Moon Music [Translucent Pink Vinyl]

by Coldplay

Overview

Sure, it's precious, a little naive, and maybe overly optimistic, but why can't we dream big and hope for the best in this life? Coldplay's mantra -- "Love is the only answer" -- aims to achieve that unity and positivity that's so lacking in the world today, using Moon Music as another play to help humanity get there. Picking up where Music of the Spheres left off, this companion piece, named for the "phases" in life, is as exploratory and spacey as the title suggests. While Spheres jolted listeners at light speed from planet to imaginary planet, Moon Music drifts further into the unexplored depths of the galaxy, catching signals of songs here and there. The opening title track -- an introspective confessional that finds Chris Martin in search of something (and someone) more -- recalls the piano-tinkles-as-starlight-twinkles portions of "Coloratura," blending seamlessly into the sugary-sweet "feelslikeimfallinginlove," elevating that pop-kissed single to something even more ebullient in the context of this record. Recalling "Humankind"'s unabashed hope and optimism, the inspirational "iAAM" aims for heavenly inspiration, veering close to being a praise and worship song. Meanwhile, the funky, radio-ready "GOOD FEELiNGS" (with vocalist Ayra Starr, guest guitarist Nile Rodgers, and co-writers/producers The Chainsmokers) sounds like "Adventure of a Lifetime" big bang-birthing "My Universe," Part 2. While these more obvious moments seem primed to be singles, less immediate standouts provide the interesting bits of Moon Music that should stand the test of time. From arguably the most popular band on the planet at the time of this album's release, "WE PRAY" is a culmination of that globally unifying energy, a call to action that recruits English rapper Little Simz, Nigerian superstar Burna Boy, Argentine entertainer Tini, and Palestinian Chilean singer/songwriter Elyanna on an urgent plea that blends dramatic strings and an aggressive hip-hop beat. The exploratory mid-album epic, denoted on the track listing with an image of a rainbow, is revealed in the liner notes as "Angelsong/M.U.S.I.C./Man in the Moon/Alien Hits-Alien Radio: Opus 5/Sunshine/Neon Forest/The Karate Kid," a six-minute journey through a stadium-sized blend of shoegaze, new age, acoustic folk, classical piano, and a potent Maya Angelou sample that reminds us to focus on the rainbows in life. Finally, live favorite "AETERNA" cuts straight to the chase on an electro-bliss mega-mix fit for your favorite alien nightclub. Like so many of their recent efforts, it's a lot to take on: the freeform snapshots and contemplative experimentation recall the scrapbook approach of Everyday Life, while at its poppiest, Moon Music returns listeners to A Head Full of Dreams and Music of the Spheres. As a sibling set (hinted both in the liner notes of its predecessor and here as "Music of the Spheres vol ii"), it does feel like a B-sides, here's-what's-left collection at times, for better or worse. However, for fans clamoring for more of anything from Berryman, Buckland, Champion, and Martin, this'll do the trick. As Martin sings on the closing track "One World" -- which contains over a hundred thousand fan voices from over 200 countries -- "In the end, it's just love." ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	10/04/2024
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	5021732278883
Rank:	4

Tracks

1. MOON MUSiC
2. feelslikeimfallinginlove
3. WE PRAY
4. JUPiTER
5. GOOD FEELiNGS
6. ALiEN HiTS/ALiEN RADiO
7. iAAM
8. AETERNA
9. ALL MY LOVE
10. ONE WORLD

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Coldplay   Primary Artist
Tini   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ayra Starr   Primary Artist,Vocals
Little Simz   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jon Hopkins   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Burna Boy   Primary Artist,Vocals
Elyanna   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sarah Daramy-Williams   Violin
Sam Button   Vocals
Angel Lopez   Keyboards
Gili Portal   Vocals
Charles Jenson   Strings
Alice Backham   Vocals
Bateria Vanguarda   Percussion,Sound Effects
Emma Jane Randall   Vocals
Eme Boucher   Vocals
Kylie Morris   Vocals
Nick Gibbons   Vocals
Stacey Walton   Double Bass
Tegan Nicholls   Vocals
Valeska Voiges   Vocals
Meghan Cassidy   Strings
Love Choir   Vocals (Background)
Martyn Jackson   Strings
Denise Carite   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Jacob Collier   Vocals (Background)
Zara Benyounes   Strings
Victoria Canal   Vocals (Background)
Natalie Klouda   Strings
Connor Panayi   Vocals
Will Schofield   Celli
Lous and the Yakuza   Vocals (Background)
Raja Halder   Violin
Jordan Bergmans   Strings
Neka Hamilton   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Tomas Crow   Vocals
Mzansi Youth Choir   Vocals (Background)
Sarah Sexton   Strings
Bill Rahko   Vocals,Keyboards
Nayanna Holley   Vocals
H.E.R.   Vocals (Background)
Marianne Haynes   Violin
Paris Strother   Vocals (Background)
Alison Martin   Oboe
Daisy Vatalaro   Cello
Nelson Beato   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Oscar Holter   Keyboards
David Bukovinszky   Cello
Victoria Harrild   Strings
Ilya Salmanzadeh   Keyboards,Percussion
Amber Strother   Vocals (Background)
Tim Crompton   Vocals
Baraka May Williams   Choir/Chorus
Miles Brett   Strings
Tony Wollard   Celli,Cello
Arlene Moon   Vocals
Stevie Mackey   Vocals,Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Hetty Snell   Strings
Daniel Green   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Michael Trainor   Strings
Jessie Anne Richardson   Strings
Andrew Taggart   Keyboards
Alex Pall   Keyboards
Apple Martin   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Moses Martin   Vocals (Background)
Will Champion   Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Omnichord,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Ian Burdge   Celli,Cello
Richard Pryce   Strings
David Loucks   Choir/Chorus
Erik Arvinder   Violin
Jessi Collins   Vocals
Kate Robinson   Violin
Chris Martin   Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ellie Stanford   Strings
Rosie Danvers   Strings
Antonio Sol   Choir/Chorus
Louisa Fuller   Violin
Alison Dods   Violin
Vicky Matthews   Celli,Cello
Kara Britz   Vocals
Tony Woollard   Strings
Marguerite Nguyen   Vocals
Charlotte Gibson   Vocals
Reiad Chibah   Viola
Thomas Fletcher   Vocals
Jenny Sacha   Strings
Livvi Franc   Vocals (Background)
Kerenza Peacock   Strings
Bryony James   Strings
Tor Erik Hermansen   Keyboards
Rick Koster   Violin
Duncan Fuller   Vocals
Jonny Buckland   Guitar,Vocals
Rik Simpson   Keyboards
Cathy Thompson   Violin
Max Martin   Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Nile Rodgers   Guitar
Sharlotte Gibson   Choir/Chorus
Antoinette Scruggs   Choir/Chorus
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Keyboards
Kaori Muraji   Guitar (Classical)
Guy Berryman   Bells,Mandolin,Double Bass
Orlando le Fleming   Double Bass
Brian Eno   Vocals,Keyboards
Bruce White   Viola,Strings
Brandon Winbush   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Richard George   Violin
Toni Scruggs   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Chris Worsey   Celli,Cello
Jarrett Johnson   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Chris Laurence   Double Bass
Kate Musker   Viola
Ian Humphries   Violin
James Douglas   Celli,Strings
Dorian Holley   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Sophie Harris   Celli
Mattias Bylund   Violin,Strings,Synthesizer Strings
Peter Lale   Viola
Stephen Morris   Strings
Helen Kamminga   Viola
Everton Nelson   Violin
Patrick Kiernan   Violin,Strings
Davide Rossi   Cello,Viola,Violin,Strings,Contrabass
Emma Owens   Strings
Natalia Bonner   Strings

Technical Credits

Elian Margieh   Composer
Jenny Goshawk   Strings Orchestrator
Braden Bursteen   Assistant Engineer
Angel Lopez   Producer
Ashley Poh   Assistant Engineer
Bryant Tan   Assistant Engineer
Jed Rimell   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Rebecca Horden   Engineer
Bernd Pfeffer   Assistant Engineer
Eugene Takino   Assistant Engineer
Kai Fujita   Assistant Engineer
Ulli Schiller   Assistant Engineer
Aleks von Korff   Assistant Engineer
Damini Ogulu   Composer
Love Choir   Vocal Arrangement
Joe Nino-Hernes   Engineer
Denise Carite   Composer
Jacob Collier   Composer
Connor Panayi   Assistant Engineer
Ettore Gilardoni   Assistant Engineer
Johnny Drille   Engineer
Matt Cooke   Assistant Engineer
Roberto Gramegna   Assistant Engineer
Gianluca Massimo   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Bill Rakho   Producer
Eve Morris   Assistant Engineer
Kian Moghaddamzadeh   Assistant Engineer
Tate McDowell   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Assistant Engineer
Emma Marks   Assistant Engineer
Austin Brown   Assistant Engineer
Matt Latham   Assistant Engineer
Shaneka Hamilton   Composer
Tomas Crow   Assistant Engineer
Timothy Kahwa   Assistant Engineer
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigb   Composer
Simon Salabim   Assistant Engineer
Bella Corich   Assistant Engineer
Navneeth Balachanderan   Assistant Engineer
David Urresta   Assistant Engineer
Jedidiah Rimell   Assistant Engineer
Francesca Edwards   Assistant Engineer
Wil Jones   Assistant Engineer
Maxx Iwamasa   Assistant Engineer
Mark Aguilar   Assistant Engineer
Duncan Fuller   Assistant Engineer
Bill Rahko   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Tandra "Lytes" Jhagroo   Assistant Engineer
Susie Gillis   Strings Orchestrator
Mauricio Rengifo   Composer
Bradley Post   Assistant Engineer
Oscar Holter   Composer,Producer
Ilya Salmanzadeh   Composer,Producer
Martina Stoessel   Composer
The Chainsmokers   Producer
Louis Cole   Composer
Daniel Green   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Eva Reistad   Assistant Engineer
Andres Torres   Composer
Nick Valentin   Assistant Engineer
Andrew Taggart   Composer
Alex Pall   Composer
Apple Martin   Composer
Moses Martin   Composer
Little Simz   Composer
Will Champion   Composer
Peter Chilvers   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Tim Rutili   Composer
David Foster   Music Supervisor,Strings Orchestrator
Eric Eylands   Assistant Engineer
Chris Martin   Composer
Shawn Carter   Composer
Jose Velazquez   Composer
Nils Hahman   Assistant Engineer
Kalle Gustafsson Jerneholm   Assistant Engineer
Leonard Soosay   Assistant Engineer
Sam Holland   Assistant Engineer
Randy Merrill   Mastering
Miguel Lara   Assistant Engineer
Rennie Gomes   Assistant Engineer
Livvi Franc   Composer
John Metcalfe   Arranger,Composer
Jonny Buckland   Composer
Rik Simpson   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Lewis Jones   Assistant Engineer
Devin Powers   Composer
Michael Ilbert   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Olafur Arnalds   String Programming
Max Martin   Composer,Producer
Maya Angelou   Composer
Nile Rodgers   Composer
Kaori Muraji   Composer
Guy Berryman   Composer
Orlando le Fleming   Composer
Brian Eno   Composer
Mattias Bylund   String Engineer,String Arrangements
Jon Hopkins   Composer,Producer
Davide Rossi   Arranger,Composer,String Arrangements
Stargate   Producer
Jake Jackson   Engineer