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The Mission:

June 2004: Phoebe is the first moon Cassini passes by on its way into Saturn’s orbit. At just 1200 miles away, Cassini provides the most detailed images ever taken of this crater-filled moon.

JPL mission control for Cassini was in Pasadena California. The thought here was since this was one of the first Saturn encounters it is reasonable to believe the team wondered what it felt like to see the first landmark of the extraordinary Saturn system in person.

The Music:

The simple sequence originating from the Arturia DX7 is intended to give the listener the feeling of drifting. Phoebe is the first of the music cues to use Native Instruments Una Corda for its piano part. Since this was primarily an electronic music album, I originally stayed away from using the piano at all, but I decided that the piano does have a human element to it and the Una Corda has these beautiful nuances of mechanical sounds. The piano represents human curiosity.

Notable sounds from Arturia DX7 & Prophet, Native Instruments Una Corda, and Razor Vocoder

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Hello out there,

Can anyone hear me?

I have traveled so far

So far away

The moon so bright

Phoebe is above me Tonight

Hope all is well In Pasadena

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from Cassini: A Musical Tribute, released July 4, 2021

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Jesse James Allen Orlando, Florida

Jesse James Allen is a 9-time internationally award-winning experiential media artist and composer.  

At heart, he is a sound designer and synthesist. His affinity for classical styles and choral music came from his early years recording for the prestigious Denver Center for the Performing Arts and National Theater Conservatory.

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