1. “Johnny B. Goode,” written and performed by Chuck Berry. 2:38
2. Mozart, The Magic Flute, Queen of the Night aria, no. 14. Edda Moser, soprano. Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor. 2:55
3. Beethoven, Fifth Symphony, First Movement, the Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer, conductor. 7:20
4. Japan, shakuhachi, “Tsuru No Sugomori” (“Crane’s Nest,”) performed by Goro Yamaguchi. 4:51
5. “Dark Was the Night,” written and performed by Blind Willie Johnson. 3:15
6. Senegal, percussion, recorded by Charles Duvelle. 2:08
7. Georgian S.S.R., chorus, “Tchakrulo,” collected by Radio Moscow. 2:18
8. “Melancholy Blues,” performed by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Seven. 3:05
9. Solomon Islands, panpipes, collected by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service. 1:12
10. Australia, Aborigine songs, “Morning Star” and “Devil Bird,” recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes. 1:26

My selections from the Voyager Golden Record were influenced in part by personal preference, as well as a desire to showcase methods of creating music. Going beyond tracks that I simply enjoyed, I tried to select ones that emphasized a more singular modes of making music – percussion, woodwind, strings, brass, or vocalization. The podcast also echoed my own pre-listening question of what frequencies would alien life be able to detect? By selecting different modes of music production, I hoped to cover a wide sound frequency range.