Episode 162

A Strange Land

14:29

A Strange Land

Published on April 20, 2020

Music

  • Ruth and Sylvie from Daniel Hart’s score to Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
  • The Walk from Bernard Hermann’s score to Tender is the Night
  • Reflector by Bing and Ruth
  • Requiem from Nico Mulhy’s score to How to Talk to Girls at Parties
  • Under Siege from Warren Ellis’ score to Mustang
  • Spaces in Time from Per Nargard and the Stavenger Symphony
  • Theme de l’eau from Hikaru Hayashi’s score to The Naked Island
  • Bus Ride from the score to Wildlike
  • Duke Ellington playing Single Petal from a Rose

Notes

  • There’s quite a bit written about Isaac Israel Hayes. You can find his own account of his trip to find the non-existant, open polar sea here.
  • I owe the Detroit newspaper quote to this excellent article by Albin Kowaleweski.

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