Michael Stearns is a multi-genre music composer and soundtrack designer/producer. His credits include music for Ron Fricke’s non-verbal 70MM films Chronos, Baraka and Samsara, music for NASA, Laserium, Disney films, HBO, ABC, PBS, BBC, Discovery Channel and James Cameron’s The Abyss, Titanic and Avatar. Michael works in his studio The Guest House, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
ALBUMS
Steve Roach / Michael Stearns
Beyond Earth & Sky
2021, 
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, Ambient/Downtempo/New Age/Tribal
Erik Wøllo, Michael Stearns
Convergence
2020, ,
, Ambient/Downtempo/New Age
Michael Stearns & Joseph S. DeBeasi
Alpha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2018
Michael Stearns
Music For The Dome
2016, CDr, Album, Earth Turtle Music
Michael Stearns
The Soft Touch Of Morning Light
2015
Michael Stearns, Lisa Gerrard And Marcello De Francisci
Samsara (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012, ,
, Aboriginal/Ambient/Downtempo/Drone/Gamelan/Modern Classical/Soundtrack
Loren Nerell / Michael Stearns / Ron Berry
Sounds From The Depth 2
2005, CDr, Comp, Promo, Not On Label, ,
, Ambient
Michael Stearns
The Storm
2001, ,
, Ambient/Tribal
Michael Stearns
Spirits Of The Voyage
2000, CD, Album, Earth Turtle Music, Earth Turtle Music
Michael Stearns & Ron Sunsinger
Sorcerer
2000, CD, Album, Spotted Peccary, Spotted Peccary
Michael Stearns
The Middle Of Time
2000, ,
, Abstract/Ambient
Michael Stearns
Journey Through Nine Dimensions
1999
Michael Stearns
Collected Ambient & Textural Works (1977-1987)
1996, CD, Comp, Fathom
Michael Stearns
Collected Thematic Works (1977-1987)
1996, CD, Comp, Fathom
Michael Stearns
The Light In The Trees
1996, CD, Mini, Ltd, Num, Amplexus
Michael Stearns
The Lost World
1995
Steve Roach ▴ Michael Stearns ▴ Ron Sunsinger
Kiva
1995, ,
, Ambient/Tribal/Field Recording
Michael Stearns • Ron Sunsinger
Singing Stones
1994, CD, Album, Hearts Of Space, Fathom, ,
, Experimental/Minimal/Ambient
Carolyn Conger, Michael Stearns
Vision Quest
1993
Michael Stearns
Baraka (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1993
Michael Stearns
Sacred Site (Soundtracks And Compositions 1983-1993)
1993
Steve Roach / Kevin Braheny / Michael Stearns
Desert Solitaire
1989, 
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, Ambient/Minimal/Tribal
Michael Stearns and Carolyn Conger
Sacred Pool
1988, Cass, Album, CrO, Not On Label
Michael Stearns
Encounter (A Journey In The Key Of Space)
1988
Michael Stearns
Floating Whispers
1987
Michael Stearns
Plunge
1986, ,
, Ambient
Michael Stearns
Chronos (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1985
Michael Stearns
Lightplay
1983
Michael Stearns
Lyra Sound Constellation
1983
Michael Stearns
Planetary Unfolding
1981
Michael Stearns
Morning Jewel
1980
Michael Stearns
Sustaining Cylinders
1977, ,
, Ambient/Drone/Field Recording/Minimal
Michael Stearns
Ancient Leaves
1977
Vidia Wesenlund
Night Light
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label
Ron Fricke
Chronos
2008
Donovan Reimer
Far From Earth
1996, CD, Album, Indie Pool
Brother
...Pipe Dreams
1994
Constance Demby
Novus Magnificat: Through The Stargate
1987
Various
Sonic Atmospheres Sampler 1986
1986
Steve Roach
Empetus
1986
Various
Baraka (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): The Deluxe Edition
2012, 
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, Soundtrack/Religious
Steve Roach
Empetus
2008
Shaina Noll
You Can Relax Now
2002, CD, Album, Singing Heart Productions
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Geoffrey Holder
Tropical Rainforest
1998, DVD-V, Album, RE, The Science Museum Of Minnesota
Larkin
Moments Empowered
1984
Various
Omni Volume 4: Deep Space
1994, CD, Comp, DCC Compact Classics, ,
, New Age/Contemporary/Ambient/Modern Classical/Instrumental
APPEARANCES +
Harald Grosskopf
Synthesist Reloaded
2018, 13xFile, MP3, Album, Little MarVin Records
Steve Roach
Electro Bloom Live - Tucson AZ - Feb 11, 2020
2022
Venja
2020, CD, Album, Ltd, Art For Ears
Mike Simonetti
Solipsism
2018
Various
Space, Energy & Light (Experimental Electronic And Acoustic Soundscapes 1961-88)
2017
Terra Ambient
Wanderlust
2009, CD, Album, Lotuspike, ,
, Ambient/Berlin-School/Tribal
Treavor Moontribe
Set:9 Desert Selections
2008, 
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, Progressive Trance/Progressive House/Electro House
Various
Best Of Hearts Of Space No. 1 - First Flight
2008
Various
The World Cinema Album
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Doubles, ,
, Theme
Constance Demby
Sanctum Sanctuorum
2003
Various
The Fire This Time
2002, ,
, IDM/Field Recording/Techno/Political/Ambient
Paul Oakenfold
Perfecto Presents Another World
2000, ,
, Progressive House/Trance/Abstract/Progressive Trance
Various
Musiques De Nuit 3
1998, CD, Comp, Mixed, Labels, Labels, 
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, Modern Classical/Ambient
Various
Cinéma Du Monde: 16 Film Soundtrack Masterpieces
1996, CD, Comp, Music Collection International, Music Club, ,
, Soundtrack/Score/Theme
Various
Musique Méchanique
1994, 2xCD, Comp, Celestial Harmonies
Various
Miramar Collection: One
1994
Various
Tornadoes!! The Entity
1993, VHS, NTSC, Norman Beerger Productions, ,
, Field Recording/Ambient
Various
Golden Dreams
1993, 2xCD, Comp, Starland Music, Warner Special Products, ,
, Pop Rock/Ambient/New Age
Kate Moody
Grateful Heart
1993, CD, Album, Frog Rock Productions
Various
Baraka - A World Beyond Words
1993, ,
, Modern Classical/Ambient
Various
Baraka (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992, ,
, Soundtrack/Ambient/Modern Classical
Paul Speer
Collection 991: Music + Art
1992
Maurice Jarre
Dreamscape (Original Soundtrack)
1984
Steve Roach
Structures From Silence
1984, ,
, Minimal/Ambient
Larkin
Moments Empowered
1983
Paul Abell
Rivers Of The Heart
1981, ,
, Folk
Larkin
O'cean
1980
Audrey Ann Lowrie
The Sea & Releasing My Past
Cass, Golden Rose Productions
Various
Dreams Of Bali
2xCD, ZBS Foundation
Para One
Île Europa Vol.3: Le Naufrage Des écumes
2024, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, Mixtape, Europa Europa, ,
, Ambient/Downtempo/New Age/Spoken Word/Breakbeat/Acid/Leftfield/House/IDM/Techno/Experimental/Modern Classical/Soundtrack/New Wave/Progressive Trance
Chevalski
Organic Oscillation Mix
2023, 13xFile, MP3, Comp, Mixed, Not On Label
O Yuki Conjugate
Before The Gold Rush
2022, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, World Of Echo (2), ,
, Dark Ambient/Experimental
Various
Projekt2022
2022, CD, Comp, Projekt, ,
, Ambient/Experimental
Various
Schwingungen - Radio Auf CD Nr. 307 / 12-2020
2020, CD, Comp, CUE-Records, 
,
, Ambient
Various
6 Years B-Wave Festival
2020, File, FLAC, Album, Comp, B-Wave, Art For Ears, 
,
, Ambient/Berlin-School
Various
Legacy Audio Music Sampler Vol. IV
2018, CD, Sono Luminus, ,
, Classical
Various
Space, Energy & Light (Experimental Electronic And Acoustic Soundscapes 1961-88)
2017, ,
, Ambient/Experimental/New Age
Kaito AKA Hiroshi Watanabe
Isolatedmix 44
2014, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, A Strangely Isolated Place, ,
, Ambient/Downtempo
Sasha Yeller
Deep-X Podcast 005
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Deep-X Recordings
Arts Learning Community
Isolatedmix 40 - Away
2013, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, A Strangely Isolated Place, ,
, Ambient/Downtempo/Indie Rock/Post Rock/Modern Classical/Experimental/Ethereal/Drum n Bass
Various
I Am The Center (Private Issue New Age Music In America, 1950-1990)
2013, ,
, New Age/Ambient
Egyptology
The Sescosem Mix
2012, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Valerie (2), ,
, Experimental/Space-Age/Abstract/Downtempo
Plus Ultra
Autonomic Podcast Layer 01
2009, File, AAC, MP3, Mixed, 128, Autonomic, ,
, House/New Wave/IDM/Hip Hop/Ambient/Electro/Drum n Bass/Synth-pop/Minimal/Ghetto/Halftime
Various
Best Of Hearts Of Space No. 1: First Flight (Music From The National Radio Series)
2008
Various
Clouds Vol. 2 (Ambient Man Presents)
2007, 16xFile, MP3, Album, Ambient Man, ,
, Musique Concrète/Abstract/Experimental/Ambient/Dark Ambient/Minimal
Topher
Ambient Journey Into IDM & Glitchy Breaks Mix
2006, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Aries Slant Recordings, ,
, Breakbeat/Glitch/IDM/Acid House/Ambient
Tom Middleton
The Trip 2 Navigated By Tom Middleton
2006
Various
Special CD Sampler E-dition #1
2004, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, E-dition Magazine
Various
Music From The Edge Vol. 5
2004, CD, Comp, Margen
Various
Music For The 3rd Millennium Vol. 2
2001, CD, Comp, Ltd, AMP Records
Various
Lunar Twilight - Ambient Visions
2001, CD, Album, Comp, Club, Spring Hill Music, ,
, Ambient/New Age/Tribal
Various
Slow Music For Fast Times
2001, ,
, Tribal/Ambient
Various
A Groove Selection
2000, CD, Comp, Groove Unlimited, 
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, Abstract/Ambient
Various
Trance Planet
2000, 4xCD, Comp, Triloka Records,
Various
Carnet D'Emeraude Second Recueil
1999, CD, Comp, Quetzal
Various
Soundscape Gallery 2
1998, CD, Comp, Lektronic Soundscapes
Various
New Visions: Celestial Voyagers
1998, CD, Comp, Rhino Records (2)
Various
Trance Planet - Volume Four
1998,
Various
"Velvet"
1996, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia, 
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, New Age/Easy Listening
Various
Astral Meditation
1996, ,
, Soundtrack/Ambient/New Age
Various
Celestial Journey
1996
Various
A Storm Of Drones (The Sombient Trilogy)
1995, 3xCD, Comp, P/Mixed, Asphodel, Sombient, ,
, Illbient/Experimental/Ambient/Musique Concrète
Various
Planet Music Sampler Volume 1 - Jazz / New Age / World Music
1995, CD, Smplr, Planet Music (8)
Various
Miramar Decade
1995, VHS, Comp, Hi-, Miramar
Various
Sequences No7
1994, Cass, Comp, F.A.M.E.
Various
Universe 3
1994
Various
Music For Meditation
1994, 
,
, New Age/Ambient
Various
MBNT: A Recollection Of Proto-Ambient Music From The Hearts Of Space
1994, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Various
Solaria
1993, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia
Various
Music For Relaxation, Meditation And Concentration, Vol. III
1993, CD, Milan
Various
Natural Selections (A Sampler Of Miramar's Best-Selling Video Albums)
1993, Laserdisc, 12", S/Sided, Comp, Smplr, NTSC, Miramar, BMG Video
Various
"Spring"
1992, CD, Comp, Smplr, New Sounds Multimedia, 
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, New Age
Various
Música Para Desaparecer Dentro
1991
Various
Universe Sampler 90
1990
Various
Dali: The Endless Enigma
1990, ,
, Abstract/Experimental/Ambient/Berlin-School
Various
Cosmic Dreams
1989, ,
, New Age/Synth-pop/Ambient
Various
Cruisers 1.0
1988
Various
Sonic Atmospheres Sampler 1986
1986
Various
Celestial Octaves Vol. 1
1985, Cass, Celestial Octaves
Various
Inkey$ No.16
1985, Cass, Comp, INKEY$
Various
Serge Modular Music Systems Presents The Musician's Tapes
1983, Cass, Promo, Not On Label, ,
, Experimental/Ambient/Abstract
Various
The 7th Annual Synthesizer Tape Contest "The Winner's Pieces"
1983, Cass, Comp, Roland Corporation
Various
Songs Of The Spirit
CD, Comp, Triloka Records, Worldly Music
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 3
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records, ,
, Berlin-School/New Age
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 4
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 9
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 10
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 11
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records
Various
CUE Audio Nr. 13
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, C90, CUE-Records, ,
, New Age
Various
A Musical Gift For You From Da Vid & The Light Party
2005, CDr, Comp, P/Mixed, Unofficial, The Light Party, ,
, Ambient/New Age/Downtempo
Various
A Musical Gift For You From Da Vid & The Light Party
2005, CDr, Comp, P/Mixed, P/Unofficial, Promo, The Light Party, ,
, Ambient/New Age/Downtempo
Various
Astral Meditation