this awesome song is by minimalist classical composer Philip Glass, Vessels, is perhaps the most heroic and moving song i’ve heard in a while.  at risk of sounding like a 14 year old boy who just saw 300 for the first time, this song is “epic”.  it swells, it crescendos, it peaks and wanes— it does all those words usually associated with oceans and tides.  the compistion is absolutely amazing, and i love the fact that the choral part sounds like it came straight from a sampler.  if you’re impatient, skip to halfway through the song for all the best parts, though i’d advise listening from beginning to end.  it’s just that good.  Vessels appears on the soundtrack for the 1982 art film Koyaanisqatsi, and i’d also recommend everyone give that a try too.  it’s not for everyone, but i certainly enjoyed it, and some of ya’ll might too.

anyway, Vessels is the kind of song i want playing as i’m being pursued around the galaxy by either hostile aliens or an oppressive, militaristic government, whichever comes first.

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