion
| Strings, tambourine, and modal reed instrument; regal, imposing courtly mood.
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| 27.
| The Cloister
| 1:46
| Slow
| Cm
| Voices
| Reverberant male choir voices in Gregorian chant style.
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| 28.
| A Science Called Astronomy
| 1:12
| Medium
| Cm
| Flute, Harpsichord, Voices, Rhodes
| Harpsichord plays over echoing recorder motif; Renaissance feel.
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| 29.
| Twentieth Century
| 1:33
| Medium
| Cm
| Rhodes, Synth
| Transition to modern feel, synth glissando melody and sparkling Rhodes.
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| 30.
| Stellar Collections
| 2:12
| Slow
| C
| Synth, Voices
| Expansive, echoing, deep vocal chord sweeps and arpeggios; heavenly.
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| 31.
| Further Back In Time
| 3:10
| Slow
| Cm
| Synth, Voices, Strings
| Even, hypnotic, sentimental, reflective, drifting yet progressing.
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| 32.
| The Enormity of Distances
| 2:57
| Slow
| Cm
| Rhodes, Synth, Voices
| Deliberate, meditative, solemn, graceful ballet of thematic fragments. Flowing, building to more active at 2:12; stately fanfare at end.
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| 33.
| Infinite Light
| 20:35
| N/A
| Cm
| Voices
| Long, sustained washes of tape-loop choral chords; constantly evolving and crossfading. Enigmatic, modern, purposeful, minor, solemn, astral.
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