Michael Stearns
- Type: Composer
- Born: 1948 in Tucson, Arizona, United States
Biography
American composer Michael Stearns, born in Tucson, Arizona in 1948, is a pioneer of ambient space music. His Serge synthesizer album 'Planetary Unfolding' (1981) became a genre landmark, and his scores for *Ron Fricke*'s 'Chronos', 'Baraka' and 'Samsara', many released on #Hearts of Space Records#, carried his cosmic sound worldwide. He built The Beam, a twelve-foot stringed instrument, to voice the lowest registers of his music..
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Michael Stearns Discography
- Ancient Leaves (1977) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- Morning Jewel (1980) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Planetary Unfolding (1981) - Album - rated 4.17/5
- Lyra Sound Constellation (1983) - Album - rated 3.56/5
- M'ocean (1984) - Album - rated 3.67/5
- Chronos (1985) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- Encounter: A Journey in the Key of Space (1988) - Album - rated 3.66/5
- Encounter (1988) - Album - rated 3.93/5