"The Polaris Program team is incredibly honored to share this global music moment with the world! @Gillis_SarahE played a space-qualified violin on board the Dragon spacecraft and sent us the footage and audio back via Starlink. We mixed this footage alongside a set of beautiful orchestra performances, both from a dedicated assembly of professional performers in the United States — as well as youth players from around the world. Joining us in this moment is John Williams, the legendary composer who is responsible for some of the most iconic scores in the history of film and music. I had the honor of photographing him alongside the crew in Los Angeles. His soft and gentle presence is unlike that of anyone I've ever met, and it was a unique privilege to watch him share this moment with Sarah and the entire crew. In addition to being an engineer at SpaceX, Sarah is a remarkably talented classically-trained violinist who has been playing since a young age. As access to space continues to expand through commercial missions like Polaris Dawn, it is high time that we send more and more artists, poets, and creative individuals to space. This is one big step toward that future. Enjoy the music from space and around the world!"
Neat stuff, although there's obviously a lot of editing involved (I take it that the recording either stems from one place, or someone has put it all together in retrospect).
I'm also reminded of another Williams piece, "Satelite Celebration", which was more or less the same thing, although no one in outer space. Would have been more fitting to reuse, I think, although "Rey's Theme" is fine and more famous for the young 'uns.
