Do you remember this?

If you’re my vintage, this song and the video clip from the movie ‘Chariots of Fire’ will be forever etched into your memory, along with the name Vangelis. But what does a modern composer of soundtracks and, well, pop have to do with NASA, Mars and two of my all-time, favourite female opera singers?

The answer is ‘Mythodea – music for the NASA Mission Mars Odyssey 2001 with Jessye Norman a Kathleen Battle (At The Temple of Zeus – Athens)‘. That’s Jessye Norman on the left and Kathleen Battle on the right. Some of you may remember Kathleen Battle from my post about Turandot.

Anyway, even if you hate opera, please… close your eyes and just listen to the music in the video below:

If Mythodea didn’t give you goosebumps you must be as deaf as a post!

-cough- sorry, the fangirl got the better of me…

Seriously though, I hope you enjoyed these two very different, and yet incredibly uplifting pieces of music as much as I did.

cheers,
Meeks