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In 1777, Joseph Haydn's opera "Il mondo della luna"("The world on the moon") premiered. Author and classical music critic David Hurwitz describes Joseph Haydn's choral and chamber orchestra piece, The Creation, composed in 1798, as space music, both in the sense of the sound of the music, ("a genuine piece of 'space music' featuring softly pulsating high violins and winds above low cellos and ...
Space rock is a music genre characterized by loose and lengthy song structures centered on instrumental textures that typically produce a hypnotic, otherworldly sound. [1] It may feature distorted and reverberation -laden guitars, minimal drumming, languid vocals, synthesizers , and lyrical themes of outer space and science fiction .
"Fracture" by Edison's Children (Neil Armstrong's son's band) from their 11/11/2011 released album about an Alien Abduction "In The Last Waking Moments...", [14] [15] the opening song performed at the NASA Concert Celebration for 50th Anniversary of Neil Armstrong & Apollo 11 starring Rick Armstrong on bass & guitar [16] [17]
Regarding the band's performance in 1964's Surf Party, the book Pop Surf Culture states “The Astronauts bang out a thick, reverb-laden instrumental called ‘Firewater,’ and their theme song ‘Surf Party’ happens to be one of the best surf instrumentals ever recorded.” [10] (See Filmography, below)
There is much overlap between space age pop and contemporary exotica, surf music, beautiful music, and easy listening, and it may be regarded as a precursor to space music or other forms of ambient music. [2] [6] Space age pop albums often have titles and covers related to science fiction, featuring rockets, outer space vistas, and mid-century ...
Although the Folklore song “The 1” used to be in the Eras Tour main set, Swift played it during the acoustic portion of the show for the first time during her July 13 concert in Milan.
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A range of artists have covered "Space Oddity" and others have released songs that reference Major Tom. A 2013 cover by the astronaut Chris Hadfield gained widespread attention; its music video was the first filmed in space. The song has appeared in numerous films and television series, including The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013).