[TPIN] Astronomy Related Tunes

[William Ash]

Dan,

At 09:38 PM 9/14/2006 -0400, Dan Ostler wrote:
>I'm looking for some astronomy related tunes that can be played a little 
>on the slow side. Currently, I've got 'Stardust', Moonlight in Vermont' 
>and 'Polka Dots and Moonbeams', but
>I'm running out of tunes that scan as well. 'Blue Moon', for example, 
>doesn't work as well as the above.

There's a Thad Jones chart called "Big Dipper" although it may be too 
obscure, if you're looking for tunes the average listener will recognize 
and know the name of.

There are a number of tunes with "Star" in the title -- Stars Fell on 
Alabama, Star Dreams, You Are My Lucky Star (or is that the first line of 
the lyric and the title is something else?), Star Eyes, and When You Wish 
Upon A Star come to mind off hand.

There must be even more titles with "Moon" in them -- for starters, 
Moonlight Becomes You, Moonlight Serenade, Moon Over Miami, and Moondance.

Would any of the themes from Star Wars or Star Trek (or Maynard's recently 
discussed Battlestar Galactica theme, or Lost In Space, etc) work for you?

I'm sure there are plenty of others, but this is a start.


Bill Ash