About this episode

The episode explores the music of the original EPCOT Center, discussing various songs, composers, and behind-the-scenes details.

Take a deep dive into the music of the original EPCOT Center, including: How the Epcot entrance loop ripped off music from rock bands Alan Parsons Project and Trickster Hear the original, longer version of "Closer to You," the song from AT&T's "Age of Information" exhibit that predicted the future with incredible accuracy Composer George Wilkins' favorite piece of music that he wrote for Epcot The arranger who worked on Bob Moline's Epcot songs, including "Canada (You're a Lifetime Journey)." Hint: he went on to compose the music for a Spaceship Earth rehab Join us as Todd, Brian, JT, How and our listeners reveal their favorite songs from the many eras of Epcot and we reveal behind-the-scenes details about each of them and the beloved attractions they came from.

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd, Brian, JT, How

Topics covered

• EPCOT Center music
• music history
• attraction themes
• composer insights
• behind-the-scenes details

Keywords

• EPCOT Center
• music
• Alan Parsons Project
• George Wilkins
• Bob Moline
• Closer to You
• Canada (You're a Lifetime Journey)
• Spaceship Earth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alan Parsons Project, Trickster, AT&T

Books & works: Closer to You, Canada (You're a Lifetime Journey), Spaceship Earth

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