COSMOS

Composer Diary · Entry 01

A piece of music, where it started, and where it ended up.

Cosmos began as music I wrote for a trailer for my friend Eric Anderson's animated short The Looking Planet. For this first entry, I'm sharing the finished piece, my original piano sketch, and the trailer that inspired it.

The Story

The story behind Cosmos—and why I've decided to start sharing more of the music, sketches and stories I've collected along the way.

The Finished Piece

The complete version of Cosmos, as realized with my longtime friend and collaborator Mike Patti.

THE ORIGINAL PIANO SKETCH

Where the music began

THE LOOKING PLANET

The original trailer that Cosmos was written for.

CREDITS

Cosmos
Composed by Jason Hayes
Synthestration by Mike Patti

The Looking Planet
Created by Eric Law Anderson

WANT TO COME ALONG?

I’m going through old musical archives, sharing original compositions, sketches, voice memos and the stories behind them—and making some new music along the way.

I’m not sure exactly where this experiment will lead. If you’d like to come along, I’ll let you know when I share something new.