Written to tell the story of the Rosetta and Philae spacecraft and their mission to the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. 

©2016 Andrew Manson

I followed the mission for years and I have such an incredible admiration and respect for the Rosetta and Philae teams, and everyone at ESA. When I heard the spacecraft was going to be landing on the comet forever, it seemed so epic, beautiful, sad, happy, incredible, etc..

The piece itself starts with a kind of sped-up timeline of events including launch, flight, the majesty of space and the comet upon approach, and jumps right into the final descent to the comet surface. 

Thank you everyone at ESA for striving to achieve greatness. Thank you Rosetta for the hope and inspiration you gave me - I hope this piece of music can accompany you down to the comet.

Rosetta and the Comet

In Norse mythology, a vardøger is a ghostly double who precedes a living person and is seen performing their actions in advance. In Finnish mythology, this is called having an etiäinen, i.e., "a firstcomer"

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“The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home. In a cosmic perspective, most human concerns seem insignificant, even petty. And yet our species is young and curious and brave and shows much promise. In the last few millennia we have made the most astonishing and unexpected discoveries about the Cosmos and our place within it, explorations that are exhilarating to consider. They remind us that humans have evolved to wonder, that understanding is a joy, that knowledge is prerequisite to survival. I believe our future depends on how well we know this Cosmos in which we float like a mote of dust in the morning sky.” 
― Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Funky, nightmarish, ambient, psychedelic, and way ahead of its time in many ways..

Started again doing more audio work. Theses are some left-over songs from my old band Empower as well as new tracks.

Also I am learning mixing and mastering a bit, so there are some demos present.


Picture from NASA ISS (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/3953553396/in/photostream/)


Official SoundCloud channel of ESA - the European Space Agency. Most (not all) audio content here is licensed under CC BY-SA IGO 3.0. Please check individual credits to be certain. Can't find a track? Our channel used to be http://www.soundcloud.com/esaops - but not anymore. Try searching here for the track name or using keywords instead.

Composer, Sound Designer/Mixer/Editor, Trekkie. Thanks for listening :). 

Contact: andrewkmanson@gmail.com.

Rosetta and the Comet

Andrew Manson - Composer