Comments on: Music of the spheres

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:14:09 +0000

I presume the two instruments represent type I and type II supernovae.

By: John Moore

John Moore — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:50:45 +0000

Oppps….http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2011/03/10/ever-wonder-what-pi-%cf%80-sounds-li

By: John Moore

John Moore — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:09:22 +0000

Here’s one a friend sent me the sound of Pi…

By: Melody

Melody — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:28:07 +0000

Can I recommend Perpetual Ocean’s Strangeness + Charm series, if you like this kind of music? He’s also working on a new animation/soundscape called Watching Europa that’s worth checking out.

http://www.scribbletronics.com/sound–music/music/strangeness–charm.html

By: Alex Conley

Alex Conley — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:46:52 +0000

No, none of them were in our galaxy. The closest was about redshift 0.08,
which is about 1 billion light years away, compared to the Milky Way which
is about 100,000 light years across. The average is around redshift
0.5 or so, about 5 billion light years (to be precise, those are the light travel
times, so that’s how long ago the SNe happened; distances are bit complicated
in cosmology).

By: WJM

WJM — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:54:05 +0000

And of course, there’s always:

http://wheelof.com/stars/

By: Elwood Herring

Elwood Herring — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:25:42 +0000

Sounds a bit like something I did a while ago based on (and called) “Pleiades”, and dedicated to you, Phil. The notes aren’t related to any specific astronomical values, but the effect is similar. Click on my name for the link, or hear it on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/elwood-herring/elwood-herring-pleiades-op-63

By: Jamey

Jamey — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:52:48 +0000

Haven’t you done thing one before? I’d swear it’s an old story.

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Music of the spheres | Space Travels - Space Turism — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:51:54 +0000

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By: Cynthia Moreno

Cynthia Moreno — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:45:49 +0000

This is pretty cool. Agreed. Im a music lover. So anything music is good. This was wicked. Definately loved the beginning when the music first starts.

By: Magrathea

Magrathea — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:33:48 +0000

I love experience the planets, been following them for 2+ years, it’s slowly coming but the music is ethereal and beautiful. Phil no doubt you might enjoy some Boards of Canada music as well.

As for the Supernova Sonata, it’s haunting, I love it.

By: SkyGazer

SkyGazer — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:34:58 +0000

Great video.
Off topic:
However. You can´t whistle in space. You’ll hear them humming…
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2894799

By: Larian LeQuella

Larian LeQuella — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:21:00 +0000

A very ethereal sounding classical jazz vibe to it! Love it.

These aren’t all in our galaxy, are they?

By: Jake Pember

Jake Pember — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:30:26 +0000

Saw/heard Supernova Sonata while ago and loved it.

Experience the Planets is new to me, and absolutely brilliant! I can see myself listening to this for inspiration in the future.

As a musician and composer myself, I really dig it when my love of music and astronomy come together in such amazing ways.