Category Archives: Music

"We Are All Made of Stars", Moby

Growing in numbers, growing in speed
Can’t fight the future, can’t fight what I see
People they come together, people they fall apart
No one can stop us now cause we are all made of stars

Efforts of lovers left in my mind
I sing in the reaches, we’ll see what we find
People they come together, people they fall apart
No one can stop us now cause we are all made of stars

People they come together, people they fall apart
No one can stop us now cause we are all made of stars

Slow slow slow, come come
Someone come come come
Even love is going around
You can’t ignore what is going around

Slowly rebuilding, I feel it in me
Growing in numbers, growing in peace
People they come together, people they fall apart
No one can stop us now cause we are all made of stars

People they come together, people they fall apart
No one can stop us now cause we are all made of stars

People they come together (People they come together)
People they fall apart (People they fall apart)
No one can stop us now (No one can stop us now)
‘Cause we are all made of stars (We are all made of stars)

We are all made of stars (People they come together)
We are all made of stars (People they fall apart)
We are all made of stars (No one can stop us now)
‘Cause we are all made of stars (We are all made of stars)

People they come together….

More Music for Mars: Misfits to Flaming Lips

‘Life on Mars’ by David Bowie (1971)
‘Ballrooms of Mars’ by T. Rex (1972)
‘Teenagers From Mars’ by The Misfits (1978)
‘Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon’ by The Flaming Lips (2002)
‘Bird Dream of Olympus Mons’ by Pixies (1991)
‘Blues on Planet Mars’ by Sun Ra (1968)
‘Journey to the Polar Cap’ by The Martian (1993)
‘Send Me Shivers’ by Mouse on Mars (2004)
‘A Martian’ by Ennio Morricone (2000)
‘An Ending (Ascent)’ by Brian Eno (1983)

"Major Tom Major Tom (Coming Home)", Peter Schilling

Standing there alone
the ship is waiting
all systems are go
are you sure?
control is not convinced
but the computer
has the evidence
“no need to abort”
the countdown starts

watching in a trance
the crew is certain
nothing left to chance
all is working
trying to relax
up in the capsule
“send me up a drink”
jokes Major Tom
the count goes on

4 3 2 1
Earth below us
drifting falling
floating weightless
calling calling home…

second stage is cut
we’re now in orbit
stabilizers up
runnning perfect
starting to collect
requested data
what will it effect
when all is done
thinks Major Tom

back at ground control
there is a problem
go to rockets full
not responding
“hello Major Tom
are you receiving
turn the thrusters on
we’re standing by”
there’s no reply

4 3 2 1
Earth below us
drifting falling
floating weightless
calling calling home…

across the stratosphere
a final message
“give my wife my love”
then nothing more

far beneath the ship
the world is mourning
they don’t realize
he’s alive
no one understands
but Major Tom sees
now the life commands
this is my home
I’m coming home

Earth below us
drifting falling
floating weightless
coming home…
Earth below us
drifting falling
floating weightless
coming home…
Earth below us
drifting falling
floating weightless
coming coming home…
home…..

John Beck Hofmann: score to "7 Minutes of Terror"

From Hoffmann’s YouTube channel: “This is a score I just composed for my latest NASA/JPL video called “7 Minutes”- a video I also directed and edited which details the highly complex entry, descent and landing sequence for the Mars rover, Curiosity, which is scheduled to land on August 5th, 2012.

Here is a link for a free download:
http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_13905196?utm_campaign=opengraph&…

“Many have mentioned that it has a very “Inception-like sound”, similar of course to Zack Hemsey’s music used for the Inception Trailer. This is no accident actually as that music was used as a temp track for editing the rough cut. But the final music strayed away from following that entirely and became more of a “Zimmer-esque” score, as Hans’ style really fit the adventure/thrill ride of the story. I would have loved to have hired Hans Zimmer to do the score, but I think that would have cost a bit.”

“Composed using Logic and a sound library mostly though East West Sounds online – their Hollywood Strings/Brass diamond edition is the main library for doing the orchestral, which is great because of the multiple mic placements on each instrument to get a much more realistic sound. then about a dozen others libraries like Stormdrum, Goliath, or Native Instruments FM8, and Absynth to name a few.”

Elton John, "Rocket Man"

She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It’s lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight

And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I’m not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I’m a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it’s cold as hell
And there’s no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don’t understand
It’s just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man

And I think it’s gonna be a long long time…

Leslie Fish, "Surprise!"…"Beep Beep Beep Hello There!"

Remember the fifties, those fat complacent days
When the future seemed a century away?
Then up went Sputnik, gave the world a butt-kick,
And made it clear tomorrow starts today.

Beep beep, boop boop, hello there!
Sputnik sails, giggling, through the skies
Red flags, red faces, jump in the race
As the space age begins with a surprise

You generals once thought Von Braun a waste of cash,
And Goddard needed treatment really bad.
Then that global shotput gave you the hotfoot
And — beep beep — you’re blasted off the pad

Beep beep, boop boop, hello there!
Sputnik sails, giggling, through the skies
Red flags, red faces, jump in the race
As the space age begins with a surprise

Done for a threat, propaganda or prestige —
The point is, the thing was in the sky
It made the generals frown and put their money down,
And meet that bet or know the reason why

Beep beep, boop boop, hello there!
Sputnik sails, giggling, through the skies
Red flags, red faces, jump in the race
As the space age begins with a surprise

That’s how it started, all those years ago,
The push that got us climbing into space
Cynic beginnings, greed for big winnings
But look at all we’ve gotten from that race!

Beep beep, boop boop, hello there!
Sputnik sails, giggling, through the skies
Red flags, red faces, jump in the race
As the space age begins with a surprise

Sputnik wore out, and spiraled back to Earth;
On re-entry it burned up very soon
Hail and goodbye to that upstart in the sky —
And in twelve more years a man walked on the Moon!

Beep beep, boop boop, hello there!
Sputnik sails, giggling, through the skies
Red flags, red faces, jump in the race
As the space age begins with a surprise

LOL: "Space Station" by Total Ghost

International Space Station
Floating ’round in the air
Floating ’round in the air
We have made a decision
To do a concert up there
Do a concert up there
So we called NASA just to ask ’em
If we could have a shuttle rocket machine
But when they said it was against the law
We ask them “what do you mean?!”
They can not tell us no
No!
They can not tell us no to go
Oh oh oh!
‘Cause space is the next place
We’re gonna do our show
Oh Oh Oh!
We took all of our keyboards
And loaded them in the jet
We loaded them in the jet
Then we revved up the engines
As high as they could get
As high as they could get
We flew through the clouds and through the ozone
And right up to the Space Station door
When they came to let us in
They didn’t know what was in store!
They can not tell us no
No!
They can not tell us no to go
Oh oh oh!
‘Cause space is the next place
We’re gonna do our show
Oh Oh Oh!
They can not tell us no
No!
They can not tell us not to go
Oh oh oh!
‘Cause space is the next place
We’re gonna do our show
Oh Oh Oh!
If NASA says no then we’ll do it on our own
We’ll build our own rocket and we’ll go to space alone
If NASA says no then we’ll do it on our own
We’ll build our own rocket and we’ll go to space alone
The Space Station’s doing nothing up in orbit
But floating
So this is why we are promoting you to come up to our
show.
If NASA says no then we’ll do it on our own
We’ll build our own rocket and we’ll go to space alone!
They can not tell us no
No!
They can not tell us not to go
Oh oh oh!
‘Cause space is the next place
We’re gonna do our show
Oh Oh Oh!
They can not tell us no
No!
They can not tell us no to go
Oh oh oh!
‘Cause space is the next place
We’re gonna do our show
Oh Oh Oh!

Oh hell yeah. Mars to Stay! Traitors Return to Earth!!

“Traitors Return to Earth formed in July of 2010 for one reason and one reason only, that is to play the heaviest music possible at the most unreasonable volumes. The band is influenced heavily by Sleep, Electric Wizard, High on Fire, YOB, Sons of Otis, Weedeater and many more.”

Bandcamp page: http://traitorsreturntoearth.bandcamp.com/

Mars to Stay cover art

“This UK duo Mars to Stay slowly takes importance as a new slowcore band to follow attentively. There is something moving, desperate and melancholic which reminds me of a more restrained version of The Pine, as both singers put heart and soul in their interpretation without using a too emotional layout, letting you imagine all the darkness behind their vocals instead of pouring it out. Both tracks are memorable and captivating, leaning once again towards Low, Duster or even Empress, Movietone, Bluetile lounge or Songs of Green Pheasant. Superb.”

Bandcamp page: http://marstostay.bandcamp.com/

Everybody! on Mars…and a Global Golden Age

“Whitey on the Moon” was a thought-provoking poem sung by Gil Scott-Heron during the 1970s. It is important to keep in mind, first, NASA is incredibly diverse — and hopefully headed to more profitable destinations than the moon (asteroids for commercial development and Mars for cultural change, scientific advancement, and enlightenment). NASA’s current administrator, Charles Bolden, is a former Naval Academy grad, 34 year Marine Corps veteran, astronaut — and, a black man. We still have a long way to go but chances are the first person setting foot on Mars may be neither white nor male. Nor American.

As for resource distribution: NASA’s budget is 18 billion a year, which is less than one half of one percent of the Federal budget. 18 billion is still a vast sum — even in comparison to 1.2 trillion squandered in Iraq. Everyone involved in the space program is acutely aware of competing worthy social programs; questioning proper allocation of funds will always be appropriate.  (Including the lowering of taxes and encouragement of private enterprise….)

Every single cent passing through the government could be immediately allocated to pressing life-saving needs. Stoplights, street signs, ambulances, body armor, medications, etc., are immediately useful — equally important long-term investments include education, weather satellites, medical research, national parks, air traffic control, and so on. In this triage ‘balancing’ of immediate and long-term humane compassionate interests, we decide to allocate funds for commercialization of near-Earth resources, increased scientific understanding of our universe, and the establishment of a self-sustaining, permanent Martian civilization.

50 billion to send the first settlers to Mars will do more to propagate Freedom and Tolerance in the Middle East than trillions squandered in Iraq. In the future when humans on Earth reflect upon the reality of persons living on Mars — who are enjoying their lives, progressing and thriving…while not giving a damn about returning Messiahs or Mahdis a planet away in Jerusalem or Medina — there could then be a cultural renaissance here on Earth. This could result in redirection of resources on Earth — from culture wars to real problems such as: poverty, illiteracy, conservation, etc.

The interesting thing is: this Global Golden Age could be the result of cultural change, not direct scientific advancement. Once humans are living on Mars, they will scientifically explore it to our benefit here on Earth and their immediate interest on Mars. In our current culture wars we have tried everything else…if it only takes a few boots on Mars, why not use them to jumpstart enlightenment here on Earth?

Lyrics to “Whitey on the Moon” by Gil Scott-Heron:

A rat done bit my sister Nell
with whitey on the moon
her face and arms began to swell
and whitey is on the moon
I can’t pay no doctor bills
but whitey is on the moon
ten years from now I’ll be payin’ still
with whitey on the moon ya know?
the man just upped my rent last night
cause whitey is on the moon
no hot water, no toilets, no lights
but whitey is on the moon
I wonder why he’s uppin’ me? cause whitey is on the moon
well I was givin’ him 50 dollars a week
and now whitey is on the moon

Taxes takin’ my check
the junkies make me a nervous wreck
the price of food is goin’ up
and as if all that crap wasn’t enough a rat done bit my sister Nell
with whitey on the moon
her face and arms began to swell
with whitey on the moon
with all that money I made last year
put whitey on the moon
how come I aint got no money here?
Hmmm whitey on the moon
ya know I just about had my fill
of whitey on the moon
I think I’ll send these bills air mail special to
whitey on the moon

Help can’t even help now
and whitey is on the moon
aid for my brothers and sisters
how whitey is on the moon
guess we’ll just sit by dyin’
with whitey on the moon
dogs have better luck at their tails tryin’
whitey is on the moon
fed up us people are
and whitey is on the moon
the slogan poverty or bust
later to whitey on the moon