Music we think you should know about

"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence." - Robert Fripp

Barabas, Tom

Sedona Suite
Soaring
Journey Back to Sedona

Benoit, David

Right Here, Right Now
Fuzzy Logic
Here's to You, Charlie Brown
Professional Dreamer
American Landscape
Remembering Christmas
Shaken Not Stirred

Bolton, Michael

Only a Woman Like You
Timeless
My Secret Passion
All That Matters
This Is the Time
Soul Provider
The Hunger

Eno, Brian

Some of my favorite recordings include

Another Green World
Discreet Music
Music for Films
Before and After Science
Cluster & Eno
Music for Airports
The Plateaux of Mirror

Fourth World No. 1: Possible Musics
On Land
Thursday Afternoon (video)
The Pearl
The Shutov Assembly
Neroli

Enya

The Memory of Trees
Watermark
Shepherd Moons
The Celts
A Day without Rain
Paint the Sky with Stars

Glass, Philip

Koyaanisqatsi
Powaqqatsi
Glassworks
Music in Twelve Parts
The Hours
Satyagraha
Although not the sort of music you listen to for relaxation, the compositions of Philip Glass have caused a kind of revolution in my thinking about music. The soundtracks to the two landmark movies I have thus-far seen are unforgettable. What I have heard of his soundtrack to The Hours is absolutely haunting.

Goldsmith, Jerry

Star Trek, the Motion Picture
Poltergeist
Alien
Planet of the Apes
A Patch of Blue
Jerry Goldsmith was one of the most prolific and original composers of film music. Follow the link to see his credits and a brief biography.

Hartman, Johnny

The golden voice of Johnny Hartman stands on its own, but his talents were highlighted in the film Bridges of Madison County. It was this film that brought this brilliant interpreter to my attention.

Horner, James

Titanic
Star Trek
Apollo 13
A Beautiful Mind
The Perfect Storm
The Mask of Zorro

Deep Impact
Braveheart
Field of Dreams
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The Land before Time
Cocoon

Kenny G

The Moment.

Manring, Michael

Unusual Weather (e.g.)
Michael Manring has done with incredible style and technique what most would consider highly improbable: put bass quitar and soloist in the same thought. The link will take you to his official website where you can learn about this great bass guitar player and his discography.

The Moody Blues

December (e.g.).

Nightnoise

Shadow of Time
A Different Shore
Something of Time
Nightnoise
Retrospective

Peterson, Oscar

Renaissance

The first link (to the left) will take you to Northern Lights.com, a large site detailing most of the work of this classic group. The link on the promotional picture (to the right) will take you to Annie Haslam's Website.

Prologue
Ashes Are Burning
Turn of the Cards
Scheherazade & Other Stories
Live at Carnegie Hall

Novella
A Song for All Seasons
Azure d'Or
Camera Camera