"There is a tingling in the spine. A catch in the voice. A faint sensation as of a distant memory falling from a great height. We know we are approaching the grandest of mysteries."
"Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."
Hi. I’m Carl Sagan. This is a place where I often work in Ithaca, New York near a Cornell University. Maybe you can hear, in the background, a 200 foot waterfall right nearby, which is probably - I would guess - a rarity on Mars, even in times of high technology.
It seems that many of Vangelis' works are absolute masterpieces and this one is no exception. I believe that he is one of the greatest musicians in human history. This piece, along with "Alpha" and "Heaven and Hell" are some of the most beautiful tracks of music I've ever had the privilege of listening to, they absolutely touch the part of the mind and soul where curiosity, wonder, imagination, and intelligence lie. As with many other people, I can't even listen to this piece without tearing up, especially around the 2:10 mark onward, it pulls at the strings of the heart. It takes an incredible amount of talent and brilliance to invoke such emotion with just a piece of music. Bravo, Vangelis. This track reminds me of a certain truth: I've come to learn that everything in life is bittersweet, including life itself, because some day it all comes to and end. Every friendship lost due to people going down their separate paths, every marriage broken due to death or divorce, every accomplishment and achievement eventually forgotten due to the passage of time. Most of us like to comfort ourselves by believing that there is an afterlife where all of these things are eternal - however the reality is that there is no way to know for sure what comes after death. That being said, it is important to make the absolute most out of life: experience everything you can, learn until your brain can't handle any more, love harder than ever before. Be kind and help others in an effort to make their lives better, and teach others about all the beauty life has to offer. Make someone smile every day. There is so much out there that we haven't even discovered, so much beauty waiting to be unveiled in the vast universe. Nobody will be able to experience it all. We are but grains of sand in a vast desert.
I remember when a worker at a classical vinyl store once told me as I was buying two Vangelis Records, ' Oh, he's a hack, no idea why anybody would like him". Never forget that but more importantly, as I was Buying Vangelis records. I think if Vangelis had been born couple hundred years ago he would be one of biggest and popular composers ever. This soundtrack was so beautiful that it became the soundtrack of a never made movie thought about a girl kidnapped. I dreamed of rescuing her at the time. 1985. Ended up she was murdered and that nearly destroyed me. One has hope no matter. The slower gorgeous peice became the soundtrack to her life to this day. Music heals the soul.
When I die, and if God exists, I would wish for him to let me see the universe in all its beauty as the lights fade one last time. It is a shame we will most likely never explore the endless worlds that stretch to infinity in our universe, a grand, indescribable adventure that never ends. I am jealous of the thought that perhaps future humans will have the privilege to do so.
Are you sure about that, the universe is the most unforgiving harsh violence place you could ever wish to visit! its not all nice and fluffy cuddles!! Its like everything....a brutal struggle till the end.
I think the emotions conveyed in this piece perfectly express my feelings on the Universe.I know there are millions upon millions of beautiful, wondrous things in the Universe (I even think the existence of extraterrestrial life is almost a statistical certainty) that I will never be able to see from Earth and that is quite saddening, but at the same time merely knowing that they exist is uplifting and awe-inspiring.
BurningSky93 I feel exactly the same way... The almost certainty that something is true, but that we won't (probably) be able to prove right. Knowing the question has an answer but it's hidden to us... the immensity, the almost infinite time lapse (at least from our point of view)... it's makes me feel a mixture of emotions that is so hard to express... from deep sadness to the joy of beauty. Wishing there was something else so that we could know and not just disappear.
"Música" uma das melhores coisas criada pelo ser humano. Vangelis faleceu dia 17 de maio de 2022, mas deixou uma obra prima ao mundo, sou muito grato por conhecer esta música 🥲
"Paz, amor, fé, esperança, luz e união. Não são apenas palavras. Você tem certeza que já fez tudo que podia pelo seu semelhante? Pense bem. Pois um dia vamos nos encontrar. E eu gostaria muito de chamá-lo de meu filho." Porta da Esperança (1984-1996)
Uneori,ne cautam cuvintele Si nu putem privi mai departe... Alteori,nu cuprindem universul, Cautam un punct,o stea,o speranta Si nu stim ca facem parte Din acelasi sublim daruit, Iubirea, cu aripi de zenit!
Essa música é absolutamente fantástica e me emociona todas as vezes em que a ouço.A genialidade do Vangelis nos leva a alcançar uma emoção indescritível, como se se tocasse os céus.
This soundtrack reminds me both of the grandness and beauty of the universe, watching Cosmos late at night and also how lucky I am to have my best friends.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music i have ever heard. I remember distinctly watching Cosmos episode about Mars and hearing this music for the first time. The graphics, sagan's voice over and music:perfection. Such emotion. Thank you vangelis. Thank you for a memory that will be with me for life. You are now part of the Cosmos with carl. I weep for your passing, but, your music will last forever. Rip sir. Genius never dies.
I'd heard this at the end of one of the episodes of Carl Sagan's Comos (the newer revised version) and wondered if I'd ever find it! Now I know its name. It is such a sweet melody -- heart-rendingly beautiful. It is unique although somewhat in the vein of tunes like Lara's Theme.
Absolutely love this song for man many years. Never has a song with no words, spoke to the spirit, soul, heart and mind of man, in such a simple but majestic composition. Sans the magnificent unimaginable photos, the enchanting music is a unique work of art. Masterful! All created for us and the billions of eons that our children will have to explore and experience. I don't know what the title implies about "do you hear the dog's barking?
2 years late but for anyone curious, the title refers to a Mexican short story written by Juan Rulfo that was adapted into a movie, for which Vangelis composed the soundtrack en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_You_Hear_the_Dogs_Barking%3F check it out it's a beautiful film, with both a heartwarming story and Vangelis heavenly music.
I can not define what I feel when listening to music of Vangelis. Just know that my soul is filled with joy and jubilation. People like Vangelis came to life with the purpose of showing the existence of the soul. Thanks, Vangelis. You are an angel sent by God.
Marcelo Campos Tragic that exactly this totally failed on Carl Sagan, militant soulless brain-materialist and anti-paranormalist but the man who did most after Vangelis himself to make this track known.
@@conscienceaginBlackadder i couldn't agree more ! By phrases like "the cosmos is all that was, is or will be " or " we all are star dust , thru us the cosmos became concious of itself " ( i'm paraphrasing ) he outed himself as the atheist and materialist , you had already described him . Well, that was his right of course ! But using Vangelis' doubtless transcendental music to sneaky lure millions of viewers of the series into this same mentality was quite an audacity and very manipulative imo! It gave me the impression that is was the main intention of the series to lure the viewers into materialitic atheism or at least agnosticism. This subliminally ever present intention spoiled the otherwise well-made "Cosmos"-series for me to some degree .
I watched Cosmos when I was a kid (7 or 8 ish), and based all of my future music taste on works such as this one. I have found many, but none have ever topped Vangelis. The Yes/Asia Prog family tree is as beautiful as this but in the form of rock and roll. Thank you Carl for selecting Vangelis for your beloved program. And thank you for the coherent and digestible science.
This is the most beautiful piece of music I know. It tears me up every single time. I can't stop thinking about a lose of a truly great friend of mine. Cosmos was made almost 20 years before I was born, but I'm glad I went back to see it. And, wow, it was good. Godspeed, Carl Sagan. I hope to look at the future the same way you do.
This song has the ability to rescue the best of mankind even in the hardest of times. Music can really save a life. This transcendental piece just ensures that we belong to something larger than we can conceive. You don't listen to it with your ears, but with your soul… Here i mark Carl Sagan's words: "The Cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
silêncio, paz e tranquilidade , o universo nos encanta e a música de vangelis é angelical e combina com o universo. Ao ouvi-la sinto pulsar nos meus sentimentos e mente , que Deus existe ,pois é impossível uma criação tão perfeita.
(Portuguese) Essa música foi tema de uma vinheta de uma grande emissora de televisão aqui do Brasil chamada SBT (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão). Existiu um programa que ia ao ar aos domingos nesta emissora de TV, apresentando por um famoso apresentador e empresário aqui no Brasil chamado Silvio Santos (que é fundador e dono desta emissora chamada SBT). O nome do programa que ele apresentava se chamava "Porta da Esperança" onde as pessoas mandavam uma carta para o programa, eram chamadas e iam no programa tentar realizar qualquer sonho que elas quisessem desde o mais simples ao mais difícil (como encontrar parentes que há muitos anos não via e tal). No final desse programa (que foi extinto em 1996), entrava uma vinheta com uma pessoa (um ator certamente) como Jesus Cristo (idêntico a ele até) com uma luz branca ao fundo e ele olhando como se estivesse vendo alguma coisa ao longe e um locutor dizia uma mensagem como se fosse Jesus ali que estivesse falando: "Paz, amor, fé, esperança, luz e união. Não são apenas palavras. Você tem certeza de que fez tudo o que podia pelo seu semelhante? Pense bem, pois um dia vamos nos encontrar e eu gostaria muito de te chamar de meu filho." E enquanto o locutor lia a mensagem, tocava um trecho desta música do vídeo. As crianças da época tinham até medo da vinheta. Eu já achava ela bonita. (English) This song was the subject of a vignette of a major television station here in Brazil called SBT (Brazilian Television System). There was a program that aired on Sundays on this TV station, showing by a famous presenter and entrepreneur in Brazil called Silvio Santos (who is the founder and owner of this station called SBT). The name of the program that he had called "Door of Hope" where people sent a letter to the program, were called and were in the program attempting any dream that they wanted from the simplest to the most difficult (how to find relatives there many years did not see and such). At the end of this program (which expired in 1996), he entered a vignette with a person (an actor of course) as Jesus Christ (identical to it to) with a white light in the background and it looking as if seeing something far away and an announcer read a message like Jesus there he was talking about: "Peace, love, faith, hope, light and unity. They are not just words. You sure you did everything he could for his fellow men? Think about it, because one day we will meet and I'd love to call you my son." And while the announcer read the message, he played an excerpt of this music video. The children of the time had to fear the vignette. I already thought she was beautiful.
You must truly be inspired by things beyond the limitations of our blue rock to create such a magnificent work of art . This propels my imagination to a state of utter bliss. I imagine being in a ship traveling from earth to another star system as we trek beyond Sol itself . Slowly watching our home planet fade away, as this song resonates through my head. This song leaves a lasting effect to me that seems almost otherworldly.
Playing this song while looking at stars through my binoculars is such amazing experience ☺️, I instantly feel some kind of connection with the universe.
Paz, amor, fé, esperança, luz e união. Não são apenas palavras. Você tem certeza que já fez tudo que podia pelo seu semelhante? Pense bem. Pois um dia vamos nos encontrar. E eu gostaria muito de chamá-lo de meu filho (Peace, love, faith, hope, light, union. That are not just words. Are you sure you did everything you could for another one? Think about it. Cause someday we will find each other. And I want to call you "my son")
i like how you name beethoven and mozart, who are 2 of the biggest composers of all time, then you but grieg in the middle which is nowhere near as known as mozart, bach, beethoven, chopin, schubert, and so on
All of them are the same composer. They play the music of the endless time, the wonder of the Order, the Cosmos. Music is the language of the stars and when someone plays rightly the lines, all of us we can understand the truth for a second.
1:30 - This music is so clear, so pure and innocent but also very melancholic at the same time. _(Music from the Mexican drama film and by the French movie director François Reichenbach, in 1975)._
I always pictured it was the stars, slowly going out, one by one as the sunrises.... or could be them coming out, as the moon rises, but I think sunrise suits the ending chord better... at least that is what my mind sees when I close my eyes and listen....beautiful...thank you!
A youthful fascination with space. Wonderful presentation by Carl sagan. The mars episode captivated me. But the music over the images of the red planet was something I have never forgotten. Thank you sir. You will live on. Thank you for a memory
This is one of those songs that everytime I hear it, not kidding, every single time, I can't help but to tear up. It's really a great song, it brings back personal memories of mine that are both happy and sad but when the song ends, I always come out a stronger person. It makes me feel happy about everything that has happened. How great life can be. Thanks for sharing the video!
El cosmos, un lugar inmenso, distante, del cual nunca sabremos hasta dónde llegará, el universo tal como lo conocemos, y un día, ya no estaremos acá, y otras generaciones vendrán y nuestra vida, pasará a un recuerdo tan recóndito, ¡vive la vida! ¡VIVE!
muitos acreditam em fim do mundo , outros no paraiso eterno , alguns em messias , alah , anticristo ou cristo . eu acredito no universo e na transformaçao do mesmo ....
"Entends tu les chiens aboyer" a été le générique de l'émission radio "lorsque l'enfant parait " diffusée durant les années 70 avec Jacques Pradel et Françoise Dolto.Un vrai délice cette musique...
I had to do a presentation today... I was pretty nervous, then I just thought of Carl's voice, this song and floating through amongst the stars... all my concerns suddenly seemed so insignificant
I first heard this while watching Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" TV series. The title means "Listen to the Dogs Barking". My friend Brent Coady passed away this morning and I pulled this song up and listened. May Brent dwell among the stars forever.
Qué diferentes y contrastantes sensaciones transmite esta canción al escucharla en Cosmos, de Carl Sagan, y en Mater amatísima, de Antonio Salgot. Quizá en ello radica lo maravilloso de esta música, en su adaptabilidad.
Buscaba esta música y no la encontraba de ningún modo, por shazam y otros sin resultado, ley de atracción, la verdad deseaba saber el título, sabía que era de Vangelis, pero no la encontraba ,muchas gracias, hoy ya soy un poco más feliz 😘❤❤❤❤❤❤
Parece Inacreditável Mas, Certa Vez Quando Eu Estava Dentro do Quarto Orando? Ouvindo Essa Música no Rádio? Deus Me Mandou Um Sinal Através de Um Clarão Sob a Janela! Senti Ele Falando: - Filho...Estou Aqui e Jamais Vou Te Abandonar! Quando Eu Abri os Olhos, Chorei! Essa Música Me Tocou!
almost 33 years since the last time i have heard this theme , im really crying now =^,-,^= i remember this from my childhood, wow... why ?? my mine is confuse now
i cannot explain why i consider a lullabye to be sad. ... its like a wish to be back to that witch was before. longing for the prime warmth . the semi-light ... or semi-darkness . the time before you knew words . its like this world does not even deserve you . fear of death must be the same as fear of birth . this is what i think of when i hear this . imagine sitting by a hearth in the night looking at the stars in a clear summers night . such pleasant times you can have in this world . and so bad and evil can you be...
Ao ver estas imagens e está música,´não compreendo como tem pessoas que não acreditam em Deus, a perfeição é obra de Deus , e aí está um belo exemplo ,entre milhares que presenciamos em nossas vidas.
