Space to Earth Discovery of Music and sound 1

Story Behind The Song

The composer was commissioned to write a ten ? minute piece that would explore and expose the layers of sound that surround us throughout the breadth of our Universe. The composer approached this task by beginning far from the earth before spiralling ever - inward. The composition runs continuously for ten minutes from its beginning (Track 6), however various access points have been provided to allow teacher and listeners to enter the composition at various points in order to highlight aspects of the composition

Song Description

The music begins in outer space. There is an initial stillness and sense of spaciousness about the music. This is broken by the sound of asteroids and comets ?whizzing? across the ?soundscape?. Notice how the sound which represents the movement of the comet actually moves from one stereo speaker to the other thereby creating a sense of space and movement. The sounds are generally Long and Soft (See explanatory notes on Musical Concepts: Duration and Dynamics ) Track 7 The Galaxy (00.42) A repeated ?ostinato? musical phrase begins containing bright, metallic bell ? like sounds ( representing stars ) (00.49) Layered over this is sounded a bold trumpet ? like motif which conveys the sense of wonder and Majesty of the Earth as viewed from outer space. The sound that is used is deliberately chosen as an artificial or synthetic sound to convey the use of modern technology used in the exploration of outer space. Track 8 Planet Earth (01.40) As we move closer to the surface of the Earth we hear the rotation of the planet on its axis. The sound is dull, resonant and extremely powerful. This sound marks the transition from Space to Earth. As we move inwards into the Earth?s atmosphere we hear the sound of the elements; wind rain and thunder. (01.49) The solo French Horn is chosen to represent the mighty eagle soaring over the mountainous landscape. (02.15) As we continue to move downwards and inwards against the sound of the Orchestral string section and French Horn lead there rises up an audible backdrop of sounds from Nature; Animals, birds, nocturnal jungle sounds and finally the sea.

Song Length 3:45 Genre Unique - Soundtracks
Music Ronan Doherty

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