Today I have been thinking about space and Laika the space dog, that the Soviet union sent into orbit in 1958. It was before they sent a human and they were testing to see how animals would react to the atmosphere, weigthlessness and such. They always knew that Laika would die however, as the rocket was never intended to return to earth. Since Laika there were many other animals sent to space including Ham the Chimp a few years later by the US and other dogs, as well as guinea pigs who China sent in 1990.
I've never really tried to get into the Divine Comedy, but I found out they had written a piece of music about Laika, called Laika's Theme.
Laika's Theme (mp3)-The Divine Comedy
And one of my favourite space themed compositions, Gayanne Ballet Suite (Adagio) by Aram Khachaturian from the Stanley Kubrick and Athur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is one of the most melancholy, dystopic pieces of music, and really suits the film.
Gayanne Ballet Suite (mp3) - Aram Khachaturian
That was difficult - doing a space-themed post and not including any italo disco : )
J.B.
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