These songs are uncannily similar

I recently watched the movie Brothers, and recognized the theme song from the Oscars. Here is the beginning of the song.
Doesn't it sound a LOT like the beginning of the song July Flame by Laura Veirs? Here is how that song starts.
Uncanny. But both are good songs, IMHO.

I tend to like movies with scores by Thomas Newman; he did the score for American Beauty, my favourite movie of all time.

Musical debut of Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking

I would call this video "cheesy" if it weren't so profound and well-done. Instead, I find it inspiring.



This video was created by John Boswell. You can find more similar on his web page symphonyofscience.com. Well done, John!

November 7th was the first annual Carl Sagan Day. Carl Sagan is another of my heroes.

[From intelligent-falling.blogspot.com]