12+ Perfect Songs for Your Total Solar Eclipse Soundtrack in San Antonio

San Antonio music lovers are compiling their perfect soundtrack to commemorate the Total Solar Eclipse coming up on April 8, 2024. The serene darkness set to cover San Antonio for 18 seconds is gearing up to be one of the treasured moments of the year.

People are preparing for this monumental event by selecting music with clever titles that reference the sun or the moon or songs with atmospheric tones that perfectly capture the sudden midday darkness. CultureMap offers a list of 12+ perfect songs for your eclipse soundtrack experience:

Ain’t No Sunshine, Bill Withers, 1971

This song gives a celestial and compelling sweep. Its climactic moment comes when Withers passionately repeats the phrase “I know I know I know” 26 times in a span of 10 seconds.

All The Stars, Kendrick Lamar with SZA, 2018

This collaboration is a breathtaking back-and-forth between Lamar’s cool treated vocals and SZA’s soaring tones. The words, “All the stars are closer,” are repeated 18 times, producing a hypnotic feel apt for an eclipse.

Bad Moon Rising, Crystal Clearwater Revival, 1969

The apocalyptic lyrics predict doom and gloom, fitting the ancient civilizations’ awe and fear towards eclipses. This song’s title makes it particularly suited to the event.

Black Hole Sun, Soundgarden, 1994

With Chris Cornell’s cryptic lyrics and a moody-pyschadelic score, this track generates a perfect atmosphere for witnessing an eclipse.

Children of the Sun, Golden Dawn Arkestra, 2018

The jazz funk beat, along with the mantra “We are the children/The chosen ones,” is sure to set the mood for eclipse watching.

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground, Blind Willie Johnson, 1927

An inclusion into the Voyager golden records, this meditative gospel blues track is ideal for pondering life and the cosmos during the eclipse.

Spaceman, The Killers, 2008

To most accurately simulate a journey to the moon, the dystopian bridge of this song should be timed with the approaching totality.

Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler, 1983

This melodramatic 80’s hit is a mandatory accompaniment to any eclipse, thanks to its apt title. Bonnie Tyler herself performed it during an eclipse in 2017.

Total Eclipse of the Sun, Don McLean, 2018

This song gets a spot on the list solely because of its title. In the vocals, McLean sweetly sings about being swoon by a girl.

The Sky Is A Neighborhood, Foo Fighters, 2017

Dave Grohl, a prominent UFO believer, promises communal inter-galactic respect with this rooftop stomper. It helps viewers realize that we are all in this Universe together.

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Richard Strauss, 1896

This classical piece, performed in Stanley Kubrick’s film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, provides the perfect tease for the momentous event of a Total Solar Eclipse.

Watcher of the Skies, Genesis, 1972

Add the atmospheric track from Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins to your playlist for its lovely shift in tempo and the powerful drum section.

Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd, 1973

With universal themes and the final track titled, “Eclipse”, this album perfectly sets the tone for this miraculous event.

Get ready to experience the wonder of a Total Solar Eclipse with these carefully curated tracks. The Total Solar Eclipse will be an event to remember in San Antonio, especially if you have the perfect soundtrack to mark the occasion.