Tag Archives: music

Space, Art And Music.

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I am a fan of all three.

Who can forget the music from 2001 a space odyssey?  The images, technology, but the music made everything so real and visceral.

The Art Vinyl company created the award 2004 and lets the public vote for their favorite album art.

Big TV by White Lies

This past years award went to Michael Kagan for his 2010 work titled Pilot 2 that was used on the cover of White Lies’ Big TV album.

Surfing the Void by The Klaxons

Other space related album art has won in the past.  In 2010, the Klaxons’ album Surfing the Void won for its cat in an astronaut suit album cover.  I’m not sure if it really qualifies as space related, but hey, its a cat in a space suit.

PINUP Art by Paul Linsley

It could have been Catanauts and Dogonauts, just as long as everyone gets along.  Check out the Dogonauts kickstarter page here.

– Ex astris, scientia –

I am and avid amateur astronomer and intellectual property attorney in Pasadena, California and I am a Rising Star as rated by Super Lawyers Magazine.  As a former Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, I am a proud member of the Armed Service Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association working to aid all active duty and veterans in our communities. Connect with me on Google +

Norman

Astronomical Music.

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As I was going through my weekly post reading, I came across an article that combined two of my favorite things:  music and astronomy.

I probably haven’t revealed this before, but I used to play viola in the Civic Symphony back home.  Although I haven’t played in a while, I still own two violas in the hope of one day having enough time to practice and play again.

So when I ran across the article: “Music Inspired by Astronomy: A Resource Guide Organized by Topic,” by Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College, Los Altos, California, 94022, I was intrigued.

Besides the obvious music, like the Planets by Holst (don’t you just love this album cover!), Mr. Fraknoi organizes all the music inspired by astronomy by topic, which is really nice.

So, if you are interested in finding music to view the night sky by, you should check you Mr. Fraknoi’s guide.  One version can be found here.

– Ex astris, scientia –

I am and avid amateur astronomer and intellectual property attorney in Pasadena, California and I am a Rising Star as rated by Super Lawyers Magazine.  As a former Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, I am a proud member of the Armed Service Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association working to aid all active duty and veterans in our communities. Connect with me on Google +

Norman