As gak rushed back from the ocean, we explore life underwater as we freely associate the fact that the new Wes Anderson film The Phoenician Scheme has a short score so we can dig up some 2004 gems off The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou to dive into our main theme: music from various documentary series with Jacques Cousteau. Let me tell you about my playlist. 01. Thundercat: The Life Aquatic (Apocalypse, 2013) Brainfeeder 02. Nick Joliat: Underwater Garden of Forking Paths (Casio Music 2, 2023) People Places 03. Jill Sobule: Palm Springs (California Years, 2009) Pinko 04. Nemahsis: Coloured Concrete (Verbathim, 2024) self-released 05. Arid Landscapes: Summerhill (Arid Landscapes, 2025) self-released 06. Dijon: Another Baby! (Baby, 2025) R&R/Warner 07. Peggy Lipton: I Know Where I'm Going (The Complete Ode Recordings, 2014) Ode/Real Gone/Vivid Sound 08. Quincy Jones: Summer in the City (You've Got It Bad Girl, 1973) A&M 09. Ada Lea: Baby Blue Frigidaire Mini Fridge (When I Paint My Masterpiece, 2025) Saddle Creek 10. Big Thief: Incomprehensible (Double Infinity, 2025) 4AD 11. Florist: Jellyfish (Jellywish, 2025) Double Double Whammy 12. Kele Fleming: Sea in Me (The Song I'll Write My Whole Life, 2020) self-released 13. Fine Mist: Because It's the Ocean (Public Domain, 2010) self-released 14. Castle If: Submarine Expedition (From the Sea EP, 2022) self-released 15. Rapallo: Breathing Underwater (Merger, 2024) Unbelievably Spectacular 16. John Williams: The Shark Approaches (Jaws OST: 50th Anniversary Edition, 2025) Geffen 17. Alexandre Desplat: Airplane Crash #1 (The Phoenician Scheme OST, 2025) ABKCO 18. Igor Stravinsky & Columbia Symphony Orchestra: Petrushka - Tableau 1, The Crowds [1947 Revised Version] (The Phoenician Scheme OST, 2025) ABKCO 19. Harry Belafonte: Big Boat Up the River (Ballads, Blues & Boasters, 1964) RCA Victor 20. Mark Mothersbaugh: Let Me Tell You About My Boat (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou OST, 2004) Hollywood 21. Seu Jorge: Rebel Rebel (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou OST, 2004) Hollywood 22. Iggy & the Stooges: Search & Destroy (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou OST, 2004) Hollywood 23. The Mighty Swells: Zissou Twist [Jaguar Shark mix] (The Mighty Swells, 2015) Swamp Fly 24. King Radio: Matilda (Matilda 10", 1939) Decca 25. Young Jacques: Jacques Cousteau (1981) Ambition/Sire 26. John Scott & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Waters of the Wind/The Violent Graveyard [from Cape Horn] (Cousteau: Cape Horn/Channel Islands OST, 1989) JOS 27. John Scott & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Waters of Contention/Days of the Future Past/Islands of Beauty & Adventure [from Channel Islands] (Cousteau: Cape Horn/Channel Islands OST, 1989) JOS 28. John Scott & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Jumping Fish [from Journey to a Thousand Rivers] (Cousteau/Amazon: Part 1 - The River OST, 1989) JOS 29. John Scott & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Rendezvous with Calypso [from Journey to a Thousand Rivers] (Cousteau/Amazon: Part 1 - The River OST, 1989) JOS 30. William Goldstein: Encounter & Transition [from The Great White Shark: Lonely Lord of the Sea] (The Great White Shark & Mekong: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau, 1993) New Gold 31. William Goldstein: The Temple & The River [from Mekong: The Gift of Water] (The Great White Shark & Mekong: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau, 1993) New Gold 32. William Goldstein: Farewell [from Mekong: The Gift of Water] (The Great White Shark & Mekong: A Tribute to Jacques Cousteau, 1993) New Gold 33. Vangelis: Les Vagues du Large (Cousteau: Indonésie, Sumatra & Hommage, 1994) Off World 34. Vangelis: Vogue la Calypso (Cousteau: Indonésie, Sumatra & Hommage, 1994) Off World 35. Sergio Mendes: A Tristeza do Adeus [The Sadness of Goodbye, version 2] (Pelé OST, 1977) Atlantic 36. Holly Cole: Where Flamingoes Fly (Dark Moon, 2025) Universal This episode was totally made on the road and it shows. I should've got in the sea instead of the air and the ground. radiofreegak@gmail.com www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire
