Michael Stearns

Michael Stearns ( born 1948 in USA ) is an American pioneer sound from the ambient genre and film music composer.

Discography

Solo albums

• Desert Moon Walk ( 1977) Continuum assembly
• Ancient Leaves (1978) Assembly Continuum
• Sustaining Cylinders (1978 ) Continuum assembly
• Morning Jewel (1979 ) Continuum assembly
• Planetary Unfolding (1981 ) Continuum assembly
• Light Play ( 1983) Continuum assembly
• Lyra Sound Constellation ( 1983) Continuum assembly
• M'ocean (1984 ) Sonic Atmospheres
• Chronos (1984 ) Sonic Atmospheres
• Plunge ( 1986) Sonic Atmospheres
• Floating Whispers (1987 ) Sonic Atmospheres
• Encounter ( 1988) Hearts of Space
• Sacred Site (1993 ) Hearts of Space
• The Light in the Trees (1996 ) amplexus
• Collected Ambient and Textural Works 1977-1987 (1996 ) Fathom / Hearts of Space
• Collected Thematic Works 1977-1987 (1996 ) Fathom / Hearts of Space
• Within ( 2000) Earth Turtle
• Spirits of the Voyage ( 2000) Earth Turtle
• The Middle of Time (2000) Earth Turtle
• The Storm (2001) Spotted Peccary

Collaborations with other musicians

• Desert Solitaire ( with Steve Roach and Kevin Braheny ) ( 1989) Fortuna / Celestial Harmonies
• Baraka ( with Dead Can Dance and other musicians ) ( 1992) Milan
• Singing Stones ( with Ron Sunsinger ) ( 1994) Fathom / Hearts of Space
• Kiva ( with Steve Roach et Ron Sunsinger ) ( 1995) Fathom / Hearts of Space
• Sorcerer ( with Ron Sunsinger ) (2000 ) Spotted Peccary
• Samsara ( with Lisa Gerrard and Marcello de Francisci ) (2011 )

Compilations

• Dali The Endless Enigma (1990 ) Coriolis
• Deep Space (1994 ) Omni
• Musique Mechanique (1995 ) Celestial Harmonies
• Storm of Drones (1996 ) Sombient
• Celestial Journey ( 1996) Rising Star
• Songs of the Spirit (1997) Triloka
• Trance Planet 4 (1998) Triloka
• Soundscape Gallery 2 (1998) Lektronic Soundscapes

• Film composer
• Electronic Lounge and Ambient music
• American composer
• Born in 1948
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