Abby Dobson, Member 14484, wrote the wonderful ‘Cloud Watching’ for her 2007 album Rise Up.
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.
July 19, 2016
April 7, 2017
Cloud enthusiast, Lena Arnland, suggested “Nuages” by Django Reinhardt as some relaxing music to watch clouds by.
July 25, 2016
According to the French composer, Claude Debussy, “‘Nuages’ renders the immutable aspect of the sky and the slow, solemn motion of the clouds, fading away in grey tones lightly tinged with white.”
Suggested by Erin Weaver (Member 37,688)
May 19, 2017
Cloud enthusiast, Hilary Aulando, recent sent this suggestion for the Music to Watch Clouds By section of our website.
April 9, 2024
Sylvia Lee, a singer-songwriter from Hamburg, Germany, recently sent us this song she wrote about Cloudspotting which was inspired by her love of the sky.
January 20, 2026
Gerdienke Ubels, Member 21,012 sent this short Q&A about the clouds over Weimar, 24th August 1881.
Q: What was the weather like in Weimar, 24 August 1881?
A: There were grey clouds coming in.
Q: How do we know that?
A: Franz Lizst put them into music and noted the date: ‘Nuages Gris’, Weimar 24 August 1881 (listen to how they roll in)
May 7, 2020
Society member, Mark Davies as recommended “Clouds of St Marie” by Ride for our Music to Watch Clouds section
May 5, 2026
Musician, Sean McGowan, recently released some new music “Clouds III” inspired by cloud types. It’s an EP with 5 instrumental tracks including Pyrocumulus and Cavum.
Listen to Clouds III here
January 5, 2026
Sean McGowan recently sent through some music he created that was inspired by different cloud forms and intended for cloud watching. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Listen to Sean’s cloud inspired music here
February 28, 2026
Peter Stubbs, Member 1,291 suggested the album “Clouds” by Kevin Kendle. Produced in 2000 by New World Music Ltd, the music was inspired by the beauty of the sky.
June 25, 2019
Harry van Dijken (member 35947) submitted “Clouds” by Iona from her album “Another Realm”.
February 14, 2026
Maxim Shapovalov, of Apollo Projects, recently discovered the Cloud Appreciation Society and was deeply moved by the simple, generous idea behind it — to pause, to look up, and to value something that is fleeting, unownable, and quietly essential.
He told us he was inspired by the spirit of the Society and wanted to offer a small artistic gesture of appreciation. Earlier this year, he created an album titled Clouds Album in collaboration with musician Maksim Velichkin. The project is an attempt to listen to clouds rather than describe them — to translate atmosphere, movement, and impermanence into sound. It felt natural to share this work with a community that understands clouds not as background, but as presence.
Click here to listen to Clouds Album
December 2, 2019
CloudO by Chris Magennis & G.L.Galbraith is a song based on a poem by Geoff L Galbraith.
July 4, 2017
Ruth Bailey, member 37436, has suggested ‘Cloudless’ by Peter Gabriel for our Music to Watch Clouds By section.
July 14, 2016
Psych pop-rock outfit mccandless created this ode to gazing at clouds…
October 9, 2023
Rebecca Marr, member 7,548, emailed to say how much she enjoys the Music to Watch Clouds by section of our website and suggested her own favourite, Cloud Nine by the Temptations.
October 18, 2025
Tobias Herzz, Member 32,210, is a theatre musician and painter from Dresden, Germany. In 2019 he recorded a special album – entitled „N.O.W.“ (in collaboration with an actress, who did all the spoken parts on it) – and released it on Bandcamp in April 2020.
One of the songs is “Cloud March” and he told us “it is some kind of declaration of love to these good spirits we adore”.
Listen to Cloud March on the Bandcamp site
October 11, 2022
Samual Wagner (AKA The Reverend Sam), was taking a cross-country train trip through the USA in the summer of 2019. He told us “One day in the dining car I met the nicest old lady. We shared pictures of clouds, and she introduced me to the Cloud Appreciation Society. The clouds were so beautiful and she was so sweet I had to make a song about it”
January 18, 2025
Sabine Lebenstedt, Member 64,298, suggested Brian Eno’s “Cloud 4” for our Music to Watch Clouds by.
February 19, 2021
Ellen Ryan of Philadelphia, PA, heard about the Cloud Appreciation Society on the NY Times’ The Daily Podcast recently. The piece reminded her of this composition that she hadn’t thought about in decades.
July 31, 2017
Michael Warren, member 37489, recently suggested “Box of Rain” by Wake the Dead. He says “My favorite cloud watching music from the Northern California band “Wake the Dead” accompanied by photos from my wife and me”.
April 20, 2022
Kristen-Rose DiMartino (member 47,377) proposed “Big Cloud” by Radiator Hospital for the Music to Watch Clouds By section of our website
September 24, 2024
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 movies of Earth. The one here is part of the Trio Sonata for Organ by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by world class organist Brian Hoffmann with a day view of the Earth taken by astronauts on the International Space Station.
November 11, 2025
Dan Barstow, Member 41,557 introduced us to the ‘Earth Music Theatre’ which he curates. This is Brian Hoffman’s recording of Canonic Variations (BWV 769), “From Heaven above to Earth I Come” by Bach. Dan has paired it with some of his favourite Earth photography from 50 prior movies showing Caribbean, Sahara, Aurora, Pacific and Sunset. He told us “We call it Bach & Earth – Five Beautiful Movements“.
December 23, 2023
Sunset Serenity captures the rich colors and serene drama of a sunset, seen from the ISS. ISS orbits Earth in 92 minutes – that means 16 sunrises and sunsets every day! Steve Thomas plays guitar and does sonic magic to help us experience Sunset Serenity.
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.
July 30, 2024
Dan Barstow, Member 41,557 and Education Mission Specialist at the Association of Space Explorers introduced us to the ‘Earth Movie Theatre’. Watch as the Stardust Sinfonie, an ensemble of violin, harpsichord and vibraphone, based in Germany, perform a Bach Aria from Goldberg Variations (BWV 988), as the ISS flies over Patagonia, with its glaciers in Chile and Argentina, by the crew of ISS 43
April 25, 2023
Stephen, Member 19,127 sent us this suggestion for the Music to Watch Clouds By section of our website. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
February 1, 2025
Sienna Gates, Member 64,436 suggested Above Clouds by Jhove for our Music to Watch Clouds by section. She told us “A beautiful, cozy, and warm Lo-Fi beat somehow perfectly expressed by the album’s cover art. It’s very sleepy, but chime-y and unique. I listen to a 24/7 Lo-Fi radio in the background sometimes, and this one always sticks out as a favourite”
