Here Comes Science facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Here Comes Science |
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| Studio album by
They Might Be Giants
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| Released | September 1, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2004, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Children's, educational | |||
| Length | 39:46 | |||
| Label | Disney Sound/Idlewild | |||
| Producer | They Might Be Giants, Pat Dillett | |||
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Here Comes Science is a super cool album from the band They Might Be Giants. It's their fourth album made especially for kids, and it's packed with songs all about science! This album is part of a series of educational albums they've made, like Here Come the ABCs and Here Come the 123s. It even got nominated for a Grammy award for "Best Musical Album For Children"!
Contents
Making the Science Album
The band They Might Be Giants started hinting that their next album for kids would be all about science when their "123s" album came out. The official name, Here Comes Science, was finally shared in August 2008.
Work on the album began in late 2007. A short video clip for the song "How Many Planets" was even shared online in January 2008. The band wanted to make sure their science facts were correct. So, they hired a real scientist to help them! One of the band members, John Flansburgh, joked that he wasn't great at science in high school.
Band Members Sing Their Own Songs
On Here Comes Science, some of the band members got to sing their own songs. Danny Weinkauf, who plays bass guitar, sings "I Am a Paleontologist." Marty Beller, the drummer, sings "Speed and Velocity." This was a fun idea the band often uses for their kids' albums.
Danny Weinkauf's own children, Lena and Kai, even make special spoken appearances in "I Am a Paleontologist." You might have heard "I Am a Paleontologist" before! It was used in a commercial for Payless ShoeSource, showing kids exploring a dinosaur museum.
Album Songs
The Here Comes Science album comes with both a CD and a DVD. The songs on the CD are mostly the same as the songs on the DVD. However, there's one extra song called "Waves" that you'll only find on the CD.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Science Is Real" | 1:54 |
| 2. | "Meet the Elements" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "I Am a Paleontologist" | 2:32 |
| 4. | "The Bloodmobile" | 2:21 |
| 5. | "Electric Car" (with Robin Goldwasser) | 3:22 |
| 6. | "My Brother the Ape" | 3:06 |
| 7. | "What Is a Shooting Star?" | 1:38 |
| 8. | "How Many Planets?" | 1:56 |
| 9. | "Why Does the Sun Shine?" | 2:36 |
| 10. | "Why Does the Sun Really Shine?" | 1:51 |
| 11. | "Roy G. Biv" | 2:07 |
| 12. | "Put It to the Test" | 1:41 |
| 13. | "Photosynthesis" | 1:59 |
| 14. | "Cells" | 2:41 |
| 15. | "Speed and Velocity" | 1:48 |
| 16. | "Computer Assisted Design" | 0:54 |
| 17. | "Solid Liquid Gas" | 1:28 |
| 18. | "Here Comes Science" | 0:16 |
| 19. | "The Ballad of Davy Crockett (in Outer Space)" | 2:17 |
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Total length:
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39:46 | |
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| 20. | "Waves" | 1:32 | |||||||
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Total length:
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41:18 | ||||||||
Who Made the Music?
Lots of talented people helped create Here Comes Science!
Musicians
- John Flansburgh – Sings lead on many songs, plays guitar.
- John Linnell – Sings lead on many songs, plays keyboards.
- Dan Miller – Plays guitar.
- Danny Weinkauf – Plays bass guitar and sings lead on "I Am a Paleontologist."
- Marty Beller – Plays drums and sings lead on "Speed and Velocity."
- Robin Goldwasser – Sings lead on some songs.
- Hannah & Niffer Levine – Sing on "Computer Assisted Design."
- Lena & Kai Weinkauf – Sing on "I Am a Paleontologist."
- Dan Levine – Helps arrange music and plays trombone, bass trombone, alto horn, and euphonium.
- Stan Harrison – Plays tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, and flute.
- Curt Ramm – Plays trumpet and flugelhorn.
- Michael Leonhart – Plays trumpet, flugelhorn, and mellophone.
- Jonathan Levine – Plays piccolo, alto flute, alto saxophone, and bass clarinet.
Production Team
These are the people who helped put all the music together and make the album sound great!
- David Agnew – The main producer.
- John Linnell – Helped produce the music and the DVD.
- John Flansburgh – Also helped produce the music and the DVD.
- Pat Dillett – Produced the music and mixed the sounds.
- Eric Siegel – The science expert who made sure all the facts were right!
- Jon Altschuler – Helped record the music.
- Greg Thompson – Helped record the music.
- Albert Caiati – Helped record the music.
- Adam Robinson – Helped record the music.
- UE Nastasi – Made the final sound perfect.
- Melissa Jun – Designed the album's look.
- David Cowles – Drew the cool cover picture.
- Anaheed Alani – Checked for any mistakes in the text.
Video Production Team
This team created the fun videos that came with the album!
- The DVD was made by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment with Idewild Records.
- The music was performed by They Might Be Giants.
- The visuals were produced by Pat Dillett.
- The animation for Flansburgh & Linnell was done by David Cowles.
- Other videos were animated by David Cowles, Jeremy Galante, and Divya Srinivasan.
- The animation was made at Colourmovie, Feel Good Anyway, and Tiny Inventions.
