Celestial Soda Pop Explained
"Celestial Soda Pop" is a song written and composed by Ray Lynch for his third album, Deep Breakfast.
Composition
The song was composed in C♯ minor and features a repetitive progression performed on a synthesizer.[1]
Reception
In reviewing Lynch's album No Blue Thing, Keith Tuber of Orange Coast called "Celestial Soda Pop" a "monster New Age Hit".[2] Meanwhile, in reviewing Deep Breakfast, P.J. Birosik of Yoga Journal called "Celestial Soda Pop" a "wonderfully memorable little tune".[3] Steve Korte of CD Review referred to the song as "a standard that you've probably heard dozens of times in your local supermarket or dentist's office".[4] However, John Schaefer, author of , referred to the piece as a "vacuous title" and claimed that Lynch possesses "limited ability on the synthesizer".[5]
Remixes
In 1998, Ray Lynch produced a techno remix of "Celestial Soda Pop" for his compilation album, .[6] The song was later remixed by Boreta of The Glitch Mob in 2015.[7]
In popular culture
In 1986, "Celestial Soda Pop" was used as a theme song for the NPR show Fresh Air. The track was also featured in the 1987 documentary film, Downwind/Downstream.[8] On May 26, 1990, Joel Selvin of the San Francisco Chronicle commented that the use of the song by NPR probably caused Deep Breakfast to have a "considerable boost" in sales.[9] In 1991, the Stone Mountain Laser Show near Atlanta began using "Celestial Soda Pop" as one of the tracks in the show, set to animated shapes and colors.[10]
Notes and References
- News: Ray Lynch Anthology. March 26, 2017. Hal Leonard. June 1, 1995. 9780793556878. en.
- News: Tuber. Keith. No Blue Thing, Ray Lynch. March 19, 2017. Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications. August 1989. en.
- News: Birosik. P.J.. Yoga Journal. March 19, 2017. November / December 1989. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 102. en.
- Korte. Steve. New Age Leaders. CD Review. August 1994. 10. 12. 24. His 1984 Deep Breakfast disc (Windham Hill) is considered a classic, and his perky instrumental composition "Celestial Soda Pop" from that album is a standard that you've probably heard dozens of times in your local supermarket or dentist's office..
- Book: Schaefer. John. New sounds: A listener's guide to new music. May 27, 1987. Harper & Row. 9780060550547. 46. March 26, 2017.
- Carrillo. Carmel. Ray Lynch - Best Of. The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 1998. 78.
- News: Ray Lynch - Celestial Soda Pop (Boreta Remix) [Free Download]]. March 26, 2017. That Drop. May 21, 2015.
- In and Out of Production. The Independent Film & Video Monthly. December 1988. 11. 10. 37. January 23, 2018.
- News: Selvin. Joel. Lynch Finds Gold in Marin Hills. San Francisco Chronicle. May 26, 1990. C4. That album got a considerable boost when National Public Radio's outstanding pop culture talk show, 'Fresh Air,' chose Lynch's 'Celestial Soda Pop' as a theme song..
- News: Thrasher. Paula Crouch. Waves 'N' Raves. March 8, 2022. May 25, 1991. L/20–L/22. https://archive.today/20220308015705/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EB7D0BDCCBBF123&f=basic. March 8, 2022. Then, until the end of July, the lineup is Charlie Daniels' "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," Bob James "Courtship" and Neil Diamond's "Coming to America." Rounding out the summer: A Beatles medley, Alan Parsons' "Pipeline" and Ray Lynch's "Celestial Soda Pop.".
