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Throwback Thursday: Experience Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein’s Acclaimed ‘Spheres’ VR Score

No doubt, fans of Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein scores are counting down the hours before their Stranger Things Season 3 score releases worldwide digitally.  But, in case you weren’t aware of their other scores, here’s a film score to Spheres, the three-part VR experience executive produced by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel, and directed by Eliza McNitt!  It is yet another album you can experience as a standalone listening experience.  Kyle and Michael’s Spheres score received two HMMA Awards nominations for Best Score, Short Film.

Spheres is narrated by two-time Academy Award® Nominee Jessica Chastain, two-time EMMY® Nominee Millie Bobby Brown, and legendary music icon and poet, Patti Smith.

The album was original released in several formats for the audio aficionado: DTS Headphones x Binaural, Stereo, and in 5.1 Surround sound.  See listening links below. 

Spheres VR is now available on Oculus Rift.

SPHERES: Chorus of the Cosmos Trailer from Eliza McNitt on Vimeo.

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‘Spheres’: Experience Darren Aronofsky & Eliza McNitt’s VR Film At Rockefeller Center, Score By Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein

If you’re in the New York City area this month, don’t miss Spheres, the groundbreaking three-part VR series Executive Produced by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel, and Directed by Eliza McNitt! The film is currently screening at the Rockefeller Center through March 3rd. Transport yourself into the cosmos: book tickets now at Rockefeller Center online.

The series received two Hollywood Music In Media Awards nominations for Best Original Score and Original Score, Short Film by EMMY® Winners and GRAMMY® Nominees Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (“Stranger Things”).

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

“Chorus of the Cosmos” is narrated by EMMY®-nominated actress Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”), “Songs of Spacetime” by two-time Academy Award®-nominated Actress Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty, Molly’s Game), and “Pale Blue Dot” by music icon and poet Patti Smith.  See the trailer below.