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Music for disappearing into darkness ft. Hideo Kojima

Escape into the unknown with Hania Rani and a soundtrack of sounds inspired by disappearing into darkness. Plus, we visit the musical safe haven of video game creator Hideo Kojima.

Lose yourself for an hour by escaping into the unknown… Polish composer, pianist and vocalist Hania Rani invites you to disappear into darkness with her, with calming musical selections to help you let go of worldly worries. There’ll be music by Nala Sinephro, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Gustav Holst, and Hania shares some of her own recordings from a recent trip to Tokyo as well as a quote from one of her favourite novels.

Plus, we’re transported to the musical safe haven of the pioneering video game designer Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series, among many others. A person who conjures up such chaos and excitement in his own work, Hideo introduces the music he turns to when he needs to find ultimate calm.

Produced by Kit Callin
A Reduced Listening production

11 months left to listen

1 hour

Music Played

  • Hania Rani

    Nostalgia

    Performer: Hania Rani.
    • Nostalgia.
    • Gondwana Records.
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Opus - ending

    Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.
    • Opus.
    • Commmons.
  • Susumu Yokota

    Azukiiro No Kaori

    Performer: Susumu Yokota.
    • Sakura.
    • Leaf.
  • Nala Sinephro

    Space 1

    Performer: Nala Sinephro.
    • Space 1.8.
    • Warp Records.
  • Hiroshi Yoshimura

    Dance PM

    • Music for Nine Post Cards.
    • Sound Process.
  • Ludvig Forssell

    Alone We Have No Future

    Performer: Ludvig Forssell. Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Death Stranding (Original Score).
    • Sony Classical.
  • Hania Rani

    Glass (Live from Studio S2)

    Performer: Hania Rani.
    • Live from Studio S2.
    • Gondwana Records.
  • Hania Rani

    Leaving

    Performer: Hania Rani.
    • Home.
    • Gondwana Records.
  • GES

    IOnlyCloseEyesToYou

    • Anthology of American Pop Music.
    • Faitiche.
  • Shigeo Sekito

    The Word II

    • Special Sound Series Vol. 2: The Word.
    • Nippon Columbia.
  • Aram Bajakian

    The Poet's Inner World

    • Music Inspired By the Color of Pomegranates.
    • Sanasar Records.
  • Toru Takemitsu

    The Night (Live At Sapporo Shimin Kaikan Hall / 1982)

    Performer: Toru Takemitsu.
    • 1982 Historic Recordings.
    • Universal Classics & Jazz.
  • Yara Asmar

    There are easier ways to disappear (but I'm only good at this one)

    • Stuttering Music.
    • Ruptured.
  • Bendik Giske

    Hole

    • Surrender.
    • Smalltown Supersound.
  • Gustav Holst

    The Planets - Suite for large orchestra, Op.32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Les Voix Célestes.
    • EMI Classics.
  • 王舟

    Arpeggio

    • Morr Music.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 24 Apr 2025 21:00
  • Sun 11 May 2025 22:00
  • Thu 19 Jun 2025 21:00