Episode 162: A Strange Land

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Music

• Ruth and Sylvie from Daniel Hart’s score to Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

• The Walk from Bernard Hermann’s score to Tender is the Night

• Reflector by Bing and Ruth

• Requiem from Nico Mulhy’s score to How to Talk to Girls at Parties

• Under Siege from Warren Ellis’ score to Mustang

• Spaces in Time from Per Nargard and the Stavenger Symphony

• Theme de l’eau from Hikaru Hayashi’s score to The Naked Island

• Bus Ride from the score to Wildlike

• Duke Ellington playing Single Petal from a Rose

Notes

• There’s quite a bit written about Isaac Israel Hayes. You can find his own account of his trip to find the non-existant, open polar sea here.

• I owe the Detroit newspaper quote to this excellent article by Albin Kowaleweski.