SMusic

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Space Music

Or music that inspired or has influenced stories and motion pictures. I've always been a lover of "Classical" music, mostly of the last century or so (late 1800s to the present).

Classical Music in Motion Pictures

2001: A Space Odyssey - Also Sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)
Alexander Nevsky - Prokofiev (motion picture soundrack and subsequent Cantata)

Classical Music Inspiring People, Places, Things, or Ideas in the Novels

ADF Eclipse: Bruckner, Anton - Symphony No. 8, final movement
Remains of the Coceedn Codat: Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky (Field of the Dead)

Composers and Performers

The following have provided story inspiration or their music fits the mood of one or more stories or story elements:

Antonin Dvorak
Shore (Lord of the Rings)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Anton Bruckner
Sergey Prokofiev
Chloe
Enya

Sources on the Web for Classical Music

While http://Amazon.com and http://DeepDiscount.com both provide a reasonable source for classical music, there selections and prices are limited when it comes to classical music.

http://www.arkivmusic.com - The definitive source for available classical music recordings. The site is easy to navigate and search. Shipping is from multiple locations in the United States by the USPS. Orders are handled quickly and efficiently and shipping starts for in-stock items after about two business days from when you placed your order. e-mail notification of shipping and web order status.
http://www.berkshirerecordoutlet.com - A good source for low-cost overstocks and discontinued recordings. Prices run as low as $3/disc for multiple disc sets (Brilliant Classics). Shipping is from Berkshire, Massachusettes by UPS, but it can take a week or longer for them to put together your order. e-mail shipping notification from UPS (with package tracking); no web order status.
http://www.king.org/ - Want to listen to classical music? KING-FM in Seattle, Washington, streams an audio feed of their broadcasts over the internet. In addition to normal streaming, they also use abacast, a high-fideility streamer, which can be downloaded and used for free. The internet feed works largely from donations, so during the normal FM commecial breaks, you'll hear requests to become a supporting donor as well as interesting tidbits about the classics.