7 Minutes of Terror - Music

This is a score I just composed for my latest NASA/JPL video called "7 Minutes"- a video I also directed and edited which details the highly complex entry, descent and landing sequence for the Mars rover, Curiosity, which is scheduled to land on August 5th, 2012.
Here is a link for a free download: www.reverbnation.com/play_now/...
Many have mentioned that it has a very "Inception-like sound", similar of course to Zack Hemsey's music used for the Inception Trailer. This is no accident actually as that music was used as a temp track for editing the rough cut. But the final music strayed away from following that entirely and became more of a "Zimmer-esque" score, as Hans' style really fit the adventure/thrill ride of the story. I would have loved to have hired Hans Zimmer to do the score, but I think that would have cost a bit.

[@Mega-tl6bx]

Playing this while playing kerbal space program is PERFECT. Certainly captures the moment of terror!

[@howtoksp7141]

lol same thing bro; i love to play this when im aerobraking at jool

[@mikewizz1895]

@Joseph Arden Same

[@pavel9652]

@@howtoksp7141 So much drama! ;)

[@Jool4832]

Especially when you land on Duna.

[@aamirkhalifa1902]

3:37 gets me so hyped

[@jasonvene]

Exquisite! I watched it with my son two days before landing. Magical! The music made the video more than simply an expose. It made the engineers appear to be heros in a space opera, which is more realistic than simply depicting them as nerds. The nail biting anxiety of working two years to make something happen comes down to 7 minutes of waiting. My son watched on my lap, live - with THIS VIDEO and the live feed going, from 1AM. He'll never forget. Your music helped fascinate my son, 11!

[@markoplier5918]

2:40 : The Parachutes Open

[@pavel9652]

When it opens up that fast, it's a neck-snapping 9Gs! ;)

[@dariaroithmayr8834]

John, can I say that this is the most spectacular piece of music and MADE this video!!! I have watched 7 minutes over and over again. I've forwarded it to people as an example of how to make science fascinating. And I've always said that the MUSIC was KEY!!! Bravo, well done, and I will recommend you for sure when it's my turn to make a video like this!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

Wow, Daria! Thank you so much for this amazing compliment! It really made my day! So glad to hear how much people still like the video and music after all these years! I can't believe we're already about to launch our new Mars rover in a week. Time has flown. And yes, please do consider me for a future video project! best, John

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

I actually answer that question in the description of the video. Yes there is a similarity to Zach's score for the Inception trailer because his music was originally used when I edited the video. Unfortunately I couldn't use his music as it wasn't long enough and it would have cost us a fortune. So I had to create a new score, with a similar feel. But I also took inspiration from other scores for films, such as Batman, James Bond, Bourne Identity, and Mission Impossible.

[@TALON-7]

After six years, your score is still haunting me. Wonderful addition to the NASA/JPL video, without it would be like watching Star Wars without John Williams.

[@tyrannytv]

thank you so much! that made my day! -John

[@Andythespacekid]

I’m ready to do this all over again with perseverance in 7 months

[@thejmiester14]

"By the time we expect to receive our first messages from Curiosity, the probe will have already been alive - or dead - on the surface... for 7 minutes..."

[@mackchannel6348]

Aw yiss. Found it. Thank you for putting this up!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

my pleasure, glad you found it! :)

[@pspicer777]

First thing NASA should do is hire this gentleman to do all of their PR. It is sad and astonishing to me that the general population does not 'get' what NASA does. The skill, knowledge, and dedication of one of the jewels of the United States remains hidden and obscure to people not directly involved in space flight enterprises. This is a real shame and disservice to the taxpayer. This kind of communication is exactly what is needed - well done!

[@andrewfleckenstein7599]

Fantastic song and original video, the video is one of my favorites on youtube!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

Thanks Andrew! Always nice to hear!

[@admiralthrawn7754]

You are the creator? You are a GENIUS!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

Hey, thank you so much!!

[@BragmansWorld]

I tried using Soundhound & Shazam to figure out where the music came from, finally found it doing a Google search! Thanks for posting this, love it!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

thank you very much pspicer777! it means a lot to me to hear such great comments. hopefully more good stuff like this to come- actually I can say for sure more stuff like this is coming down the road.

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

hey thanks greakdoug! glad you like it - and interesting your fav part is at 2:40 - cause that section was for several days totally void of music as I couldnt figure out where to go between all the heavy orchestration and the big drum descent into the crater. So I took a gamble and went more electronic instead, which made it kinda fun to break it up like that.

[@TheTalemaster]

Out of curiosity (no pun intended!), I went searching to see if there were other tracks titled "7 minutes of terror" for the Perseverance landing...low and behold!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

East West sample libraries- mainly Hollywood Strings/Brass & Symphonic Orchestra - all diamond edition as they have multiple mic placements for each instrument.

[@Andythespacekid]

Perseverance today is your turn 2/18/21

[@vatsalpanwar854]

gives the feels!

[@naifalsaeedan5413]

This might be the best action thrill music i ever heard

[@007Biggs]

Absolutely awesome music... perfect. Brilliant even...

[@kuro_shinigami7526]

7 minutes of terror music in 5 minute video well done noice 👌

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

thank you very much 10highflush! So glad you like it!

[@Mega-tl6bx]

When I am in a tournament, there are 5 minutes left, I quit the game, and play this wonderfull composition, and wait.

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

that's cool Justin! I feel honored.

[@perezfranco]

John, your video is one of my favorite things. Well done!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

Thank you Roberto! You made my day :)

[@perezfranco]

Well, let me tell you something else. My daughter, who is 9 now, also loves it. I showed it to her for the first time about two years ago, and it got her hooked on Curiosity. She has posters of the rover on her room, and very excited about the exploration of Mars. And it was largely because of this video. Kudos!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

Thats awesome!! At some point she should go visit JPL and meet some of the people who worked on it. Maybe she'll want to work there someday... you never know!

[@perezfranco]

That would be sweet.

[@Jool4832]

Land on Mars or Duna with this music; it would be perfect.

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

dude, thank you so much! really glad you like it!

[@10highflush]

This music is amazing on it's own, but thoroughly compliments the video as well. Well done. Love it.

[@astrionix7140]

I have been lied to, this is five minutes!

[@Th3R3alPr0]

4:20 , can someone make a loop out of that?

[@SenitelKJ]

Thank you man :) This track and your video alike is amazing, keep up the great work!

[@claudianielsen7901]

I have this video playing in the back of my head of the Artemis 1 launch

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

I wish I could have been there for the launch

[@editormckenna]

Great music and bloody amazing video, dude. Love it! Well done.

[@thejmiester14]

I first heard your music in that Curiosity video. Awesome stuff, man! So epic!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

+thejmiester14 thank you!!

[@nicholashylton6857]

A fantastic tune! Bravo John!!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

+Nicholas Hylton thank you!!

[@Xman049]

Nice job with the video.. Mars = mind Rover = idea

[@thegreatcommisar2924]

the rage felt when the song says 7 minutes but it Isn't even 6 0:48

[@DeejayJeanP]

Very good man! I truly hear parts of the movies you mentioned in your commenta before!

[@iowaengineer]

Awesome!

[@pavel9652]

Excellent music! This is one of my favourite and one of the best videos for all science astro nerds! :) I hope you are working on the track for Perseverance Mars landing promo 7 minutes of terror 2 ;)

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

thanks Pavel! I wish I had been offered to work on the Perseverance video but it didnt happen. Not sure who worked on that video.

[@RissaTolentino-fc4ol]

Thank you for sharing this video greetings from kapiso mo vlog family

[@jaspertong4768]

Its only 5 minutes.

[@thesafteycrazycuber]

+Jasper Tong it's about the seven minutes of terror when curiosity was landing it's not actually supposed to be 7 minutes

[@happytappyslappy]

I emphasize the beeping sounds from Curiosity after touchdown to confirm it is alive and well... Touchdown confirmed... we’re safe on Mars!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

thank you ed! stop and say hi sometime at jpl!

[@lemo020]

It's 2017 and someone still hear it.

[@mattrexpuns5540]

Heck, I was expecting their InSight video to have similarly epic music. It was nice, but it wasn't quite the same.

[@Nemodog]

Thank you so much...I will share my modest efforts of dramatic editing when the time comes. Sort of like my Bone of Contention video...

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

thank you iowaengineer!

[@diviiiii_goel]

Play in 1.75x it's sounds like climax is near.

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

no problem. happy to reply. :)

[@sandersonstunes]

7 minutes of terror within a 5 minute video lol

[@freisiadermiventurasanchez4780]

Wao This is music, es verdadera arte musical,por que Toda arte entra en cerebro y créa un juego que estimula, y esta musica no es la ecepcion

[@Nemodog]

I hope you don't mind if I use this music as background to the epic-ness of my grandson riding a bike for the first time....it makes the experience for the great grandparents something special...

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

you may use the music as you wish- very honored that would would do so. :)

[@wtw84]

This sounds fantastic! What D.A.W. program are you using?

[@ChristopherByrumHarris]

What sample libraries did you use in this track??

[@inconspicuousdaddy6307]

Is it just me or is this soundtrack from Wargame Airland Battle?

[@Roxfox]

We're doing it again, friends! 19 hours until InSight's seven minutes!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

thanks jrizarry14! -and agreed, def not dead yet!

[@SenitelKJ]

Any chance we can have a download link for such a track? :)

[@arunkumarpanneerselvam2666]

this one is mind blowing.. i would like to user this music for one of my tamil short films... i will share you the link...this one us real awesome ..

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

+Arunkumar Panneerselvam cool, glad you like it!

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

I cant post a link here, but if you go to the Silasfunk fan page on Facebook, I've put a link to download there.

[@ronaldharrison2010]

I thought all moments in Kerbal Space Program were moments of terror... ;)

[@thegameralchemist2645]

Hi. I'm uploading a video on KZbin to my channel that includes this track. I put the song name in the description with your name 'John Beck-Hofmann' next to it, Is this ok? Thanks.

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

yes of course, thanks!

[@paucontreras8977]

Hola

[@destroy8979]

"7 Minutes of terror" *song is only 5*

[@jexterbacus6844]

can I use this for my movie?

[@JohnBeckHofmann]

yes of course. just give me credit and send me a link if you post it online. would love to see it.

[@jexterbacus6844]

thanks :)

[@codonbyte]

Why is this flagged as spam?

[@selvarajg1566]

nice n LA sollamaten

[@schiang856]

Hi John, Stephen Chiang here, filmmaker in NJ. GREAT MUSIC!!! I saw the 7 Minutes video in 2012 and was just blown away by the music and direction. I'm putting together a small video project now, and thought again of your soundtrack. I know I'm not the first to ask, but I'd be privileged to be able to include your 7 Minutes track in the project. Credit & Link, of course when done. Please let me know if this is ok with you--would be grateful! BTW, I lived in Pasadena for a while and we may know some science / sci-fi folks in common. Well, please let me know. Thank you, Stephen

[@SeanRhysStirling]

Good on the ears. Anxious to see the video. So where's the missing 1:55 :) ? Just kidding.

[@linuxguy1199]

OK this is 5 minutes and it says 7 minutes LIAR

[@tinybabyman9453]

+Jeremiah Lowe The 7 minutes isn't talking about the song, its how long it will be until the first message from Curiosity ( The Mars rover ) will send its first signle

[@linuxguy1199]

smell me cool didnt know that

[@N0616JCProductions]

@@tinybabyman9453 Correction, that is the amount of time it takes for Curiosity to land on Mars. The actual signal takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth.

[@tinybabyman9453]

@@N0616JCProductions oh cool