„The Planets“ was written between 1914 - 1916 by British composer Gustav Holst. The Suite musically depicts the seven planets and its characters based on old Roman beliefs. Holst did not include Earth, the 8th planet in our solar system in this masterpiece of 20th Century orchestral music. The World Premiere took place in a private setting on September 29, 1918 in London, following a public performance on October 10th, 1920 in Birmingham. Even over 100 years after the first release Gustav Holst’s Orchestral Suite „The Planets“ still mesmerizes and inspires audiences, musicians and modern movie composers world wide. Although originally not conceived as film music this groundbreaking work is widely considered as the center stone (cornerstone) of modern Science Fiction music. Many famous scores and and movie franchise borrow and lean on „The Planets“ like the „STAR WARS“, „ALIEN“, STAR TREK IV: The Voyage Home, THE TERMINATOR, PREDATOR just to name a few. Some of the most famous works in popular music inspired by The Planets powerful musical language „Black Sabath“ by Black Sabath, „Mars“ by King Crimson … MORE TO ADD OR OTHERS? The orchestration is as massive as the topic inspires, it encompasses (asks for) one of the largest orchestras ever written for. The last movement, VII. NEPTUNE, THE MYSTIC even adds an two angelic, mystical symphonic female choirs. The most well known and iconic movements are I. MARS and IV. JUPITER which includes the famous British patriotic Hymn „I Vow to Thee, My Country“ that was added to the music, based on a poem by Sir Cecil Spring Rice in 1921. This recordings concentrates on the core ideas, the most powerful moments and poignant themes and moods of the original work. The powerful Dolby Atmos technology transforms the live performance of the the orchestra on stage and puts puts you into the planetary world and endless depth of space.