Adam Young - The Endurance

   La undécima entrega de bandas sonoras de hechos históricos. En 2017, nuevo disco de Owl City. :-p

 

   In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his crew sailed for the Antarctic in the vessel Endurance. Not long into their voyage, they encountered polar pack ice and progress slowed to a stop. The Endurance was within 200 miles of her destination when the ship became beset, and as the wind compressed the ice in the Weddell Sea against land, the Endurance was slowly crushed to death and the men forced to abandon her. How Shackleton managed to reach South Georgia and arrange for the rescue of his crew remains one of the greatest survival stories of all time. The incredible resilience of the crew of the Endurance, and of Shackleton himself, is one of my favorite historical accounts because it serves as a reminder to us all: when things look bleakest, not all is lost.

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Adam Young - Mount Rushmore

   Adam Young sigue con su banda sonora mensual. Esta vez sobre el Monte Rushmore. En principio queda otra más para este año y nuevo disco de Owl City en 2017. Y hay quien dice que no tiene tiempo para responder un whatsapp...

 

   The southeastern face of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota’s Black Hills National Forest is the site of four gigantic carved sculptures depicting the faces of U.S. Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt. Led by sculptor Gutzon Borglum, work on the project began in 1927 and was completed in 1941. During that time, 400 workers carved the sculpture under dangerous conditions, removing close to 500,000 tons of rock in order to create the enormous carved heads, each of which reach a height of 60 feet. In Borglum’s original design, the four presidents were meant to be represented from the waist up but insufficient funding brought the carving to a halt after completion of their faces. This is my interpretation of the construction of America’s “Shrine of Democracy."

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  Adam Young Scores - Mount Rushmore

Adam Young - Voyager 1 "Wandering The Solar System”

   Esta vez, la lección mensual de historia a cargo de Adam Young versa sobre la sonda espacial Voyager 1.

 

   Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA in 1977 as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System. Having operated for the past 39 years, the spacecraft still communicates and returns data to us, and as of 2016, it is the farthest manmade object from Earth. When I picture Voyager 1 out there beyond our solar system, I can’t help but imagine the things it has seen on its journey. It’s flown by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and beyond. In 1990, it looked back and took an image known as the “Pale Blue Dot” which shows Earth 6 billion kilometers away, a tiny white speck suspended in the darkness of deep space. It was this breathtaking image that inspired me to create this score because it reminds me that life, as far as we know, is unique to our planet, and very fragile indeed.

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  Adam Young Scores - Voyager 1

Adam Young - Corduroy Road

   Long have I been fascinated by the American Civil War and the men who fought in it. I love imagining the era, the clothing, the technology and the old-fashioned blood, sweat and tears of days gone by. One of my favorite stories is of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman and his famous march to the sea. Sherman received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of his scorched earth policy in conducting total war against the Confederate States. 62,000 men marched toward Savannah, Georgia, living off the land and destroying everything in their path. A corduroy road is a type of road made by placing sand-covered logs perpendicular to the direction of the road resulting in an improvement over impassable terrain. These makeshift roads were used extensively in Sherman’s campaign. Not long after Sherman captured Columbia, South Carolina, Lee surrendered and the war was over. Thus, this is my musical interpretation of the final march of the Civil War.

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  Adam Young Scores - Corduroy Road

Adam Young - Project Excelsior

   In 2005, Scottish electronic duo Boards of Canada released a music video featuring footage from Joe Kittinger’s famous parachute jump in 1960. That was my introduction to Project Excelsior, a series of high altitude jumps made by Kittinger from the edge of space with the purpose of testing parachute systems intended to be used by pilots ejecting from high altitude. In one of these jumps, Kittinger set world records for the highest parachute jump, the longest drogue fall and the fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere. Reading and daydreaming about Kittinger’s feats have inspired me enormously over the years, and I believe the sense of wonder and awe they instilled in me can be heard in the music I create. This score is the way I imagine the tremendous bravery of one man who ascended to the edge of space, said a prayer, and jumped.

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  Adam Young Scores - Project Excelsior

Adam Young - Miracle in the Andes "Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571"

   Fiel a su cita mensual. Marchando una de desastre aéreo andino...
   

 
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Adam Young - Omaha Beach

   Otra más. Esta vez sobre el desembarco aliado en Normandía... :-p
   

 
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Adam Young - The Ascent of Everest

   Pues sí. Fiel a su cita, otra banda sonora. Esta vez sobre la ascensión al Everest.
   

 
  Adam Young Scores - The Ascent of Everest

Adam Young - The Spirit of St. Louis

   Nueva entrega de esta increíble serie de bandas sonoras de hechos históricos. Este mes, 'The Spirit of St. Louis'. :-p
   

 
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Adam Young - RMS Titanic

   Adam Young -Owl City- sigue creando bandas sonoras inspiradas en hechos históricos. Ahora, el Titanic. :)
   

 
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Adam Young - Apollo 11

   Decía Adam Young -Owl City- que si hay un hecho histórico que lamenta haberse perdido, sin duda es la misión "Apollo XI"
   Aquí un pequeño homenaje para un viaje, un gran disco para disfrutar. ;-)

 

 
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