Visions and impressions of human interpretations of heaven abound. Throughout history, we have imagined paradise in many forms, through music, art, dance, and more. Today’s episode of I Scream Sunday is the first of two exploring musical visions of heaven. We’ll hear from Cousin Silas, Fiesel & Hertz, Juta Takahashi, and Lucette Bourdin, and of course a live set in the second hour.

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• Cousin Silas: “Heaven Under” (Relic Once Lost)
  
  
• Fiesel & Hertz: “Heaven’s Slide” (The Lighthouse)
  
  
• Lucette Bourdin: “Through Empty Heaven” (Golden Sun)
  
  
• Juta Takahashi: “Heaven” (Gems)
  
  
• ʞu¡0ɹʞS: LIVE — “Heaven’s Demo Reel”
  

The sounds used in the underlying atmosphere were (in no particular order):

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• Street musician classical guitar 01.flac by klankbeeld | License: Attribution 4.0
  
  
• violin improv.wav by christopherbrooks | License: Creative Commons 0
  
  
• Phitsanulok Children’s Parade – Thailand by RTB45 | License: Attribution 4.0
  
  
• City park, birds, children. by urupin | License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
  
  
• Indian kids singing .wav by AGFX | License: Attribution 4.0
  
  
• 240224_2644_FR_Children_singing_with_guzheng by kevp888 | License: Attribution 4.0
  
  
• Garden Sounds, Tropical Birds, Wind Chimes, Gecko Calls by Organuz | License: Creative Commons 0
  
  
• wind chimes – rough.wav by Anthousai | License: Creative Commons 0
  
  
• chimes_part_3.wav by dADDoiT | License: Creative Commons 0
  
  
• stream_finland1.wav by OneTwo_BER | License: Creative Commons 0
  
  
• Water stream 1 by Kolezan | License: Attribution 4.0
  
  
• a snow-fed stream in the forest.wav by tim.kahn | License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
  
  
• Forest awakening near a pond, frogs, birds singing, rising atmosphere by AtoMediaDesign | License: Attribution 4.0
  
  
• Birds symphony by arnaud coutancier | License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0
  
  
• 20230602 – 05 – H4n – Mono – Grajevnik – Birds and train by dibko | License: Attribution 4.0
  
  
• Birds and cocoo 01.wav by Kyster | License: Attribution 4.0
  
  
• Evening at Stephansplatz in Vienna, Austria by Alcappuccino | License: Creative Commons 0
  
  
• VOX_squad_laughing.wav by stereodivo | License: Sampling+
  
  
• human_baby_toddler_male_15_months_laugh.wav by soundscalpel.com | License: Attribution 3.0
  
  
• 2-4 baby laugh.wav by viktorullri | License: Creative Commons 0
  
  
• Child Laughin (wav).wav by OBXJohn | License: Attribution 4.0