Ruth Baily, member 37,436, has proposed the beautiful song “Your Cloud” by Tori Amos for our Music to Watch Clouds By page.
Category: Cloud Music
What’s the perfect music to listen to as you kick back and watch the clouds drift by? These tracks were suggestions by our members. If you’ve got a suggestion for music to watch clouds by – or you’ve created some yourself – let us know and we’ll post it here.
Cloud Appreciation Society member, Mark Johnson, has recommended this music by Winterlight.
Composer, Tim Ingham, found he could use a laptop late at night once his family had retired for the night to create his own electronic version of the kind of warm, hazy sounds that he had gravitated to since his youth and recorded two singles as Winterlight for UK label Years Without Art.
Kevin Summers directed us to this cloud song from Josh Grider & Drew Kennedy entitled “West Texas Cloud Appreciation Society”. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Mary Cleary, member 16561, recently suggested this song by ‘The Kruger Brothers’ for our music to watch clouds by section.
Dan Barstow, Member 41,557 and Education Mission Specialist at the Association of Space Explorers introduced us to the ‘Earth Movie Theatre’. Like an astronaut, you fly over Sahara and Mediterranean. Listen to award-winning violinist Qingzhu Weng play “Chaconne” – the Mount Everest of Bach violin (BWV 1004)
Julie Raymond-Yakoubian, member 24422, has sent us this suggestion for music to watch clouds by.
Fidan Azizova has been in touch to suggest “Thunderclouds” by LSD for our Music to Watch Clouds by section
“Theme from Harry’s Game” was suggested by Duncan Bulman who told us “Next time you get the chance to view the sunrise put on headphones and play this”
Cloud Appreciation Society Members Janet Rix, Sarah Turnbull and Mark Johnson have both suggested this ambient house track by The Orb.
Society member, Stephen Costantelos, suggestion “Clouds” by The Go-Betweens. From Brisbane’s best on their album 16 Lovers Lane. “I took their top prize and paid them back with rain.”
This is an original composition by Kym “Bid” Bidstrup and he says of it “Once again, this track came with memories and murmurings of my time in England.
Casey Clapp, Member 62,659 has suggested “The Big Sky” by Kate Bush for our Music to Watch Clouds by section. It’s from her album “Hounds of Love”.
The video is shot from the decking of Graham Turnor’s home in Langhelle, West Norway and the accompanying track is Sunday morning (Original mix) by Eye Depth.
Flora Eginton, member 32241, suggested ‘Stormy Monday’ by T-Bone Walker for the Music to Watch Clouds By section of our website.
From the Earth Movie Theatre, this is a composition by Steve Thomas whose guitar floats with us over the coast of Peru and Chile. Dan Barstow, Member 41,557 and Education Mission Specialist at the Association of Space Explorers introduced us to the ‘Earth Movie Theatre’ and we are thoroughly enjoying the music of world-class musicians combined with ISS movies of Earth.
Dan Barstow, Member 41,557 and Education Mission Specialist at the Association of Space Explorers introduced us to the ‘Earth Movie Theatre’. Working with world-class musicians they combine music with ISS moves of Earth. This production was in celebration of the new Bach Forest and the satellite image covers Ireland to Saudi Arabia at night.
The Bach Forest is situated in Leipzig and over the next few years a forest of approximately 29 hectares will be planted on the western side of Lake Störmthal. You can see more about it on the Bach Fest website
Mary Williamson, member 54,343 sent us this beautiful choice for our Music to Watch Clouds by section
A digital poem written and composed by Society member, Panos Couros, about the change of seasons in tropical Darwin, Northern Australia.
Greg West suggested “Slow Clouds” from the album “Roan Mountain Suite” by The Kruger Brothers and the Kontras Quartet for our music to watch clouds by section.
Nicole D has suggested this track by Simon & Garfunkel. She says “I think this is a perfectly relaxed track to bounce my foot to as I sit on a bench and gaze at the sky”.
Angela Winter, member 53,244, release an original song in September 2021 – one that was inspired by a quote that was shared in one of our regular newsletters.
Dan Barstow, Member 41,557 and Education Mission Specialist at the Association of Space Explorers introduced us to the ‘Earth Movie Theatre’. In this example Astronauts selected 20 favourite views of Earth – aurora, cities at night, clouds. . .
Mary Williamson, member 54,343, sent us this suggestion for the “Music to Watch Clouds By” section of our website.
Dan Barstow, Member 41,557 and Education Mission Specialist at the Association of Space Explorers introduced us to the ‘Earth Movie Theatre’. From Earth orbit, listen to Bach’s flowing Prelude in C, as you watch Earth below – clouds over the Atlantic and the land of Namibia. Stunning! Harpsichord by world-class Bob van Asperen. Earth photography by astronauts of ISS 63
‘Altitude’ is composed and performed by Oliver Poole, who was awarded “the most talented young pianist in Europe” from age seven…
Dale Wayne suggested ‘Pareidolia’ by Buck Meek, for the Music to Watch Clouds by section of our website
This lovely Earth movie combines heart-felt Bach music with a dream-like flight over clouds and night lights, from Ireland to Saudi Arabia and features movie taken by astronauts on the ISS. The music is Bach’s “Komm in Mein Herzenshaus” (Come into my Heart’s House), the 4th movement of “Ein Feste Burg is Unser Gott” (A strong fortress is our God).
Dan Barstow, Member 41,557 and Education Mission Specialist at the Association of Space Explorers introduced us to the ‘Earth Movie Theatre’.
Bernd Kärcher recently contacted us with the suggestion of “Ocean Cloud” by Marillion for our Music to Watch Clouds by section.
Sabino de Bari is a composer and guitarist who recently released a decacorde (10 strings classical guitar) album, Nubes, which is inspired by clouds.
Longstanding Society member, Jack Borden, recently sent us this suggestion for music to watch clouds by.
Jill Willder, Member 35,562, reminded us of the wonderful Kitty MacFarlane’s song ‘Namer of Clouds’ and we’re delighted to share it with you. It’s also a coincidental that Kitty interviewed Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Member 001, about clouds for BBC Radio 4’s “Open Country” programme in December 2020.
Mary Williamson, Member 54,343, found this video where the lyrics to Mr Blue Sky have been turned into AI cloud art. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Don Hatfield, supporting member 42854, recently proposed ‘Move the Clouds’ by Shadowfax for the ‘Music to Watch Clouds By’ section of our website.
This song was inspired by “The Cloud Collectors Handbook”
Tony M has proposed “Morning” by Hauschka for our Music to Watch Clouds by section.
“Far Above the Clouds” – Tubular Bells III – Mike Oldfield, was suggested by Society member, Clare P.
She wrote “Awesome track. I recently gave a small talk on clouds and this was one of half a dozen cloud tracks in the soundtrack for the group work”.
Multi-award winning Australian Pianist, Matthew Sheens, is set to release his latest Album Cloud Appreciation Day this month.
Fae (Animal Prince) is a violinist/vocalist/producer, and also a long time fan of clouds
This is an original composition sent in my Laurianne Fiorentino who wrote “Assembled from photos cloud and video files I have taken in New Mexico, USA, and from a plane. The music is an improvisation between Michael Kott (cello) and I (flute), captured impromptu in Nashville. I’d love to hear your comments!”
An original piece by Kym “Bid” Bidstrup who says it inspired by the exquisite duck pond in Barnes, London, UK, a magnificent place to spend time lost or found – or both – in thought.
This is the Extended Version.
In this version you might hear some frog noises, an extra ripple or two, a dragonfly that I’m especially proud of creating musically, and, well, whatever duck imaginings you can conjure.