🎵 Astro Songs — Astronomy in Music
From Holst's Planets to Bowie's Space Oddity — astronomy has inspired musicians across every genre and era. Here is a curated collection of songs about stars, planets, the Moon, space travel, and the cosmos.
Classical & Orchestral
The Planets — Mars, Jupiter, Saturn...
Gustav Holst
Clair de Lune
Claude Debussy
Mondscheinsonate (Moonlight Sonata)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Also sprach Zarathustra
Richard Strauss (2001: A Space Odyssey)
Aus der Neuen Welt (From the New World)
Antonín Dvořák
Rock
Space Oddity
David Bowie
Starman
David Bowie
Life on Mars?
David Bowie
Rocket Man
Elton John
Walking on the Moon
The Police
Man on the Moon
R.E.M.
A Sky Full of Stars
Coldplay
Eclipse
Pink Floyd
Astronomy Domine
Pink Floyd
'39
Queen (Brian May — Astrophysiker!)
Supermassive Black Hole
Muse
Starlight
Muse
Planet Caravan
Black Sabbath
The Final Countdown
Europe
Across the Universe
The Beatles
Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles
Mr. Blue Sky
Electric Light Orchestra
Ticket to the Moon
Electric Light Orchestra
Spaceman Came Travelling
Chris de Burgh
Moonshadow
Cat Stevens
Mr. Spaceman
The Byrds
Electronic & Ambient
Oxygène (Part IV)
Jean-Michel Jarre
Equinoxe (Part V)
Jean-Michel Jarre
Cosmos Theme (Heaven and Hell)
Vangelis
Alpha
Vangelis
Moonlight Shadow
Mike Oldfield
Stratosfear
Tangerine Dream
Apollo — Atmospheres & Soundtracks
Brian Eno (NASA Moon footage)
Spacelab
Kraftwerk
Around the World
Daft Punk
Jazz & Standards
Fly Me to the Moon
Frank Sinatra
Stardust
Hoagy Carmichael / Nat King Cole
Moonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller
Blue Moon
Ella Fitzgerald
Soul, Funk & Disco
Saturn
Stevie Wonder
September
Earth, Wind & Fire
Shining Star
Earth, Wind & Fire
Cosmic Girl
Jamiroquai
Nightflight to Venus
Boney M.
Deutsch
Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)
Peter Schilling
Sonne
Rammstein
Über den Wolken
Reinhard Mey
Nena — Leuchtturm
Nena
Français
Folk & Kinderlieder
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Traditional (Mozart-Melodie)
Weißt du, wieviel Sternlein stehen
Deutsches Volkslied
Der Mond ist aufgegangen
Matthias Claudius
Film Soundtracks
Star Wars Main Theme
John Williams
Interstellar Main Theme
Hans Zimmer
Starry Night (Don McLean — Van Gogh)
Don McLean
