Neptune
The Mystic Lyrics

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[Verse 1]
When I met you boy you was the sweetest thing
Like a Sade tape in the coldest spring
When I saw your eyes I thought they shined for me
Just being in your space was divine me
Gave you true smiles and a lot more time
Then them ballin cats who fiend to be mine
But really love you wasn't even fuckable

The way you were made you highly untouchable
Peeped you though every move you made
Studied from a distance watched the games you played
And some would say I shoulda never came closer
But I ain't never had the taste for the phrase not supposed ta
So I chose imagine that
Put a plan into play to make it public fact
That I'm the one and you shoulda knew
That them other girls have never loved you like I do

(Chorus)
For you I'd dive into a treacherous sea
Bring you Neptune's jewels to keep you happy
I would fly into a merciless sun steal you the sky
'cause you're the one

[Verse 2]
Mighta took some time but most good things do
Manifest when the time is true
I admit I was nervous 'cause things get changed
Something about my lifestyle makes love so strange
So many angles and tangled components
Everybody want to touch just for the moment
But you put a new hue in my blue
Added a perspective to my concrete views
'Bout tossin caution into the breeze
Followin' emotion like streams to the seas
Top priority believe you me
Like love how you feel, you alright, whatchu need?
It's more than your lips on the nap of my necks
Or your hands on my breast, with your leg on my thigh
Or the look in your eyes as you slide inside
It's the way you make me want to live instead of die

(Chorus)

[Verse 3]
The funniest part is that I've never claimed you
Yet and still when I talk to God I name you
Even got you own song look, you a star
No need to call names you know who you are
I'd give you everything be the mother of your seeds
Keep the world at bay if you need time to breath
Be the chest to rest on when things a bit to much
These offers they stand so no need to rush
You young black and gifted whole life aheada you
I love for that would never try to tame you
So I remain dedicated in the wings
Inspired by your laugh to wait for things
I just hope you aware of what you actually got
A true woman make my man want for not
So when you here this song know I'm speakin to you
This is a be -girl ballad, for true

(Chorus) x2

Overall Meaning

The Mystic's song "Neptune's Jewels" is a love song about the singer's unrequited love for a boy whom she considers untouchable. In the first verse, she talks about how she met him and was attracted to him from the start. However, she knows that her love for him is unreturned and that he is unattainable. Despite this, she continues to have feelings for him and would do anything to make him happy, including diving into a treacherous sea to bring him Neptune's jewels.

In the second verse, the singer expresses how she feels nervous about their relationship but also speaks about how this boy has added a new perspective to her concrete views. She finds him inspiring and is willing to give him everything, be the mother of his children, and support him in times of need. Finally, in the third verse, she talks about how she has never claimed him, but he still holds a special place in her heart. She remains dedicated to him and hopes that he is aware of how special she sees him.

Overall, "Neptune's Jewels" is a heartfelt song about unrequited love, but it also speaks to the depths of love and how far one is willing to go for the person they love.

Line by Line Meaning

When I met you boy you was the sweetest thing
You were very charming when I first met you

Like a Sade tape in the coldest spring
Your charm was comforting like listening to Sade on a cold day

When I saw your eyes I thought they shined for me
I felt a connection with you when I looked into your eyes

Just being in your space was divine me
Being close to you felt very special to me

Gave you true smiles and a lot more time
I gave you genuine affection and attention

Then them ballin cats who fiend to be mine
I chose you over other guys who were only interested in money and status

But really love you wasn't even fuckable
My love for you was not just physical attraction

The way you were made you highly untouchable
You are special and not easily obtainable by anyone

Peeped you though every move you made
I closely observed all your actions and behavior

Studied from a distance watched the games you played
I kept my distance and learned more about you by observing your interactions

And some would say I shoulda never came closer
Some people advised me not to get closer to you

But I ain't never had the taste for the phrase not supposed ta
I never followed rules or what I was told not to do

So I chose imagine that
I took action instead of just imagining what could be

Put a plan into play to make it public fact
I made a plan to publicly declare my feelings for you

That I'm the one and you shoulda knew
I am the one for you and you should have known that

That them other girls have never loved you like I do
No other girls have loved you in the way that I do

For you I'd dive into a treacherous sea
I would do anything for you, even risking my life

Bring you Neptune's jewels to keep you happy
I would do anything to keep you happy

I would fly into a merciless sun steal you the sky
I would do anything and everything for you, even the impossible

'cause you're the one
Because you are the one I love

Mighta took some time but most good things do
Sometimes good things take time to develop

Manifest when the time is true
Happen when the timing is right

I admit I was nervous 'cause things get changed
I was nervous because relationships can change things

Something about my lifestyle makes love so strange
My lifestyle makes it difficult for love to develop easily

So many angles and tangled components
Relationships can be complicated and have many factors to consider

Everybody want to touch just for the moment
Many people are only interested in temporary relationships

But you put a new hue in my blue
You brought a new perspective and brightness to my life

Added a perspective to my concrete views
You opened my mind to new ideas and ways of thinking

'Bout tossin caution into the breeze
Taking risks and not being afraid to live life fully

Followin' emotion like streams to the seas
Following my emotions and going with the flow

Top priority believe you me
You are my top priority, believe me

Like love how you feel, you alright, whatchu need?
I care about your well-being and what you need

It's more than your lips on the nap of my necks
My feelings for you go beyond physical touch

Or your hands on my breast, with your leg on my thigh
My affection for you is not just physical

Or the look in your eyes as you slide inside
My love for you is not just physical intimacy

It's the way you make me want to live instead of die
You inspire me to live a happy and fulfilling life

The funniest part is that I've never claimed you
Ironically, I've never publicly stated that we are together

Yet and still when I talk to God I name you
Despite this, I pray for you and our relationship

Even got you own song look, you a star
I wrote a song about you because you are important to me

No need to call names you know who you are
You know who you are and you don't need to be named

I'd give you everything be the mother of your seeds
I am committed to giving you everything and starting a family with you

Keep the world at bay if you need time to breath
I will protect you from the outside world if you need space and time to yourself

Be the chest to rest on when things a bit to much
I will be your support and comfort when things get tough

These offers they stand so no need to rush
These offers are always available, there's no need to rush

You young black and gifted whole life aheada you
You are young, talented, and have your entire life ahead of you

I love for that would never try to tame you
I love you for who you are and would never try to change you

So I remain dedicated in the wings
I will remain devoted and supportive in the background

Inspired by your laugh to wait for things
Your laugh and happiness inspires me to wait patiently for what's to come

I just hope you aware of what you actually got
I hope you realize how lucky you are to have me

A true woman make my man want for not
I am a true woman who satisfies my man completely

So when you here this song know I'm speakin to you
When you hear this song, know that I am speaking directly to you

This is a be-girl ballad, for true
This is a true and honest ballad from a woman's perspective

Lyrics © RUDE GAL

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Comments from YouTube:

@neptunethe8thplanet248

3y↑297

Its so wonderful that Holst composed this song for me!

@zoefang4563

3y↑19

Hail Lord Neptune bows

@neptunethe8thplanet248

3y↑19

@Zoe Fang Greetings to you, Earthling!

@lauramaria1795

3y↑13

Omg i love u Neptune, u r my favorite planet 😎❤️

@Jeremiah_Rivers76

3y↑6

@Neptune the 8th Planet Even though The Planets deals with each planet’s corresponding astrological character, this song does work well with your mysteries.

@danthedandruff9049

2y↑4

I'm proud of you too

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@maddiejamieson6083

5y↑129

seeing this live is a whole other experience, the fact that they keep the women's choir in an unseen room offstage so that these voices seem to come from nowhere is absolutely haunting.

@zoefang4563

3y↑5

I keep replaying that part <33
I think Holst was going for a choir of mermaids.

@jondellar

1y↑1

I didn’t know they did that. Wow!

@marxmatter

1y↑3

I saw this live as well, and thought the singing was recorded- but no, they were actually off to the side and were hidden.

holy shit.

@MegaFPVFlyer

29w↑1

I just saw this live and they had the choir start walking out during the last few notes. It created an incredibly eerie echo effect. I don't know who came up with that idea, but they're a genius!

@wimbex5341

26w

Holst himself had that idea. And yes, he's a genius 🙂@@MegaFPVFlyer

@BINGFRYSRDUN

7y↑181

This song is perfect for space: it's not only mysterious, but beautiful and alluring, yet it feels like it's hiding great secrets. At times it is ethereal, and also hopeful, but becomes something you might not expect. This song wasn't written only about Neptune, but I imagine it was written about Neptune and beyond.

@ScotPeacock

7y↑15

BINGFRYSRDUN That's a beautiful of looking at it. Yes, I too think it is about the mysteries of the universe and our place in it, symbolised by the remoteness of Neptune.

@jcsnody

4y↑2

Thank you for this I had to do a project and describe this.

@aletheaparsons585

3y↑1

This is something you would hear in aliens

@hamletsmill258

If you say so 😆😆😆

@Celestein

3y↑48

This piece stops time. I get covered in goosebumps the entire time, it's pure Lovecraftian mystery and beauty.

@needleboy17

3y↑44

This really portrays Neptune very well. Neptune is really cold and this part's character really portrays how distant and cold Neptune is from the sun.

@stephen7537

1y↑2

Uranus is somewhat colder.

@LordVader1094

40w↑2

@@stephen7537 But not as distant

@donnaquixote7538

22w

It also perfectly portraits how vast and unknown the ocean is, if we keep with the mythological character the planet was named after. 💕

@samueltaylor4698

9y↑74

I always feel like this piece of music had a huge influence on Jerry Goldsmith's score for Alien. Both exude a quality conveying a deeply mysterious expanse to the universe, with a touch of something incomprehensibly majestic and simultaneously intimidating. There's still something innately relaxing in the solitary nature of that vastness though, that just comes across great here.

@ScotPeacock

9y↑5

I hear you. The flutes at the beginning slowed down are similar the very beginning of Alien (without the creepy echoey percussion or insect-like string effects).
The softer parts of the score are very reminiscent of the mid-section of Neptune. Very beautiful.

@SuperHoggar

9y↑6

Samuel Taylor this has influenced a huge array of hollywood sountracks from much earlier on. in fact, without holst, debussy, ravel and a few others there'd be no hollywood as we know it.

@DSFARGEG00

6y↑2

I feel you can hear this in Alien's soundtrack and in Star Wars: A New Hope's, as well.

@AFStudiosMedia

5y↑1

Holst seems to have had influenced many composers, like John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman and even Koji Kondo

@fotzegamingandmedia1840

5y↑1

I hear more Danny Elfman than Jerry Goldsmith

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@sirbowman3158

4y↑16

It fits as the final planet in the suite. So mysterious and ethereal. The chorus makes every hair on my neck stand on end, yet there are soothing moments in this. It’s like Holst makes you feel at ease one second and on edge the next, which makes the resolution at the end that much more satisfying.

@jmwoods190

11y↑18

At first you might think this is scary, but after a while you'll know it's actually beautiful.

@therealchipsgocrunch

51w↑1

It was always beautiful for me

@jondellar

1y↑12

The way that choir just wafts away into the heavens is magical.

@Ratman_Jenkins12

4y↑99

Whenever my Dad used to take me on long drives as a kid, we'd put this on and tell scary stories to each other.

@thefilmfrontier6822

3y↑12

That's awesome. Sounds like you had a great dad!

@meowkie

3y↑8

Sounds like your dad helped you form some pretty cool memories! <3

@TheShredworthy

7y↑68

Offstage ethereal choir is so very great and hauntingly beautiful, as it climbs endlessly into the ether.

@ScotPeacock

7y↑26

It's an amazing experience to hear live. When performed correctly, the choir doesn't finish. It continues fading away until you are not sure if you can still hear them. The conductor continues to slowly keep time, even well after the ambience of the room supersedes the ethereal sounds. The hall is spellbound. Everyone is absolutely stock still. Noone makes a sound. We are barely breathing. We are transformed, gently pulled by that fading music into another dimension.The conductor slowly stops, puts down the baton. The musicians relax. The spell is broken. Resounding applause! :-D

@lila-du2xw

5y↑2

Oh wow... I’d love to see that

@thinginground5179

@Scot Peacock You're description on it's own is pure poetry. Well done

@kingdonward

21w

I love the fact that the singers on the original recording processed gradually out of the venue, hence the truly haunting and ethereal sound. Hoping very much to recreate this special piece in Suffolk next year, when Hadleigh Orchestra will perform with Hadleigh Community Choir.

@yoshifan0312

7y↑23

This whole piece perfectly captures the feeling of floating in space, lost. Especially the last part.

@ScotPeacock

7y↑1

Yoshifan0312RBLX I love the way it just fades out.

@yoshifan0312

6y↑2

Scot Peacock Exactly. The last measure even says “This measure is to be repeated until lost in the distance.”

@heribertocastro6652

5y↑13

I like that the tempo is not to fast. It just feels very natural compared to the other recordings which sound rushed.

@thevideorium2665

7y↑12

A sublime piece of music. What you have here is the DNA of all Hollywood cinema scores in some form or another. Holst truly was a master.

@ScotPeacock

6y↑2

Videorium Legendarium I totally agree. It’s all here.

@jeffreyriley8742

26w

It's impossible not to envision some of our favorite movies when listening to this.

@fievel12b

9y↑17

I had been out in the woods in Washington State at night and I had this music going through my head. It was dark and the stars were out and was a little eerie but the music matched the mood perfectly.

@ScotPeacock

9y↑2

james vidal Perfect soundtrack for your late night experience. Thanks for sharing :-)

@rebeccatripp36

4y↑5

This is one of the most exquisitely performed recordings of this song! Everything is so clear. The harp is crisp, the voices are neither too thin, nor too thick. Perfect. ^_^

@Diabet0

8y↑13

Just heard the whole planets set done live last night at the Dallas symphony orchestra, and this by far is my favorite piece they did

@ScotPeacock

8y↑4

Wow! I'm happy for you. This is an amazing experience, live. When done right, Neptune is otherworldly. The chorus just keep fading until we're not sure we can still hear them. Time stops. The hall is silent. As one, the crowd have been transported. A portal to another world, through which a glimpse enraptures all. The conductor gently puts down the baton. The players relax. Movement in the audience. The spell is broken. Rapturous applause!

@Diabet0

8y↑1

+Scot Peacock that was the exact response. At first, everyone was trying to find the choir, only to realize that they weren't in the concert hall, and that they were slowly fading away. It really gives Neptune that eerie and magical feel

@ScotPeacock

+Diabet0 Such a beautiful piece of music :)

@tree_froggi8910

4y↑4

This song is so beautiful, I could listen to it for ages. It's so calming and it's the best to describe this planet. This one is my favourite apart from Jupiter because i also find it quite jumpy and it makes you expect something load but then it's still calm.

@donnaquixote7538

38w

5:25 - 5:50 always gives me goosebumps 💓🎶🤩

@geraldjensen6831

8y↑23

I always thought the first time I heard it that this is a perfect match for this quote from THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
“And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.”

@ScotPeacock

8y↑4

Wow, I never matched this music to that final moment, but it's spot-on. Thank you :-D

@colingordon8265

2y↑3

A perfect example of how powerful quiet music can be.

@ScotPeacock

11y↑20

It certainly has an other-worldly feel to it.

@laoisemeehan

3y↑10

The planet of the musicians, artists, dreamers, mystics, psychics.

@needleboy17

3y↑1

So I guess Van Gogh lives in Neptune?

@birch2478

8y↑7

wow! my guitar teacher encouraged me to listen to this, Mars, and Jupiter, and let me say that something about this piece especially was extra great.

@FERNANDOPENAS

9y↑86

Strangely Scary and mystical. It makes you feel ost in space as if you are floating in the ends of the solor system, totally alone .. Kind of like this feeling , although my favorite and that most applies to my personality is mercury

@Yaneko7

6y↑1

Yeah like being in some sory of void

@Unaomnia01

5y↑1

Never alone tho

@icedragon23472

4y↑3

Fitting for the last planet in the solar system

@thinginground5179

2y↑1

It pulls you towards that strange psychotic land of cosmic mysticism which drove all of the alchemists insane. Such a freeing state of mind to be in, yet so damaging to our mentality because we just can't handle it's ethereal magnificence.

@GRasputin91

9y↑9

This and Venus have such relaxing qualities, it's something you could listen to on hypnotherapy.

@ScotPeacock

9y↑3

Yes, I think that was the idea. Neptune really does have that otherworldy quality. It's a sound that nobody had heard before and has since been copied on countless soundtracks.

@GRasputin91

Can I find this specific recording on iTunes or some such site?

@ScotPeacock

PM me and I can share the folder with you. Do you prefer FLAC lossless or MP3s?

@GRasputin91

MP3 would be fine, thanks!

@ScotPeacock

GRasputin91 Brilliant. Send me an email with your email address and I'll invite you to a One Drive folder where you can download the music :-)

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@stravinsky1300

33w

Holst hated it when performances of The Planets opted to end with Jupiter - because he did not want the cheerful, upbeat conclusion. And I agree with him. This is the right ending for the work, not just because it's a great composition, but because the mysterious nature of the ocean's depths fits perfectly with Outer Space.

@williamk3702

2y↑1

Thank you for uploading this excellent performance. Will have to add the Groves' vesion to my Planets collection. It doesn't contain 'the hits', but 'side 2' (if you will) of The Planets is some of my favourite music. My own personal favourite recording is Andre Previn conducting, which I, of course, recommend. (Take care, though, because I think there are two different Previn recordings available). Many thanks once again.

@ringlapsefalseband8380

8y↑106

This is my favourite piece from the planets suit

@joeyhardin5903

7y↑6

suite*
And also, I agree

@69way3Emp

6y↑2

jOiN dA cLub m8!

K I'll leave now

@brisklight1023

3y↑1

I personally like Jupiter more but this is a close second!

@Paul-ci4gq

38w

We used to be introduced to classical music at school when I was about 18 I realised how much I loved classical music even though my head was full of the pop charts I remembered the planet suite from school and immediately fell in love with Neptune the mystic I wondered how it was possible to create such a fantastic sound all that long ago never mind think it up also liked Venus the bringer of peace and the electric light orchestra

@Taco1011

7y↑3

Mars is still my favourite from The Planets, but wow..... This is beautiful, mysterious, and magical. I get chills listening to this.

@garyschraa7947

4y↑1

What would be great is if you could find the video produced and shown on PBS as a visual arts piece . I once had it on vhs tape recorded right off the TV . It is a masterpiece which literally blows all other videos out of the water . It is a moving piece of art . With eerie close up shots of chemical reactions in paint and other mediums . It's indescribable but is far , far , better than these still shots of neptune

@giovannyalpizar5351

3y↑1

This piece always reminds me of the first two Alien films. Such mystery and opening to a planet we are passing by that isn’t charted, dangerous to any voyager.

@robertgarvey5652

This has to be my favourite of the entire Planet suite

@hpa2005

4y↑7

Mr. Tom Sudholt, one of the DJs for the classical music radio station near me, played this after Ms. Katherine Johnson (portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the movie "Hidden Figures") passed away back in February. Mr. Sudholt related how Ms. Johnson made all her calculations for the Apollo and Space Shuttle launches with just a pencil and paper and how accurate said calculations turned out to be. He went on to tell a story of how, after NASA got, in his words "One of those new fangled computing machines", the people working the machine came up to Mr. John Glenn with the calculations for his next flight and while listening to them Mr. Glenn calmly said to the guys "No, no, I want to hear what Ms. Johnson has to say.".....from what I remember Ms. Johnson's calculations were not that far off from what the computer had.

@rhys8182

1y↑1

Neptune, the planet of Pisces, representing dreams, fantasies, illusions and mystery.
This music is this planet translated to sounds and vibrations, marvellous stuff
From a Pisces

@13e11even11

2y↑2

Ethereal and enchanting. Wondrous

@sanfrandartgun6614

10y↑16

i remember going to an orchestra in the 1950s in England. My grandpa was a ww1 veteran and it reminded him what happened at the end of a battle when he was in the trenches. Wondering if it had really ending or if as soon as he stuck his head up he would get shot.

@ColonelSanders666

10y↑8

Aeon - Neptune The Mystic Death metal version of this song (no vocals). Wonderfully creative interpretation of a masterpiece

@cclady222

What an amazing and brilliant work of art this music is. We all should be into the mystic. I have been trying to find on YT the version I saw last night on Classic Arts Showcase from the BBC... still can't find it, sorry. There was an awesome, crazy vid accompanying this piece. Thanks for posting this OP

@ScotPeacock

+cclady222 No problem :-) If you find it, let me know. I like a bit of craze!

@cclady222

I still can't find it. We are told the script at the end is to walk off the stage with those haunting vocals, eventually behind closed doors.

@Calmminded94

10y↑2

Wow, I Heard this in one of my favourite Swedish children's TV-show. It's awesome <3 :)

@ScotPeacock

10y↑1

It's amazing where the most sublime music can pop up :-)

@thelionsshare6668

3y↑13

The subtitle is "the Mystic," and if you speed up the tempo, the intro sounds a LOT like John Williams' theme for Harry Potter.

@zachdawson6052

Well he copied it

@countessD84

7y↑21

Added to my bucket list: watching the northern lights while listening to this.

@ScotPeacock

7y↑3

Oh, yes. Perfect soundtrack.

@edwardredmond1969

1y↑1

mystical,soothing, enchanting, especially the ending with the voiceless choir.

@TheNewAeon2012

2y↑4

It's so obvious that John Williams was massively influenced by Holst. Parts of this sounded almost identical to some of the Star Wars score (both OT and PT era).

@milesedgeworth1297

1y↑1

Fun fact: did you know George Lucas originally wanted the Star Wars opening crawl theme to be "Mars, the Bringer of War"?

@TheNewAeon2012

@MilesEdgeworth129 No. But l knew that he used Holst's Planet Suite as placeholder music while waiting for JW to finish the score. Maybe he even told Williams to draw inspiration from Holst

@jimmylieb5225

20w↑1

I always listen first to Saturn. Then this, Neptune. then ethereal timeless sleep....

@englishrose47

Written by an Englishman. So ethereal and haunting.

@nicholasprakash3411

4y↑1

If I ever directed a sci-fi movie or series based on a Ursula Le Guinn story I would love to use this.

@LambLiesDownOnBroadway

6y↑8

5:50 - 8:57 is my most favorite piece of music of all time... ;)

@bBoss-xl1ld

9y↑29

The Celeste is used to such a mysterious and spellbinding effect in this piece.

@ScotPeacock

9y↑9

Yes, it is used so beautifully: like a sprinkle of cometary dust catching the light of the distant sun :-)

@breizhredfox

Je trouve ce morceau assez flippant, il m'évoque plein de choses. Les abysses, le froid, des fantomes. Les chœurs participent bien au coté dérangeant.

@zoefang4563

3y↑3

BEST PART OF THE SUITE <3

@vaibhavgupta20

8y↑1

30 sec in and already getting goose bumps.

@jamesroach8841

Scot Peacock, thanks for the recommendation. It's very finely and deliberately articulated, without any loss of oceanic atmosphere. A real find. Now I must see what Groves and the RPO accomplished with other similarly atmospheric scores. And if any other such recommendations come to mind, don't hesitate to offer them, since you evidently have a fine ear.

@ScotPeacock

You're welcome, James. Groves made a very fine recommended recording of Holst's great choral work, The Hymn of Jesus.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Holst-Hymn-Jesus-Choral-Symphony/dp/B001KKWRWI

@ScotPeacock

Or here if you're in the US
http://www.amazon.com/Holst-Jesus-First-Choral-Symphony/dp/B000027JFS/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1426076276&sr=1-2&keywords=holst+hymn+jesus+groves

@steve354777

3y↑1

Beautiful.

@chancerbox1935

3y↑4

This song is like a spider. It's creepy and beautiful at the same time.

@thinginground5179

If you want to make it more spidery, use more pizzicato lol

@josephcope7637

3y↑1

Several decades ago WBNS TV, channel 10 in Columbus, Ohio often ran a short late night feature called THE WBNS MYSTIC during which a man delivered philosophical essays with an image of a sorcerer in a wizard's robe on the screen and Holst's NEPTUNE THE MYSTIC playing in the background.

@9GodsMusic

12y↑2

Idiocracy, directed by Mike Judge. My favorite dystopia movie. It somehow manages to be funny and dark at once.

@9GodsMusic

12y↑10

how is it that rihanna is getting over 2 million views in less than a year on one song, when masterpieces like this go unnoticed? I am so worried that we are descending into an idocracy like that movie.

@YSG202

6y↑6

9GodsMusic those songs are easily noticed because they are common and cheaply made. These songs are rare and are made with the blood sweat and tears of several decades. I’m happy that the trash fan base of that genre of music hasn’t touched this piece.

@davidscebat8914

40w

Rihanna is actually good

@fredwheeler7433

My Mom was 20 years old when Gustav passed away in 1934. Sister Carole (Sept 1,1934-:Sept 2, 2021)...Memories...

@dhayes5151

3y↑2

This feels like the long sequence when Enterprise is entering V'ger.

@antarcticaresearchprogram8349

Ennio Morricone and John Carpenter must have really like the intro, since they used this exact piece in The Thing.

@mariusbaltazarrozenberg-ho4942

Beautiful

@ScotPeacock

11y↑1

That sounds intriguing. I'll look it out. Thanks :-)

@nickwright6034

Excellent.

@lucasdedek4279

2y↑1

For me is always Alien, Nostromo space ship. Beautiful piece

@sherlockholmeslives.1605

9y↑8

Oh, the immense timeless bliss of the vastness of space. I also feel that this music is my true quiet dreamer self!!! The person who was experiencing blissful beauty before all this other Absolutely HORRIFIC SHIT!!!!!!

@ScotPeacock

9y↑3

Mike Fuller Extraordinary music. Glad you like it :-)

@sherlockholmeslives.1605

9y↑2

Scot Peacock
Thanks Scot!!!

@oracleowen

Scot Peacock Sounds like Star Wars Music

@skawashers

9y↑3

its the vocal part at then which does it for me , id love to know how it was done. how its layered . is edited or done live. is it a single row of voices just dropping in pitch or more than one row taking a note each

@ScotPeacock

9y↑9

Hey Skawasher, the remarkable thing about this piece of music is that it is all done live, no post-production whatsoever. This was the first piece of music to "fade out" and it was done without mixing desks. How did Holst achieve this surreal effect? He used a female choir (approx 10-12 voices or more) who were not actually in the concert hall. They are placed offstage, which gives the disembodied effect. And towards the very end of the piece they walk away from the hall, becoming quieter and more 'disembodied' as they get further and further away. Somewhere, depending on the layout of the building, a door is slowly closed, bringing their volume down to zero. It's amazing how such a mundane method can create such an amazing effect. And I tell you, done properly, it is a spell-binding experience when heard live in the concert hall. Done properly, they really do fade to absolutely nothing. The conductor is still very slowly and very minimally moving his baton and you listen and you listen until you are not sure if you can still hear them. The entire audience is perfectly still, everyone listening with rapt awe as the final whispers of the music fade, taking everybody into infinite space. Time stand still. There is absolutely no movement. Even the conductor stands perfectly still, his baton held steady. Then finally, he puts down the baton. The music is over. The spell is broken. Rapturous applause! Wow!

@skawashers

9y↑1

Scot Peacock A few things i didn't not know . That Holst was English. With a name of Gustav Holst you wouldnt have Expected to hear that he was Born in England..
I can Only Imagine that if he was around in the after the 1930s that he would have started to experiment with Musique concrète.
I can see Holst playing with early forms of sound manipulation and cut up Techniques.
The Planets suite.. I wonder if anybody has Tried to update it . Now that Pluto has been Declassified as a planet.
Neptune, the Mystic . There is No Doubt that Kubric took the idea of that Choral sound for his Film 2001. If you listen to
"Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Mixed Choirs and Orchestra,
Atmosphères.
Both by used in 2001 and both composed by György Ligeti, You can hear alot of Neptune, the Mystic, within those two Pieces.

@aumjohnfisher8181

Scot Peacock
Thanks for a wonderful description.
You are correct applause does break the spell mores the pity.

@josed.vargas3961

9y↑1

Why does this piece bring back memories of when i was in 3rd grade and rode the bus? The specific image of looking out of the school bus window comes to my mind every time i hear this piece and i find it extremely strange because i had never even heard of the planets Suite back then, shoot, i didn't even like classical music at the time. Very strange.......

@ScotPeacock

+Jose Vargas Perhaps it was on the radio either in the bus or later that day?

@therealchipsgocrunch

This is my favorite movement

@ericthegreat7805

1y↑1

A lot of this sounds like the soundtrack of Philosophers Stone and Chamber of Secrets.

@bosertheropode5443

John Williams, Hans Zimmer and really all the other modern composers borrow heavily from the old ones...

@StenWasTaken

26w

You can see the direct inspiration for movie themes like Harry Potter and Star Wars

Harry Potter is inspired by Neptune the mystic and Star Wars by mars bringer of war

@johnconstantinemarinakiski8128

3y↑5

Neptune is the higher octave of Venus. Therefore it's love and compassion is universal, not personal like Venus' is. Neptune rules Pisces, the most ethereal sign. Pisceans have an innate understanding/interest in the mystical and metaphysical. Neptune also rules Kether (Crown Chakra) in the Kabbalistic Tree Of Life although some schools of study say it's Pluto. But I think that since Pisces rules the connection to God or the Divine it is most likely to be Neptune that reaches the out most layers of our Solar System and hence our microcosmic realm.

@normamoore7024

Exquisite! The peice and the planet

@Retrostar619

3y↑1

This was such a good choice for the origin scene in Mr Robot.

@Psyfi85

3y↑1

Loved this album as a kid, and yes, Mr Robot used it perfectly.

@anubisplays1421

3y↑1

Soothing.

@dacstudios1168

guess so ._.

@johnconstantinemarinakiski8128

8y↑11

Neptune, the planet ruled by Pisces. The most enigmatic sign since it's the last. It embodies all other sun sign characteristics. That's why Pisceans make great actors because they can empathize and sympathize with others.

@ScotPeacock

I didn't know that. Interesting!

@aweshad9

7y↑1

by listening to this piece, you have already heard the majority of creepy movie scores

@joeyhardin5903

7y↑1

Neptuno, deo aqua resplendet per haec musices. hoc verum repraesentat mysterium.

@markherron1407

The star citadel's nearest neighbor is the watery world of Neptune,whose xeno-oceans are patrolled by the mighty mariner, Aquaman.Here, where entire cities of living coral gently ride the ocean currents!

@Parasmunt

3y↑1

It's weird but when i listen to some parts of this music i visualise colours.

@thinginground5179

You're probably a synaesthesiac

@aydenrozzelle7691

Kind of wish Disney dish another Fantasia focusing only this album.

@ScotPeacock

11y

I have no idea what wizard101 mooshu village of soorow is, but it sounds impressive :-)

@needleboy17

3y↑2

Did you know that this movement is in 5/4, like the Mars movement?

@y3nLi

5y↑3

Definitely a ♓️ energy...sun,moon and rising ...

@CosmicAshleyYT

5y↑1

i wanna be a pisces now

@estatuadechozo

3y↑4

That moment you realize you could take down an evil corporation...

@ryuxsupportteam10

Have you watched Mr Robot?? It was so amazing when they used this and then Mars

@The_Str4nger

5y↑36

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.

@artycharr

3y↑4

the scary door.

@Lee-wf4kr

3y↑4

YES TWILIGHT ZONE IS AWESOME (the 50's one)

@kathygriffin9465

Twilight zone indeed!

@drbl4st

1y↑1

To think it takes 165 years for Neptune to complete it's orbit the last one was in 2011 nobody on earth now will see another in our entire lifetime and even kids born in 2012 will never see one at all unless science improves that far

@heribertocastro6652

I love the quote in the description btw.

@Lamplighter888

2y↑1

Ah the secret ingredient of John William's music

@CROMA1927

38w

Borrower...back then it was easy.

@nobodyofimportance3922

2y↑1

I can definitely hear how this inspired star wars

@joseenriqueperdomosegura8640

La conozco perfectamente
Ya pediré
🤣🤣🤣😂🤩🤩

@ScotPeacock

11y

Thanks for the heads-up about 'Home'. I like dystopian stories but I haven't heard of this one.

@nowitskevin3951

7y↑1

anyone remember this song from Drawn: The Painted Tower? starts at 1:11

@dreamviewer7995

well i have seen an amazing thing, the beauty makes it stand out wether or not you want it to because thats gets it so caught in a speechless amazment you cannot escape.

@ScotPeacock

silent airbender It beautifully describes the indescribable !

@petrut.1224

The origin of kosmiche musik and everything that came after with the music of the spheres (Vangelis, Schulze, Jarre, Kitaro, Froese etc).

@jackwilmoresongs

11y

There is a dystopianTV play called "Home" about over population. It is one of the best dystopia stories I know. I haven't been able to find it on YouTube though.

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