Here’s a list of Soundscape tracks. Soundscapes are the pieces of music and sound design we play right after the interview. Some are loosely scripted. Some are music alone that reflects on the show’s topic. Please note that the quality of the previews is low so they’ll load quickly, the version you download is of high quality. Click here to return to the Music Store. Thanks!
The reluctant superhero must rise to defend civilization. Used as the soundscape in episode 37, Abe. 3:01 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Into the swamp, tra la la la. What's this? Undiscovered species! 3:01 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Father Rale is an interesting story, I suggest you look him up. This symphonic piece attempts to reflect on his life and teaching. 2:48 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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This is one of my favorite soundscapes. The ranch where we did this interview is supposedly haunted. That's enough inspiration for me! 3:32 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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I can't resist visitors from other worlds. What are they looking for? Fortunately, it's not us! 3:34 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Someone is here just watching, taking notes, then returns to the mothership to report back. I think he's a little homesick. 2:34 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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A meeting of the minds across the generations. We celebrate the great philosophers of humankind. 3:02 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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This is one of my favorite soundscapes. It's about the future, and it sounds pleasant enough. Thing is, I don't think it's on this planet, and I'm not sure the beings there are bipeds. 3:04 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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We took Galaxy (a tune heard earlier in the interview) and added effects to make it real. Yes, it's the galaxy under the soil. Hear that plow at the beginning? 2:50 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Our first soundscape. A very mysterious meeting in the desert. I think there's aliens involved. 3:31 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Okay, I admit it, I'm a little obsessed with how much fun it is to write and compose about visitors from far away, really far, as in light years. This time our friend is done and, secretly, returns to his land. 3:01 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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It's our old friends from far off up to their old tricks again. This time we're on their planet and there's a jukebox involved. Then the portal thing happens, you'll see. 3:09 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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The player enters a parlor and, thinking he's alone, plays a piece he's just finished writing. 1:49 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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A reflection on the trickster-ish behavior Ellen describes in her interview. 1:49 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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The toys come to life and enjoy a performance of a sexy little tango. 3:00 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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The Stand, as in trees. Yes, if trees could write and play music, I think this is what they'd do. 3:00 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Alas, the life of a super hero can be a lonely one. Especially if she lives in Europe, where, as you know, they have none. 3:01 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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What we might hear at a gallery opening, but not all the guests see the same thing… 2:44 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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I went shopping one day and was inspired by the long row of beeping cash registers. 2:19 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Acoustic piano and electric guitar meet up in this pretty little piece. Notice how the downbeats and upbeats keep interchanging. This is about love. We used it as the soundscape in episode 29, Glenn. 3:41 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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The setting is Europe, perhaps late forties. There's intrigue in the air. She's escaping but does she know she's being followed? 5:24 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Crunching snow and a mysterious vision in a sacred spot. Hope I got it right. 2:45 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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I like being all scientific and stuff. So I wrote what I heard when I shrunk myself down and looked at myself under a microscope, like a little germ. 2:42 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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A reiteration of some of the early music in the interview of episode 32, this has a nice ending and is quite musical. 2:54 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Another soundscape that features only music. I find it meditative, but there is something going on besides that, just don't know what. 3:09 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Another soundscape that is music only. This one has a symphonic bent. I think you could dance to it. 2:41 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Even aliens have families at home, in a cave, covered with scales. They get lonely out here, exploring things. 3:10 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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A cinematic feel that could be going anywhere, it's up to you. 3:01 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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A subdues electronic piece that suggests natures ceremony. 3:24 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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I tried to imagine the sounds we'd hear if we were electrons, buzzing through wires and capacitors and transistors. There's a lot going on down there in super-smallville! 3:02 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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A couple meet by chance at the amusement park. It's infatuation and maybe more! 3:51 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Another impression of the melding of different musical styles that that gives rise to a new one. Check out the cool beats at the end. 2:38 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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There's a lot going on here. I suggest a few listens. A dark and stormy night, there's something in the road, is that some sort of alien craft? Then what happens? If you're into our soundscapes, this is a good one! 3:01 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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The soundscape from episode 42, Glenn. I'm not quite sure where this piece is coming from. A blend of orchestral and electronic sounds, it's a bit serious and has a cool ending. 3:04 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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The soundscape from episode 42, Glenn. I'm not quite sure where this piece is coming from. A blend of orchestral and electronic sounds, it's a bit serious and has a cool ending. 3:04 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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The soundscape from episode forty-three follows interiors of the mind while parking. 3:01 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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A soundscape that reflects how composer's walk through the world (at least one I know). Music starts playing in your head and finally takes over your mind, blocking out the real world. 3:02 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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This soundscape using some cool sound design that will be explored in a behind the scenes post (some day, look for a post titled behind the scenes eight). It relates an imaginary night, something odd is happening in the sky, it's got all the critters riled up. 2:55 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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Upon first listen, I thought this piece was dark, but I think it just tries to be real. If you can figure out what that means, be sure to let me know. I guess the name says it all. 3:00 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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I often try to infer alternate states of being or beings in my soundscapes. It's how I go about mingling with society, scoring the music of my surroundings. 3:04 Click the play arrow for a preview. Back to the music store…
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