Space Angels
Retro Planetarium Holiday Space Music
A 1970s-style planetarium laser rock odyssey for the holidays.
Possibly the world’s first retro planetarium Christmas track!
There have been hundreds of Christmas-themed planetarium shows throughout the years. Often centered on skywatching opportunities around the winter solstice. Occasionally explorations of the Christmas star provide opportunities to learn about meteors, comets and supernovae.
And the season was well-represented in 80s new age music catalogs, ranging from George Winston’s “December” album to the ongoing Manheim Steamroller series.
For this seasonal planetarium experiment, I’d like to split the difference between the propulsive Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) approach to Christmas with a far-flung trans-Neptunian object (TNO) approach. Admittedly, this would not be a very close approach, as TNOs constitute minor planets which orbit the Sun at a distance greater than Neptune, averaging more than 30 astronomical units away from us (i.e. roughly 2.75 billion miles). So pack an extra thermos of hot chocolate, because the journey may take a while.
I’d like to think the season can spread a little warmth no matter where you find yourself.
This video contains both a Listener’s Guide and the original cinematic track “Space Angels”, a new planetarium composition interpolating melodies from a couple traditional Christmas carols.
- 00:00 Logo
- 00:24 Listener’s Guide
- 03:25 Space Angels
Many thanks to Pexels for video footage.