The Most MYSTERIOUS 2 Chords Ever Written? Holst's Neptune

DANGIT I was right the first time...It's 7 movements 😂oops. That's because he didn't write one for Earth. I wonder what that would've sounded like? Lmao endless car horns, probably.

Saturn, Neptune and Uranus are tragically underrated movements. So so so so so good

ahhh yes, Holst's 'this is literally how all space music will sound for the next hundred years' suite.

I have always loved Holst's music. Was literally playing Jupiter on the piano today lol.

Neptune is such a mysterious and scary planet to me because we don't know much about it and it sits in the back of our solar system. Holst does a great job replicating the emotional vibe that Neptune gives off in his music. Well done piece.

I'm 62 now and, as a very young child (under 10), was one of those kids who imagined being inside a glass sphere floating through space for eternity observing the wonders and mystery of the universe forever and being content with it. I've always loved and and been grippingly inspired by Holst's The Planets and this dissertation of Neptune by you perfectly captures my own experiences and wonderment with it. Sharing your excitement and reverence for both the fear and compelling draw of infinity which the soundscapes and 'pallets' in the piece produce was truly enjoyable. Thankyou.

I feel like a lot of the pieces in this suite are kind of overshadowed by Jupiter and Mars, but Neptune is one of my favorites. I’m so excited that to watch this video, thank you so much!

9:36 Don't you know about Dies Irae (original theme)? You can hear it in the shining, the isle of the dead, Totentanz, Symphony Fantastique, and many other pieces.

One thing to point out is that (if I recall correctly) technically The Planets is not about astronomy but about astrology. From the former we think of the planet as far out, but from the latter, "Neptune is considered a planet of inspiration, dreams, psychic receptivity, illusion, and confusion. Neptune rules spirituality, and all things subtle." (It's also why he didn't have a movement for the earth, because it's not an astrological sign, and neither is the moon.)

I love Holst's Neptune. It's by far my favorite piece from the planets. It's eerie in its entirety, but that choir at the end is certainly one of the most transcendental experiences I've ever had. So mysterious, as you're about to enter the void after the Solar System, into the complete unknown, and it somehow feels like it's also taking you to the after life too. This video is certainly the most perfect birthday gift I could ever ask for (my birthday is months away but still)

I imagine the choir making their exit on hoverboards so the audience doesn't hear their footsteps.

Both Sweeney Todd and La Mer sound like variations on the DIES IRAE theme which people have been using since at least Berlioz up to John Williams

Mars and Jupiter are great, but I think the real beauty of this suite is in the slow movements. Venus is simply blissful, Neptune is mysterious but beautiful. And the ending of Saturn is moving in a way I can’t even describe. It’s just… acceptance.

The planets suite is one of my favourite classical works

For me, the most... shocking? gigantic? terrifying? moment of Neptune is the moment before the rising oboes/cor/baritone oboe theme, just after the celeste runs. The moment the organ 16 and 32 ft pedals hit a subsonic low Ab, with a gentle rumble of the bass drum. That moment, is like falling off your spaceship into the abyss of the universe. Something that must be amazing to experience in person with a real pipe organ - you would feel the sound more than hear it.

One of my favorite orchestral suites. Indeed one of the most drawn from inspirations for many a movie's music.

Please god do more analysis on Holst’s The Planets!! I can’t get enough of how it laid so much of the groundwork for future music in media

I haven't seen anyone mention it yet so That melody from Nocturne that was also used in Sweeney Todd is ALSO used in Rey's Theme from Star Wars: The Force Awakens It all comes full circle

I was able to listen to this live performed by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. The choir was actually hiding somewhere, I believe, under the stage. It was hauntingly beautiful.

It still amazes me that someone actually composed an entire “soundtrack” for the literal solar system (planets, but ya get it).!.!