Vangelis Composed A Soundtrack For The Rosetta Mission

Media Platforms Design TeamView full post on YoutubeThis morning the European Space Agency made history by landing the first spacecraft, the Philae lander of the Rosetta mission, on the surface of a comet. The 10-year, 4-billion-mile journey has a properly cinematic soundtrack, too: The ESA commissioned Vangelis to compose three sweeping musical numbers for Rosetta, concluding with the just-released “Rosetta’s Waltz” above.Here are the other two pieces of music.View full post on YoutubeView full post on YoutubeMany of you probably heard the theme from Chariots of Fire pop into your head upon reading the name Vangelis for the first time in years. For the rest of you who are thinking, “huh?”, just enjoy this blast of pure 1980s:View full post on YoutubeView full post on YoutubeAndrew MosemanSite DirectorAndrew’s from Nebraska. His work has also appeared in Discover, The Awl, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Playboy, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn with two cats and a snake.