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Tom Phillips scores "Creatures of Light" for the American Museum of Natural History..

Tom Phillips completed an ambitious soundscape for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The museum's communications department describes it as follows: A symphonic soundscape - specially commissioned for Creatures of Light - evokes the magical experience of bioluminescence. The music, and the mood shifts as visitors enter An Enchanted Evening, Light on Land, A Sparkling Sea, Altered Light and finally, The Deep Ocean. Under the direction of the Exhibition Department, Tom Phillips composed Creatures of Light, The Soundtrack. The soundtrack features originally composed music in the styles of Vivaldi, Saint Saens, Debussy, and Stravinsky. Live instruments were recorded to add to the intensity of the moods which help bring the exhibit to life. The exhibit runs from March 31, 2012 to January 2013.