Tony Anderson - Ancestral

As part of my forthcoming album, I wrote Ancestral to help me sleep.
The photo was taken near my Grandmother's farm outside of Hooper, Nebraska. Her name was Kaye Benson and she's the one who convinced my parents to leave south Florida in the late 1980s to experience life in the heartland. Her home (and the land it was on) continues to be idyllic each time I return. Many of my favorite memories from childhood took place there, and the nostalgia continues to draw me back even though she's gone. What I love remembering most is how quiet things would get on summer nights. Perhaps that's what Ancestral is so simple. So soft.
I recently found a letter Grandma Kaye wrote my parents in January of 1990 just after my mom and dad had taken 4 of us kids (all under the age of 5) to Nebraska for the first time:
"David and Ariane, I saw you walking hand in hand down the front lawn and later far out into the fields. I hope you had a peaceful, tranquil walk and perceived the beauty of the clean air and green that lies beneath the crunchy brittle stacks of the earth - and that it could be yours, too."
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[@reinier123]

There is nothing like a Tony Anderson track to guide you in some internal reflection of your life. Simply stunning. I adore it. The world would be a better place if more people appreciated this magic. ❤❤❤

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[@TonyAndersonMusic]

😭🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 thank you!!!

[@kemscoTV]

Tony Anderson this is a masterpiece , I always connect with your songs. Makes me to reflect. Well done. I love you ❤️

[@Alan-hk7eo]

So true. So full....of love.

[@denistunguz]

Man... your music is a gift to us all!

[@Robert-rn9jl]

Long Life Tony Anderson 🎉🎉🎉

[@daymoon_playlist]

7 minutes passed like a millisecond, but I felt something that felt like billions of years. The best ambient track that has overwhelmed me since 'Debris'. Absolutely breathtaking

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

That means so much!!! I was thinking of infinite / debris while I was writing this one. It felt like lungs inhaling and then exhaling.

[@Beagle5ce]

Tony Anderson paints with sound, his music a symphony of colors for the ears.

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[@jgsjs]

I met Tony Anderson personally at a retreat put on by United Pursuit in TN many years ago. As a video & film maker, his music has inspired many of my projects. Whenever I search for music for a project, I always search Tony Anderson first. The texture, detail, depth, and meaning of each song is amazing. Feels like each song has its own story to tell. Thanks Tony for creating beautiful things!

[@ayyyFex]

The world always slows down whenever I press play, thank you again, beautiful piece of art

[@2Corinthians5.17]

I am so very, very grateful that the Lord blessed you with such a powerful gift Tony Anderson. Your music speaks to my spirit, breaking down every barrier that’s been constructed over time, healing every wound buried deeply, and reuniting me to the places and parts long forgotten.❤ Your music reignites me, it is a gift from God. 🔥

[@Mr20001]

Music that touches the heart, soul and mind 🎵❤️🦋 Thank you, Tony!

[@_ayushkumar]

Wow! Thanks Tony for this masterpiece again! This music really connects me to heaven ❤️😌

[@_ayushkumar]

The way you express your thoughts and feelings and relate your music from your past life, childhood memories , family it is really emotional 😌❤✨

[@matthewk8379]

Wow Tony! Been a supporter for a long time, but I feel like my life has LITERALLY changed since listening to this song! Thank you so so much and keep making music!

[@lavoixducoeur5482]

Merci infiniment, Tony Anderson, pour ce moment de douceur qui apaise nos cœurs. En tant qu'artiste musical très talentueux, vous nous permettez de nous détendre après une journée de dur labeur, que ce soit sur tous les plans de l'existence. Prenez soin de vous et merci une fois de plus 🙏.

[@kitchen_Key]

I love the fact you stated you wrote this song to help you sleep, cause I feel like each one of your songs helps most of us to sleep ❤

[@sadekmagdy693]

Life would be senseless without music ❤

[@zavvas1]

Tony Anderson you are GOD of music creation !!!! if there is paradise probably it sounds like your music

[@328am]

There is a Paradise... "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9

[@pufy1395]

👋🙏💙🐬

[@debbiev.1311]

A blessing from one generation to another...& so on!!! ❤️❤❤

[@robohumanmusic]

Man this album is shaping up to be one of the best of the year

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Wow!!! Thank you!

[@terriwiley9737]

Is Ancestral the name of the album?

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

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[@mogupoprobovat]

Tony , listening to this makes me calm

[@JutiFoster1987]

This song in particular was in the background in the beginning of the movie, Man of Steel. Kevin Costner and Russel Crowe were telling their view about their son.

[@MehrabS]

Tony Anderson, how did you know I needed this right now? Thanks for another masterpiece!!

[@user-ck4de9sf2h]

wow you make me cry a little, I know that Grandmothers are magical, angels on earth, I miss mine too, also love your music, greeting from sonora, mexico

[@cabbage9708]

Such a beautiful, yet simple piece of art. Absolutely adore it. Especially the Image, it reminds me of great memories from long ago..

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Thank you so much 😭🙏🏼

[@gregoryscott.]

This wistful, nostalgic composition is brimming with masterful artistry and virtuosity. 😊

[@ediesaringar]

Thank you, Greg for sending this beautiful melody to me.. you are right this picture reminds me so much of Nebraska. Thank you for making me smile today..❤😊

[@gregoryscott.]

@@ediesaringar 🙏❤😊

[@adeleissasystem]

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[@jt66723]

Thank you from Nebraska. Life is good here, and your music reflects it.

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Where in NE??!?

[@jt66723]

@@TonyAndersonMusic SW of Lincoln on a small country acre. Purchased your tunes for a Nebraska National Forest short film. Appreciate you - thanks for being proud of our state.

[@robohumanmusic]

New song already Tony?!!!! Love you man, this sounds unreal

[@user-bg1ju5ss9t]

Personally, the heart of man…is your finest work…I think this at then end of that album would have worked. Beautifully. Your doing our creators work my brother. I thank you personally. You have lifted me through some tough tough times .

[@McKabelbrand]

Looking forward is not everything. We should listen much more to what our ancestors have taught us and even more what mistakes they have made. Thank you Tony, that your musical journey through time goes in both directions! So beautiful! Best regards from the land of your ancestors (Germany) 😉 Ben

[@janeh4664]

Tony is a gift from God, how else could we be blessed with such beauty. He takes you back to memories and feelings you thought were gone forever and you can relive precious past times, with those often who are no longer with us. It’s like taking off a worldly body and just existing in spirit. If I listen after studying Gospel it helps me stay in that beautiful connected place with The Lord. Thank you Tony

[@elkemenz6360]

The sound that fills our soul and give us faith ... 🥹 tks 🙏🏻💓

[@user-if3db5gn4i]

This track feels like a movie unfolding right before your ears, stirring up deeply resonating emotions 💎 💎 💎

[@30marymary]

Your music is divine. It soothes my bad hectic days and makes me travel to another dimension. Thanks ❤

[@Selson91]

Amazing!

[@shawnpatrick5843]

Tony is by far one of the best ambient artists out there😊😊❤❤

[@ricardovansteeg7430]

Your music is special to me. I listen to it daily, it gives me such a peaceful feeling. When I feel down or insecure, I always reach out to your music. Like everything is going to be allright. It also makes me feel closer to Jesus. Bless you man 👏🏻

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Wow. Thank you Ricardo.

[@irynaskorobogach7483]

On repeat. Smth divine in it, smth unexplainable inside while listening to it❤ a lot of emotions and feelings came after reading description. Thank you, Tony❤

[@cinematicempyre9051]

Tony, your tracks touch the soul. Your music has moved me more than you could ever know. Thank you for all you do. I click on every new track you drop as soon as i see you dropped one. This track hit so deep today.

[@schumiss]

Love it ❤

[@JuJuCoQP]

Something beautiful and sad... between the life and the death...air and light

[@max8519]

Hey Tony, I was fortunate enough to be listening to this during the day my father passed. Your music has been a great help in remembering and celebrating his life. Thank you my friend!

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@Dey_QA]

Me encanta te deja en un estado de paz y solo te dejas fluir 😊😊❤ gracias tu musica tranquiliza mis días.

[@constantinvoronovschi5216]

Don't need words to describe 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐✨

[@audreyrl5987]

Just what i need it ❤

[@thedevmachine]

Cant imagine what's going on inside this artist. Composing sounds seems like an extension of his emotions, feelings. That must be it. Cause it touches the souls of others. Soul to soul.

[@nellybell7374]

Oh my Goodness Tony that was incredible!!plus the story of your life back then, and hey I'll be honest I'm 69 yrs old and this made me cry like a baby, something else when I was in the Air Force and stationed at Offut AFB. in Oklahoma some friends and I drove down to Texas and got off the main roads and drove through Hooper back in 1976 not to long after I had gotten home from Vietnam, and I remember to this day how beautiful it was , one of many awesome drives that I have had the honor and pleasure to make in this great land of ours. God bless and as my Dads mom who was full blood Mandan Sioux always said after precious moments like this "Apaha se" "Amen" for we are truly blessed. Peace my Friend.

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Wow. This was absolutely beautiful to read from you. Thank you for your service. I love the Air Force. I almost joined in 2004 but couldn’t get into the academy. I had worked my way to up cadet major in AFJROTC in Ocala fl. So thanks for serving. Vietnam must have been unbelievable. Also I love the explanation of the Sioux word. So beautiful!

[@nellybell7374]

@@TonyAndersonMusic Thanks for the reply Tony it's great that you tried you should be proud of yourself for that, and yes Vietnam was all pretty bizarre I had gone to Lowry AFB up in Denver, Co. and that's where I got my training in munition maintenance, left Eglin AFB. in Ft. Walton Bch. FL. on the first thing smoking to Nam, wound up in Thon so Nhut Ab close to Saigon, then to Bien Hoa, and finished up at Korat AB. in Thailand, I went TDY the whole time I was there because I had cross trained into explosive ordinance disposal (EOD). When I got home my next ten years I literally spent going to every TAC and SAC base as an instructor, like America I've been to countless countries and cities and the world specially back then and even now the beauty of it in all it's myriad forms can be quiet breathtaking, my most favorite has to be going up Atigun Pass through the Brooks Range up in Alaska on the Dalton Hwy. that my friend was really cool. eventually you come down where you step off into another world it seems when all of a sudden you are in the tundra before ending up at Deadhorse, there at Prudhoe Bay. Once again thanks my friend and may peace be with you!

[@ralfmoss]

Masterpiece

[@lindts]

If there was a genre that expresses the inner self and nature, Tony Anderson would be the first one to me. Generally, meditation music can be overly oriental or composed of bells and low bass, which can be burdensome to listen to for a long time😦 However, Tony's songs have flowing and subtle, yet majestic quality to it. I hope you can take a moment to rest and escape from the stimulating TikTok videos and Shorts... Imagine a majestic waterfall cascading in slow motion, the drifting clouds overhead, and the distant rumble of thunder... If you can feel the extensive landscape and energy in this silent track, your soul is connected to it❤ Highly recommend another track 'Immanuel' 🙏

[@user-ho9ib9dy8r]

Тони, вы как будто чувствуете, в чем мы нуждаемся!) То, что я испытываю, слушая это, не передать словами. Оно как будто звучит в унисон с состоянием моей души сейчас, спасибо Вам огромное❤

[@FenomenoCreativo]

Where everything began….. you bring us there. 💙💙

[@p.a.6034]

Love the simplicity & atmosphere. Makes me wanting to turn my DAW on and keep composing ... ! Love your stuff. ❤

[@borajohnmusic]

Beautiful, like the letter of Kaye 🌹

[@claudiahprice2904]

Inside of my physical body still, I am just spirit now… just it. Thank you🙏🏼

[@user-ez5ne2pf4j]

Im so glad you posted today, I've literally had the worst day of the year i think, and im hoping this would put me to sleep(ik it will).

[@jahquonsmith7197]

How can something be so beautiful 😢😢

[@METRO09KZ]

В очередной раз я удивлен этим произведением души в космическое путешествие с музыкой. Тони Рахмет

[@user-nc3nt9ml6m]

Тони лучший)

[@judyhopps8752]

It feels so sacred😭

[@miha2000p]

Beautiful storytelling and memory of your grandmother ❤ No matter how far AI will go in all aspects of our life - this will be our privilege that the AI will never be able to claim: the "lived through" storytelling that shows each unique bond between our souls and memories, scents, feelings, songs. We are indeed blessed.

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Well said. Thank you.

[@mattellisone]

Loving your work more and more, especially with this composition! 👏👍

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Thank you so much, Matt!

[@Snordster]

Ha! My mother's surname was Benson, before she married my father. Love the ability you have to dig deep into the heart. Your "Retour" piece is deeply hypnotic, a wondrous piece. Thank you for sharing.

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

!!!!! Thank you!!!! Benson is such a beautiful name. Was also my mother’s maiden name. Not sure if you knew that!

[@Snordster]

@@TonyAndersonMusic I read it, or heard it on your site... or on the net... can't remember... that, besides the music, is what prompted me to leave a message. Benson... always sounded sorta semi-regal to me.

[@lorrainevandebrook5007]

Food for the soul! Thank you...

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@JorisDiddenGeorD]

That's a very thick atmosphere, incredible!

[@marydelitsch3329]

Thank you so much for this beautiful art! 🙏🏻💎💫

[@Riververchi]

There is SO MUCH in this. This music, the name behind it and the picture. The picture with the living story. As If I breathe in your family's spirits and it enables me to see my ancestors through your pictures, your music. Words cannot explain the magic Tony. You speak the language of life's cosmos. Oh how amazing you are. Thank you for this. Thank you, thank you, thank you. P.S and that thunder in the end....💔

[@belbarros1461]

Acordar ouvindo 👂 ❤ Tony Anderson 😍🥰💝

[@Relaxing.Places44]

Very nice video and beautiful relaxing music. I've liked 💙💙

[@alixmagna5550]

Cela vous transporte dans un autre monde et vous transperce l'âme..❤

[@ViniciusAmaral-sb5qk]

THANKS FOR THE SOUNDS OF PARADISE ! Brazil Luv's you

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@HertzStereo]

Desde "Ember", no había sentido esa increíble sensación de disfrutar esas melodías suaves y esa nostalgia de imaginar que estoy flotando en el universo. Gracias Tony, "Ancestral" es hermosa!!!

[@mhalsmith]

I watched the solar eclipse in totality last Monday...If I could go back and listen to a song during those 4 minutes...it'd be this one. Live-giving, monumental and a reflection of God's goodness! Thanks @tonyanderson

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Wow!!!! We didn’t get it in totality here!!!! What was it like?

[@tyronrossouw930]

God is good. When I hear this type of music, its as if the notes resonate a chord in the soul, a chord God created. Perhaps one day, when I am with God, he will sit and show me the entire universe, and cause me to hear the sound of the song He has written.

[@varnaksingh6910]

You can make a grown man cry.

[@nguyenhaidang1307]

Absolutely beautiful, not only your music, but also your story and the image/ background. Big fan of your music 💛

[@jairojavierrendonosorio1423]

Tony, tu música es fantástica. Simplemente sensacional , gracias.

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Gracias a ti!

[@garimash3725]

Sir, like butterfly, this piece is amazing. Please keep creating and inspiring us. ❤

[@user-ii3jp2xy8n]

¡Hermosa! Gracias Tony❤

[@schannelle5]

Thanks Tony, exceptionnal as usual. Your music moves me from head to toe. ❤❤

[@patrickannicchiarico3263]

Beautiful ❤

[@user-cc7bt6or1o]

Absolutely brilliant

[@gaby1000]

Acabo de encontrar a este autor, y WOW con su música, me relaja mucho además de que me ayuda a concentrarme, es un respiro para la vida este tipo de música

[@jamiefox]

Thank you.

[@kajot90]

I love your creativeness, Tony. Deep love. ❤

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Thanks so much 😊

[@samuelundurthi07]

So deep and beautiful. the background is beautiful. the music reminds me of some distant memories from the past. I love your music Tony.

[@328am]

Tony, Euphonic Alchemy just did a mix called "The Smell of Time" with 3 of your new releases in it... It's Beautiful!

[@littlefox3252]

That felt good... Was feeling super stressed, but the music helped me calm down

[@mikabakker1]

Not only the music, but the description on why the music sound the way it does with the backstories and the picture all ad up to all these great pieces of music. Music like this really makes you want to sit down, take in the nature, see an amazing sunset and just think about life. And enjoy it. (P.S. I'd love to support you and buy your music what would be the best place to do so?)

[@mrhorse2815]

Welcome to the realm of the aethers

[@rik_enea9421]

Thank you

[@XiscaNicolau]

Breathtakingly beautiful ❤

[@mariomoreira5823]

❤ DIVINE ❤ ❤ MASTERPIECE ❤

[@ZzZz-jl6io]

It's Beautiful. ☯️

[@OceanOaks]

Beautiful!

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

Thank you!!!

[@anaingforest]

thank you

[@alexdiezg]

Beautiful work. Looking forward to your next album!

[@Turtlpwr]

Fantastic

[@daniel.bouley]

fantastic

[@adrianhockey9334]

Sublime ❤

[@dawlesspuzzle]

Pure

Yesterday when I heard this for the first time, I wrote a poem that no one will see. Those words I cannot repeat today. What you brought forward in me and the visions I saw, no words can describe them as clear they were to me. Words that came from somewhere sincere without asking, without preparation. They were true and I felt your sound for hours, as time disappeared. As the truth came back and wrote down a distant dream I wish would have been true and would have been me. I can feel it again now as I write these words after, knowing I will never be able to write them again. I could almost not see while writing, as the tears kept reminding me.

[@TonyAndersonMusic]

You are so generous!!! I owe you an email response.

[@jerichohasfallen]

Dope, Thank you Tony!!

[@eastmontgomery4470]

❤

[@mariopiras9712]

Meraviglia ❤

[@muralimohan4256]

❤❤❤

[@ShayanSadrMusic]

That is Lovely!!