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5. Michael Stearns - Planetary Unfolding (1981)

As suggested by the title, this album, first released in 1981, is often thought of as a classic of spacemusic, portraying the sound of the cosmos itself. But the slowly-evolving swirls of electronic arpeggiations serve equally well as an enveloping atmosphere, setting the tone for journeys in internal space. Stearns's earlier works Ancient Leaves and Sustaining Cylinders were even more ambient, but as some of the first independent spacemusic releases, they were not easily found. In addition to releasing several more CDs that incorporate electronic, acoustic and ambient sound, Stearns has gone on to create many soundtracks for IMAX films and other large-scalecinematic presentations. That same sense of grandeur is heard here, as is the music's ability to amplify images, either on the screen or in the mind.


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