To the Stars

As of this writing, To the Stars, is the first released song from Brad Pitt’s deep space epic, Ad Astra. I think about Pitt’s career often. His IMDb page is ridiculously good. From early in the 90’s his roles where carefully chosen (and he was never overexposed.) Plan B, Pitt’s production company, routinely creates Oscar contenders and winners.

From the outside, Brad Pitt seems iconically cool, casual, and whimsical. However, a closer look reveals an extraordinarily serious artist — and a highly disciplined celebrity, e.g., no social media.

The brilliance of Max Richter is in the melodic…