Space, Science and Astronomy Music
This is a list of space, science, and astronomy music I listen to when I'm flying the virtual ORBITER simulator or viewing the stars real time.
20th Century Fox Fanfare - The London Symphony Orchestra
2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling Stones
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd
Back in Time - Huey Lewis and the News
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Blue Danube (Reprise) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu
Contact Lost - Deep Purple
Dark Side of the Moon, The - Pink Floyd
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Gloria Estefan
Eclipse - Pink Floyd
Eight Miles High - The Byrds
Elements - Tom Lehrer
Existential Blues - "T-Bone" Tom Stankus
Fifth Dimension - The Byrds
Fire on High - Electric Light Orchestra
Flying Purple People Eater - Shep Wooley
Fly from the Inside - Shinedown
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra
Galaxy, The - Monty Python's Flying Circus
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
How High the Moon - Ella Fitzgerald, et al.
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - Carly Simon
It Came Out of the Sky - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Is There Anybody Out There? - Pink Floyd
It's Only a Paper Moon - Natalie Cole
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - The London Symphony Orchestra
The Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
Lux aeterna - The London Symphony Orchestra
Man on the Moon - R.E.M.
Mars, Bringer of War - The London Symphony Orchestra
Mercury, the Winged Messenger - The London Symphony Orchestra
Moondance - Van Morrison
Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
Mr. Spaceman - The Byrds
Neptune, the Mystic - The London Symphony Orchestra
Orange Colored Sky - Natalie Cole
Point Me at the Sky - Pink Floyd
Rocket Man - Elton John
Rope the Moon - John Michael Montgomery
Satellite - Dave Matthews Band
Satellite Blues - AC/DC
Satellite Dish - Pinkard & Bowden
Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age - The London Symphony Orchestra
Shadows in the Moonlight - Anne Murray
She Blinded Me with Science - Thomas Dolby
Sleeping Satellite - Tasmin Archer
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Space Odyssey - The Byrds
Space Truckin' - Deep Purple
Spaceman - Chris DeBurgh
Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
Stardust - Nat King Cole
Telstar - The Ventures
Trip Around the Sun - Jimmy Buffett
Twilight Zone - Manhattan Transfer
Uranus, the Magician - The London Symphony Orchestra
Venus, bringer of Peace - The London Symphony Orchestra
Walking on the Moon - The Police
Walking on the Sun - Smash Mouth
Weightless - Thomas Dolby
Wernher Von Braun - Tom Lehrer
Wheel in the Sky - Journey
Yoda - Weird Al Yankovic
Browse these web sites to find more great space and science music!
HobbySpace.com space music list
Astronomy Association of Southern New England forum discussion on Astronomy Music
Music Inspired by Astronomy - A Selected Listing for the International Year of Astronomy
About.Com article on space and astronomy music
Wikipedia article about space music
AstroCappella - A Musical Exploration of the Universe
The Music of the Spheres in Education: Using Astronomically Inspired Music
Visual Astronomy - Music While Observing
On Thursday, 8 June 2004, WZLX 100.7 FM Boston radio announcer Chuck Nowlin
hosted a version of 'The Ten Best Show' called 'The Ten Best Space Songs'.
Nowlin announced this was to celebrate the transit of Venus across the Sun on that date.
Here are the songs he played.
#10 Man On The Moon - R.E.M.
#9 Space Cowboy - Steve Miller Band
#8 Shooting Star - Bad Company
#7 Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
#6 2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling Stones
#5 Rocket Man - Elton John
#4 Walking On The Moon - The Police
#3 Fire On High - Electric Light Orchestra
#2 Moondance - Van Morrison
#1 Space Oddity - David Bowie
If you think of a space song or link not listed here, or you find an omission or error, please pass it along to me.
Thank you 'Moon's Stars' for the background image.
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