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Celestial sounds for stargazing ft. Julianna Barwick

Ultimate Calm Ólafur Arnalds: Series 3
Episode 8 of 12

Ólafur Arnalds looks to the skies with a celestial soundtrack for stargazing. Plus the LA composer and vocalist Julianna Barwick transports us to her safe haven.

Let the stars be your guide for this journey into Ultimate Calm.

Join Icelandic pianist and composer Ólafur Arnalds for a spot of stargazing as he shares a soundtrack for watching the skies and letting our day-to-day problems melt away. There’ll be celestial selections including Jóhann Jóhannsson, Colleen and Tomo-Nakaguchi, as well as some special words from composer Dustin O’Halloran on one of his own compositions, Constellation.

Plus we’ll be rocketed away to the safe haven of the ethereal LA composer and vocalist Julianna Barwick, who shares a field recording she made whilst in a park in Tokyo.

Produced by Kit Callin.
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and Radio 3 Unwind.

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Music Played

  • Ben Lukas Boysen

    Both Worlds

  • Federico Albanese

    Universes

  • Colleen

    Floating in the clearest night

  • Anthony Weeden & Jóhann Jóhannsson

    The whirling ways of stars that pass

  • Dustin O’Halloran & Gyða Valtýsdóttir

    Constellation No. 2

  • Celestial

    Endless

  • Julianna Barwick

    Star Ray

  • Hugar

    Ether

  • CJ Thomas

    Leading

  • Luke Howard & Budapest Orchestra

    The vast indifference of the sky

  • Ødyzon

    constellation

  • Mary Lattimore

    For Scott Kelly returned to earth

  • Genfukei

    Synchronic Flare

  • Julianna Barwick

    Healing is a miracle

  • Anita Tatlow & Cephas Azariah

    aurora

  • Brian Eno

    Stars

  • Tomo-Nakaguchi

    Alone in the room

  • yu-chi

    Toy Joy

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