Ugo
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Posted: Sep. 30 2002, 17:45 |
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Yeah, lots of inspiration. Check this out:
| Quote | Supernova - The Songs Of Distant Earth
This album was a real challenge because it involved setting a book to music. Rob Dickins, the head of WEA, came up with the idea and I thought it would be interesting and also gave me an opportunity to meet Arthur C. Clarke, who I'd always admired. I spent some time in Sri Lanka and tried to gather as much as I could about the Voyager satellite they'd sent off into space with examples of music from Earth on board. Then I read the book. The chapter about supernovas really caught my imagination. I thought, How do I make the sound of a supernova? I spent a weekend watching "Star Trek" non-stop, and I was just playing around with a couple of chords when I found this fabulous explosion sample. I sang a tiny bit over the explosion, and I don't think I ever enjoyed singing so much as I did on those three notes. |
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Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian
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