VIDEO - EPCOT main entrance debuts new background music

Mar 03, 2021 in "EPCOT"

EPCOT main entrance flags
Posted: Wednesday March 3, 2021 11:!1am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Guests arriving at EPCOT today were greeted with a brand new background music set playing at the park's main entrance.

Surprisingly none of the music is a rework of the classic EPCOT scores, or original compositions. Instead, designers have opted to use existing recordings from a variety of musicians. See the video below for a 10 minute sample of some of the music.

Although some will be disappointed there is no original EPCOT here, the tone is inspiring and uplifting, very fitting for EPCOT. Many of the composers have produced music for movies and TV, including "Our Planet."

Some of the artists in the 60 minute loop include Mark Petrie and Steven Price. Nearly all of the music is available on both Spotify and Apple Music.

Some of the tracks include (Thanks to @Schmoofy who has been Shazaming all morning):

  • The Ocean Returns The Favor - Steven Price
  • Brasier - Two Steps from Hell
  • Transform - Mark Petrie
  • Finding Your Way - Clinton Rusich
  • Beauty Within - Mark Petrie
  • The Numbers Build - Steven Price
  • Nebulae - Terry Devine-King
  • A Different Set of Rules - Steven Price
  • Rise of Champions - Terry Devine King
  • The Fall - Up
  • The Magic Kingdom - Thomas Newman
  • Echo Fires Up Another - Steven Price
  • Beyond the Horizon - Two Steps from Hell
  • The Game is Afoot - Brian Tyler
  • She's A Superhero - Two Steps from Hell
  • A Greater Resilience - Steven Price
  • Eternal Beauty - Mark Petrie

The new audio is also playing on the brand new sound system that was installed along with the new entrance planters. The old speakers mounted on the monorail beam columns are now longer in use. See this article for more details on the new sound system.

If you miss the old loop, there is good news. It is still currently playing before the ticket booths just after security, and in the bathrooms underneath Spaceship Earth.

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The Rocketeer9 days ago

These look great

wdwmagic11 days ago

They can, they are good in freezing temps. Sylvester Palms.

Scamp12 days ago

These new palms seem to be stronger with thicker trunks. Time will tell if they can endure the cold better.

HMF12 days ago

So it looks better aesthetically, the park is far more of a thematic black hole now than it was then and that's really far more important in the long run.

Sir_Cliff12 days ago

I don't know about that. While the reworking of the area formerly known as Future World has involved some significant mistakes and has been underwhelming in other respects, they really put a lot of effort into messing it all up during the late-1990s and early-2000s by sticking all sorts of unnecessary decorations around and going wild with the paint scheme.

HMF12 days ago

Unlike nearly everything else in the park.

Movielover12 days ago

I yearn for the bush... ;)

Captain Barbossa12 days ago

The response of a real man. I tip my hat to you sir. Embrace the bush. Be one with the bush…………don’t be afraid to take a trek through the jungle 😉

GhostHost100012 days ago

No way…I… Nevermind 😏

Movielover12 days ago

Agreed, I need to see how the bushes look. I want full frontal bush please! ;)

MisterPenguin12 days ago

Would like to see a shot from the parking lot down to SSE to see the entirety of the frontage. Jus' sayin'.

HauntedPirate12 days ago

Looks nice.

Br0ckford13 days ago

Blocks the monorail sight line 😤

Sirwalterraleigh13 days ago

If you’re taking about Stonehenge…I agree… Now the Back side of the ball is still embarassing…

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