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At a price of 4 trillion dollars per gram, pieces of the sun might be the most precious things we've ever collected.
The piece features Prof. Kevin McKeegan of the Genesis science team and Dr. Matt Siegler, who work down the hall from the producer. Special thanks to FreeSound.org users reinsamba, HerbertBoland, progic35, dobroide, lg, Benboncan, alphahog, and qubodup for their sounds, and funding support from the National Science Foundation. Submitted to the 2012 Third Coast International Audio Festival ShortDocs competition.
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At a price of 4 trillion dollars per gram, pieces of the sun might be the most precious things we've ever collected.
The piece features Prof. Kevin McKeegan of the Genesis science team and Dr. Matt Siegler, who work down the hall from the producer. Special thanks to FreeSound.org users reinsamba, HerbertBoland, progic35, dobroide, lg, Benboncan, alphahog, and qubodup for their sounds, and funding support from the National Science Foundation. Submitted to the 2012 Third Coast International Audio Festival ShortDocs competition.
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| Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup | Django Reinhardt | Rare Django. | N/A | 1990 | 00:00 |
| II | mr&mrsBrian | Thanks for the add!. | Headphonica | 2007 | 00:00 |
| Woodstock | Joni Mitchell | Ladies of the Canyon. | Warner Bros | 1990 | 00:00 |
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