Geomusic
GEOMUSIC
Revised January, 2007
Popular (Rock and Roll)
Time
A Million Years Ago sung by Vikki Carr
Earth Story by Nicholus Gunn
Frozen in Time sung by the Thompson Twins
In the Beginning sung by Genesis
Pithecanthropus Erectus performed by Charlie Mingus and his sextet
Time sung by Pink Floyd
Time out of Mind sung by Steely Dan
Time Table sung by Genesis - "and the weak must die according to nature's law"
Rocks and Minerals
Diamonds and Pearls sung by Prince
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Down Like a Rock sung by Laura Branigan
Heart of Gold sung by the Kinks
I Am a Rock sung by Simon and Garfunkle
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds sung by the Beatles
Moon Rocks sung by the Talking Heads
Rock of Ages
Seven Stores sung by Genesis
Shine on You Crazy Diamond sung by Pink Floyd
Solid as a Rock sung by Ashford and Simpson
Stand Up on the Rock sung by Phoebe Snow
Third Stone from the Sun sung by Jim Hendrix
You Remind Me of Gold sung by the Human League
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Dance on a Volcano sung by Genesis
Earthquakes and Sharks by Brandtson
Fire and Ice sung by Poison
I Felt the Earth Move sung by Freda Payne
Lava sung by the B52's
Ring of Fire sung by Social Distortion
Shake, Rattle and Roll sung by Bill Haley
Shaky Ground sung by Phoebe Snow
The Carpet Crawlers sung by Genesis - "The liquid has congealed which has seeped out of the crack.."
They Tell Me the Fault Line Runs Right Through Here sung by Mama Cass
Volcano by Jimmy Buffet
Weathering and Mass Wasting
Foggy Mountain Breakdown sung by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Quicksand sung by Martha and the Vandellas
Riding the Scree sung by Genesis ("..but the rocks are tumbling all around me..")
Slip Slidin Away sung by Simon and Garfunkle
Wind and Desert Features
Blow Away sung by Kate Bush
Blowin' In the Wind sung by Peter Paul and Mary
Divine Wind sung by Blue Oyster Cult
Dust in the Wind sung by Kansas
Let the Four Winds Blow sung by Fats Domino
Restless Wind sung by Cokie Grant
Tea in the Sahara sung by The Police
They Call the Wind Myriah sung by Frankie Lane
Wind Song sung by John Denver
Windy sung by Andy Williams
Ice Features
After the Snow sung by Modern English
Avalanche by Over It.
Cold as Ice sung by Foreigner
Ice sung by Crack the Sky
Running on Ice sung by Billy Joel
Snow sung by Claudine Longet
Snowbound sung by Genesis
Trapped Under Ice sung by Metallica
Running Water
Blue Bayou performed by Frank Chackfield
Blue Danube composed by Richard Strauss
Bridge Over Trouble Waters sung by Simon and Garfunkle
Canyon byPaul Winters
Cool Cool Water sung by the Beach Boys
Cry Me A River sung by Johnny Ray
Cumberland Gap sung by the New River Boys
Driftwood sung by the Moody Blues
High Water sung by Rush
In the Cave sung by Genesis
Island Girl
Lost in the Flood sung by Bruce Springsteen
Moonlight on Havasu Creek by Nicholus Gunn
Northwest Passage performed by Woody Herman
Old Man River
Red River Valley performed by 101 Strings
Ripples sung by Genesis
River Deep, Mountain High sung by Ike and Tina Turner
River of Dreams sung by Billy Joel
River Song sung by the Beach Boys
Swamp sung by Talking Heads
The River sung by Bruce Springsteen
Volga Boatman (from Dr. Zhivago) performed by 101 Strings
Watching the River Run sung by Loggins and Messina
Ocean Features
An Ocean Between by this Providence
Ebb Tide sung by Frank Sinatra
How Deep is the Ocean
Love's Crashing Waves sung by Difford and Tilbrook
Molly on the Strand by Percy Granger
Oceans sung by Pearl Jam
On Silver Waves
Ripplin Waters sung by John Denver
Ride the Wild Surf sung by Jan and Dean
Sand and Foam sung by Dan Fogelberg
Storm on the Sea sung by the Thompson Twins
Stranger on the Shore performed by 101 Strings
Surf Route 101 sung by Jan and Dean
Surfin' Safari sung by the Beach Boys
Surf's Up sung by the Beach Boys
The Ocean sung by Led Zeppelin
The Tide is High sung by Blondie
Undertow sung by Genesis
Your Own Special Way sung by Genesis ("..a place where the sea runs underneath..")
Mountains
Climb Every Mountain (from the Sound of Music) sung by Peggy Wood
Climbing Over Rocky Mountain (from the Pirates of Penzance) composed by Gilbert and Sullivan
Gonna Build A Mountain (from Stop the World, I Want to Get Off) by Bricuse and Newley
Hall of the Mountain King
Hello Earth sung by Kate Bush
Mother Earth’s Routine by Tom Chapin
One More Mountain sung by Vikki Carr
Planet Earth sung by Kate Bush
Rocky Mountain High sung by John Denver
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain sung by Kate Smith
White Mountain sung by Genesis
Classical*
Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss
Appalachian Spring by Copland
Antarctic Symphony by Ralph Von Williams
Carnival of Animals (Fossils) by Saint Saens
Das Lied von de Erde (The Song of the Earth) by Mahler
Dialogue du Vent et la Mer (from La Mer) by Debussy - the restless motion of the sea on a shore
Fingel's Cave by Mendelsson
Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofe
Hall of the Mountain King from the Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg
La Mer (The Sea) by Claude Debussy
New World Symphony by Dvorak
Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky
Oceanides by Sibelius
On the Steppes of Central Asia by Borodin
Orpheus in the Underworld by OffenbachSinfonia Antarctica by Vaughan Williams
Symphonic Metamorphosis by Hindenmith
The Moldau by Smetna (a trickle grows downstream into a mighty river)
The River by Virgil Thompson
The Rock by Rachmaninoff
The Planets by Holst
The Tides of Hamburg by Telemann
The Wind in the Plain (Prelude) by Claude Debussy
Water Music by Handel
* Many of the classical musical references come from Charles C. Plummer,
"Music to Soothe the Savage Physical-Geology Student," Journal of
Geological Education , vol. 36, pp. 88-89, 1988.