On the 20th anniversary of their album The Division Bell, Pink Floyd has released a music video of the song Marooned: Pink Floyd Releases New “Marooned” Space Video – Unifited Pop Theory
Category Archives: Space Music
Video: The International Space Orchestra
Here’s an article about the International Space Orchestra, which I’ve posted about before (see here, here, and here) : How NASA Scientists Created an International Space Orchestra – Space.com
Ben Hayoun’s enthusiasm for space didn’t end with the International Space Orchestra. She is currently pursuing informal astronaut training, and her next project is a film called “Disaster Playground” about potential space catastrophes, such as an asteroid impact, and the emergency procedures for handling them.
Video: Chris Hadfield’s “Space Oddity” may soon disappear
Unless he works out an extension to the rights to David Bowie’s Space Oddity, Chris Hadfield’s cover made on the International Space Station will be taken down soon from YouTube (number of views currently at 22,466,136): Watch Chris Hadfield’s “Space Oddity” Cover Once More Before It’s Gone – Popular Mechanics
Space music: Vangelis Cosmos album
Via Stephen C. Smith at SpaceKSCBlog comes a pointer to this complete Vangelis – Cosmos album:
Video: Music from ISS and NASA JSC
I mentioned recently plans for a concert involving an ISS astronaut and Texas music students. The event took place on May 2nd and here is a video of it:
Students from Pearl Hall Elementary school joined Astronaut Cady Coleman, Houston Symphony violinist Sergei Galperin, and Bella Galia founder & violinist Kenji Williams in a live linkup between the Johnson Space Center and the International Space Station. Expedition 39 crew member Koichi Wakata joined Kenji Williams for a space-Earth duet of Gagaku music.