#MICHAEL NYMAN HEAVENLY BODIES FULL#

The notion of the desertion of the divine is one that affects much religious art in the space of the museum. The tapestry in the background is a Southern Netherlandish altar frontal depicting the instruments of Christ’s Passion (1475–1550).

#MICHAEL NYMAN HEAVENLY BODIES FULL#

Headphones are recommended for listening to this album, as many of the frequencies are in the low range, and to receive the full benefit of the binaural beats.Sharing in the light of angelic intelligencesĪlexander McQueen, “Crown of Thorns Headpiece” (Autumn/Winter 1996–1997), installed at The Met Cloisters’ Treasury.

Excellent resources for coping with stress, adversity, and a sometimes chaotic outer world. The soothing tones similarly encourage our inner peace, resilience, and harmony. They can allow your body to absorb the resonate frequencies of the other planets.įor relaxation: the slow and gentle flow of music provides the perfect background for meditation, contemplation, or reading.įor Meditation: many of the tracks on this album use Binaural Beat Frequencies with the planet’s measurements as the basis for the frequenciesīeyond the personal benefits, listening to the planets is a call to awaken ourselves to wonder, to the beauty of the earth and sky. Forgetting we are all under the same sky has led us to feel distant from nature around us and our fellow humans-the world is full of division and strife. Heavenly Bodies is a gentle call to return to the planets, to ourselves as one earth, and discover a wealth of benefits.įor sleep: let the sparse and beautiful ambient music of the stars lull you into a deep, restful sleep.įor healing: the frequencies of the album are specifically tuned to promote vibrational healing of body, mind, and spirit. Light pollution hides the Milky Way from city streets, and the pace of life keeps us from stopping to look up and take in the wonder of it all. More about the ratios, pitches, and other musical measurements of the planets can be found here: įor many in the modern world, our connection to the stars and planets has become dim. The base materials of the album were constructed using precise calculations and measurements from astronomers and cosmologists and the musical interpretation draws from the inspirational spirit of light, connection, and oneness these nine planets offer. The work on this album is a cosmic balance of the scientific and the spiritual. Listeners of Heavenly Bodies can find many points of entry to get lost in the healing soundscapes. Unique among the other planets for its thriving ecosystem, the soundscape of the track 'Earth' includes field recordings from around the planet in a subtle soundscape that sounds like home. Although in astrology Earth is usually omitted from the planetary charts, it is included in this album. Mercury’s soundscape, for example, is a dense, hot stew of tones, while Neptune’s soundscape is a distant, watery and mysterious. Also, the quality and the narrative story of each planet was woven into the composed soundscapes to give a sense of the wonder and majesty of each planet. Measurements like the rate at which the planets orbit the sun, how many moons a planet has, how wide the circumference of the planets is, were translated to musical elements like pitch, duration, frequency, time, and oscillation. This album seeks to bridge the spatial and sonic by exploring the sacred ratios and mathematics that guide the planets as they dance through our solar system with perfect balance and precision. Astronomy is the application of geometry through space, music is the application of geometry through time. The sounds of Heavenly Bodies were constructed by using the spatial movements of the planets translated into frequencies. Scientists study the eight main planets of our solar system to discover other planets deeper in space to find other signs of intelligent life. Seekers, from ancient astrologers to modern astronomers have charted and tried to understand the deeper mysteries of the universe through the charting of the other planets in our Solar System.

The ancients spoke of the “harmony of the spheres” to explain the balance of the natural world around them. Gods and deities were named for the planets.

Ancient astrologers made sense of our lives here on Earth using the planets as guiding lights for us here on Earth. Since the beginning, humanity has had a cosmic connection with the planets above.

Michael nyman heavenly bodies