VA - The Music of Cosmos: Selections from the Score of the Television Series "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan (Remastered) (2000)

The Music of Cosmos presents the soundtrack to Carl Sagan's groundbreaking PBS series, and features pieces by classical and contemporary composers such as Shostakovich, Vivaldi, and Vangelis. As with the series, the soundtrack is comprised of six parts. "Space/Time Continuum" describes the intricate relationship between space and time with pieces like Vangelis' "Heaven and Hell, Part 1" and "Alpha"; Pachelbel's "Canon a 3 on a Ground in D" and "Spring" from Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" accompany Sagan's explanation of genetics, DNA, evolution, and consciousness in "Life." The precision of Bach's "Partita No. 3" mirrors the elegantly mathematical laws of physics and "The Harmony of Nature," while facts about space phenomena such as pulsars and black holes are scored by Hovanhess' "Symphony No. 19" and Toru Takemitsu's "Inside the Heart of the Universe." "Cataclysm," Sagan's depiction of cosmic disasters and evolutionary processes such as supernovas, features Vangelis' "Beauborg" and Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring." Finally, the triumphant conclusion of "Affirmation" includes Vangelis' "Ignacio" and the traditional composition "Bulgarian Shepherdess Song." Every bit as integral to Cosmos as Sagan's narration, this collection is a literate, intelligent soundtrack to science fact.

Disc 1
01. Heaven & Hell, Part 1 - Vangelis
02. Symphony No.11 In G Minor, Op.103 'The Year 1905' - Shostakovich
03. Alpha - Vangelis
04. (Depicting) Cranes In Their Nest - Yamaguchi
05. Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K.622 - Mozart
06. Pachelbel: The Pachelbel Canon - Galway
07. Metamorhposis - Boydstun
08. The Sea Named 'Solaris' - Bach
09. Partita For Violin Solo No.3 In E - Bach
10. The Four Seasons: Spring - Vivaldi
11. Sonata D-Dur Fur Trompete, Oboe Und Basso Continuo - Finger
12. Concerto For Mandolin & Strings In C Major - Vivaldi
13. The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op.57 II - Rimsky-Korsakov
14. Legacy - Fast
15. Russian Easter Festival Overture - Rimsky-Korsakov

Disc 2
01. Pulstar - Vangelis
02. 'Vishnu' Symphony No.19, Op.217 - Hovhaness
03. Melancholy Blues - Bloom
04. Aquarius - MacDermot
05. Beaubourg, Part 2 - Vangelis
06. The Planets - Mars - Holst
07. Alien Images 1 - Boydstun
08. Fly...Night Bird - Roussel
09. Entends-Tu Les Chiens Aboyer? - Vangelis
10. The Rite Of Spring - Stravinsky
11. Prayer Of St. Gregory - Hovhaness
12. Bulgarian Shepherdess Song - Traditional
13. Comet 16 - Vangelis