The Tomita Planets: Part one

[TSREYNOLDS13069]

This is another great album that is so great. Thank you again........

[poppa8169]

I had this on album in the 70's. The computer used for this was huge!

[squizza28]

This dramatic piece of music was used at the start of soundtrack for "Laserium Starship" which was a laser show to music running at The London Planetarium (RIP!) from 1979 to 1985.

[Starcastle2009]

This video is still available although you may have to google it. The latest version, made in 2000 was remastered in full Dolby 5.1from the original 4.0 Tomita Master, which had been burried in a salt mine under Kansas City. Patrick Stewart narrated and his voice became a musical instrument. Thanks for the wonderful comments, this was a bear to illustrate and edit.

[Toom1275]

I think I was around six when I first saw this, but I'm lucky enough that we own the VHS, so I can still occasionally watch it occasionally.

[SFnerd109876]

I watched this in school, only that version was narratd by Patrick Stewart.

[acepilotrjv]

@SFnerd109876 : yes!!! where can i get a copy of that!

[SFnerd109876]

@acepilotrjv I've no idea. I watched it in 6th grade, and that was something like 6 years ago. If the visual quality is anything to go by, that version is probably rare, more so since it was on VHS. If you're looking for it, I wish you luck in your search.

[b77w4r]

thanks!!

[acepilotrjv]

i had this video with a narrator..?

[VGEric]

Thank you so much for uploading these... I used to watch this video when I was only 3 years old and was so obsessed with it. I rented it from a library so many times I can't count and have looked for it ever since. I'm 21 now, and it is so nice to be able to relive my earliest memories. Thank you!

[morpheus1x]

bought this when i was 14 when it came out and gave away the Holst version!

[silverstartrucker]

Pity about the long introduction...

[xblackoutx767]

anyone else have this video that was narrated by patrick stewart?

[Raidmasterprod]

I had that video a long time ago! Before youtube!

[3DPlanets]

@Raidmasterprod and Fenrisvinr

Me too! :-D

[Fenrisvinr]

Yeah! I had this when I was a little kid, I had no idea it was still floating around.

[EagleOnTheRhine]

I have a video narrated by Isaac Asimov, done in, I believe 1989.

[Raidmasterprod]

I did!

[jango3]

dvd or vhs. i have one on Laser Disc

[OneRyt]

I love the warning right off the bat.

[Elenkeon]

One of the many movies I watched as a young scientist. It makes you think how much more we learned about the planets ever since this video came out.

[philmont709n2]

i have this on vhs

[drifter696969]

I heard this one evening on The Import Show. Fell in love immediately...

[choosdad]

Back befo9re there was dolby,or most of the hi-tech audio, I had a Sony Quadrsphonic am/fm 8 track in my 69 SS El Camino. It had eight speakers, 500 watts of power and I found Tomitas Planets 8 track at a yard sale. I wore it out. Imagine this playing on 8 speakers, each one playing a different track. It was so cool....Wish I still had that ride and stereo set up.....

[72devilz]

Thank you for posting this, I've got to try and find this on DVD.

[MAZZ0Murder]

1st comment (Whoop-de-f***ing-do)

Kewl video =D I liked it a lot

[valkiriforce]

YOU ARE MY HERO. :D Tomita is the greatest.