Music to Watch Clouds By

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.

Violinist Qingzhu Weng plays Bach Violin Chaconne 

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)

Antonio Carlos Jobim – Look to the Sky

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!

Stormy Monday

Flora Eginton, member 32241, suggested 'Stormy Monday' by T-Bone Walker for the Music to Watch Clouds By section of our website.
A sunrise with anti-crepuscular rays over Longmont, Colorado, US.

“Theme from Harry’s Game” by Clannad

"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"

Namer of Clouds by Kitty MacFarlane

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.

Mr Blue Sky – But every lyric is an AI generated image

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.

Cloud Appreciation Society

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 […]

Clouds II by Sean McGowan

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 here: https://seanmcgowanadl.bandcamp.com/album/clouds-ii

Big Cloud by Radiator Hospital

Kristen-Rose DiMartino (member 47,377) proposed "Big Cloud" by Radiator Hospital for the Music to Watch Clouds By section of our website