In 2015, Public Service Broadcasting - the London-based band led by frontman J. Willgoose, Esq - turned the Space Race, the battle for lunar supremacy between America and Russia during the height of the Cold War, into inspiration for a whole album, called The Race For Space. The largely-instrumental track itself sounds like an intergalactic voyage into the unknown, but it also opens with a sample of radio message from the Apollo 17 mission to the moon. Hunting Dogs 4. ", 10 things we learned about Björk from her conversation with Lauren Laverne, A 21-year-old Brian Eno was among the many millions of TV viewers across the world, who witnessed Neil Armstrong's first tentative steps on the moon back in 1969. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Stalactite Gallery 7. Discovering Deer Cave FRESHWATER 9. Earth From Space continues with episode 3 TONIGHT (May 1 2019). "At last, jack pot!" Mills' interest in space runs deep: he has partnered with NASA, believes we've already been visited by alien lifeforms and even built his own UFO-inspired drum machine known simply as 'The Visitor'. The Geladas 14. Commander Eugene Cernan speaks of a "bright object... out in the distance" that's "certainly rotating in a very rhythmic fashion, before almost thinking out loud: "I don't know whether that does you any good, but there's something out there." Logos © 1996. One of the record's standout tracks, Gagarin is an ode to the first man to break beyond the Earth’s orbit, "a superhero theme for Yuri Gagarin," as Willgoose described it. Earth from Space is een Engelse documentaireserie van de zender BBC. The birth certificate of spiritual-jazz godfather Sun Ra may say that he was born Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, Alabama during 1914, but believe the word of Blount himself and you’ll know that Sun Ra is actually an alien sent to Earth from the planet Saturn as a miniMOOG-playing peace preacher. Gagarin’s success at just 27 years old marked a major milestone for the Russians, and once he landed back down to Earth on 12 April, 1961 he became an instant celebrity across the globe. BBC is a trademark of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Land divided up into strips for farmers in Bolivia. The track uses broadcast recordings from the era to reflect the mood at the time, as well as our attitudes towards space and those who seek to explore it. While history was being made, Eno spotted one thing that was missing - a suitable soundtrack to match the iconic footage, rather than what he later cited in album liner notes as too much journalistic discussion which compromised the strangeness of the event. 1 /13 A New Perspective: Earth from Space - In pictures. Dreamed up by Peel for her 2017 album Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia, Mary Casio is a fictional elderly woman from Yorkshire who sets sail across the solar system and beyond. Earth from Space (BBC One) ... T here was a slightly soporific soundtrack, and Chiwetel Ejiofor on narrator duty had the thankless job of not sounding as much like God as Sir You Know Who. Created by Doug Mackay-Hope, Nick Smith-Baker. Earth From Space aims to tell the stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective. Mansell's score reflects the experience of what it must often be like to be in space alone: at times foreboding, often sombre and constantly with a sense of tension. Using over 300 images from 20 different satellites, BBC documentary Earth From Space … Then, of course, there’s Detroit techno DJ Jeff Mills, affectionately known as "The Wizard" and a key pioneer of the genre. What does technology mean for the future of music? The extent of human activity is most visible at night. BBC Studios is the commercial arm of the public service broadcaster. Artists have long gazed at the stars to inspire their art on Earth, from Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me to the Moon right through to Elton John’s Rocket Man. Read about our approach to external linking. "I’m packing my space suit and I’m taking my s*** and moving to the moon," sings Monáe, using the idea of space as an escapist answer to our troubles on Earth. Brimming with triumph, euphoria and optimism, Gagarin the song echoes Gagarin the man; the first ever cosmonaut. But after test screenings, it went through several revisions before finally being completed and released in 1989 under a new title 'For All Mankind', complete with additional narration and interviews. “We find Earth from space exceptionally beautiful because we’re so polarized to the natural beauty around us when we’re walking on Earth,” he says. Satellite images beamed down from outer space have given scientists unprecedented insights into our natural world and the ability to help protect it. Beyond ballads: A guide to slow music through the years. In honour of Apollo 11, here are our pick of 11 of the very best space-inspired songs. Iguacu 12. View The aurora from space. The former Pop Will Eat Itself singer also soundtracked Moon, the directorial debut from filmmaker Duncan Jones, son of Bowie. Cameras in space tell stories of life on our planet from a brand new perspective, revealing new discoveries, incredible colours and patterns, and just how fast it is changing. And that was a really strong moment for me of realising this wasn't fictional because it seemed like a sort of story till then.". The current state of planet Earth is also displayed through the revealing footage. Find out more about Sun Ra in the Radio 4 documentary Travelling the Spaceways: The Cult of Sun Ra. To George Clinton, it’s perhaps an alien playing p-funk on a six-stringed bass. One of the record's standout tracks, Gagarin is an ode to the first man to break beyond the Earth’s orbit, "a superhero theme for Yuri Gagarin," as Willgoose described it. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @BBC6Music, or on Instagram @BBC6Music. The images tell the story of life on our planet from a new perspective and every single one of them is absolutely stunning.. Among the album's best known tracks are 'Deep Blue Day' which didn't make it to the final version of the documentary film (but did attract a new audience over a decade later when it was featured in the movie 'Trainspotting') and 'An Ending (Ascent)'. For decades we competed to be the first to reach space, but it was when we looked back at Earth that we were truly awestruck. Quiz Quiz: How well do you know these animal group names? The three Beasties - Ad-Rock, Mike D and the late MCA - performed Intergalactic as animated heads in glass jars on the TV series Futurama, while its iconic line "like a pinch on the neck from Mr Spock" has even inspired its own Star Trek fan theory, one where MCA inadvertently invented the Vulcan nerve pinch 260 or so years before it became Mr Spock’s signature fighting move. You don't know home until you leave it. The Snow Geese MOUNTAINS 13. Juan Atkins, who has been given the nickname of the 'Godfather of Techno', once said that when he first heard synthesisers it sounded like "UFOs landing", and produced a genre blueprint in 1985 with No UFOs. Earth from Space. How much do you know about songs inspired by the moon? For the wet season, a turtle travels through the flooded desert. With Chiwetel Ejiofor. However, the song was actually informed by Bowie's fascination with space as a whole, especially influenced by Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. ", Listen to Rick Wakeman discuss working with Bowie on Space Oddity. It's grand, lush, melodic… beautifully written, orchestrated and performed. Season: 1. BBC Earth is a brand used by BBC Studios since 2009 to market and distribute the BBC's natural history content to countries other than the United Kingdom. Never before have we presented a landmark series with such powerful storytelling – about families, leaders and heroes", "Mischievous music patters over scenes of bush babies getting up to no good, instructing us how to feel. He built the musical landscape of San Junipero, the enchanting 80s throwback episode from Charlie Brooker's anthology series Black Mirror, and in 2015’s High Rise soundtracked class warfare in a London tower block. Africa; Animal Super Senses; Animals and Love; Big Cats; Blue Planet; Blue Planet II; Bugface; Caribbean with Simon Reeve; Coming Soon; David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities; Deadly 60; More recently, Monáe has immortalised the space greats in her music and acting career. The new, five-part BBC series aims to show how quickly the landscapes and colours of our planet are changing. As one critic put it: "To encompass such a momentous period in human history into one record – and a short one at that – may have seemed like an act of high folly but, like their forebears, Public Service Broadcasting have chosen this path not because it is easy, but because it is hard. The first human moon walk, half a century ago, has inspired countless musicians, writers and artists, and 6 Music will explore the extraordinary creative response to this historic event and the alternative story of space. Even in a post-Get Lucky world, the Romanthony-featuring record remains Daft Punk’s biggest hit, was voted the greatest dance record of all time by Mixmag in 2013 and ignited a new era of cosmic dance music known as The French Touch. Fast forward to the early 1980s, past Brian's string of hits as a member of Roxy Music and his eight previous solo albums, and he finally got the chance to make this happen, when, alongside his brother Roger and producer Daniel Lanois, he composed the music for 'Apollo' a documentary film about that first crewed moon landing. There are some lovely cues here, with light moments of guitar and piano that are simple but engaging", 1. BBC Earth commercially represents the BBC Natural History Unit, the largest wildlife documentary production house in the world. The original demo of the track contained many more space references than the eventually released version too, with its lyrics making nods to the Great Gazoo (the green alien from The Flintstones), Neil Armstrong playing golf on the moon and "space fornication". As one of the UK's most accomplished film composers Clint Mansell has made a name for himself in finding melody in dystopian worlds. Despite not specifically being written for it, Space Oddity still owes much of its success to the hysteria surrounding that Apollo 11 voyage. Earth from Space (TV Series 2019– ) - Soundtracks - IMDb. That's where this is happening. The results are stellar.". From BBC's official synopsis, the narrative is focused on how "colourful" our planet is.. That's not all either, some musicians have been taking their fascination with space to truly new heights in recent years. “Especially on its themes of isolation and what it means to be human.". The song itself is full of little oddities, too. Planet Earth Prelude 2. "The score will send chills, give goosebumps, extract tears and at times give an all encompassing nurturing warmth. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shot to viral fame with his cover of Space Oddity aboard the International Space Station, with the song later featuring on Hadfield’s Space Stations: Songs From A Tin Can LP - the first album to be (partially) recorded in space. from Public Service Broadcasting chats about the Race For Space. Working with acclaimed Japanese manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, Interstella 5555 was Daft Punk’s "animated house musical", telling the story of four alien musicians kidnapped by record executives and doomed to a life of corporate gigs and soulless pop. BBC Earth on Twitter; BBC Shop - US & Canada; Story of Life; Real Happiness Project; Shows Select a channel to filter the shows. In 2013, Space Oddity finally reached orbit. You've heard of a school of fish, but what about a caravan of camels? E arth from Space (BBC One) finished its run with a focus on how images captured by satellites can trace how human activity has changed our planet in recent decades. Sun Ra's music and mythical beliefs made him a founding father of Afrofuturism, and 1973’s Space Is The Place is his most spaced-out track. 2013’s Where Light Ends saw Mills collaborate with Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, whose journey into space aboard the Endeavour Shuttle in 1992 formed the album’s framework. BBC Earth from Space subtitles Episode list and air dates. It was a bold, audacious project, but it worked. This … PBS, BBC look at the big picture in “Earth from Space” Earth from Space does not deal in self-contained worlds. River Predation 11. With over 200 spectacular images, including astonishing satellite images and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit’s footage, Earth from Space reveals our planet as you’ve never seen it before. BBC Earth commercially represents the BBC Natural History Unit, the largest wildlife documentary production house in the world. To Earth from Space be human. `` friend 's kitchen because he had a,! 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