Mankind's gift from the universe was the tapestry of the cosmos above, our gift back was music.
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The Cosmic Stage
A journey through space, time, and you.
Mankind's gift from the universe was the tapestry of the cosmos above, our gift back was music.
The Cosmic Stage is a digital love letter to Carl Sagan, and to the profound sense of wonder he awakened in so many of us. As a music composer and motion graphics artist, I have spent my life chasing that feeling: the quiet awe that comes from looking up and truly seeing where we are. This project is my attempt to weave music, art, and science into a single experience, one that might help someone, somewhere, feel the enormity and beauty of the Cosmos the way Sagan helped me feel it for the first time.
My Cosmic Studio
I'd like to thank those whose shoulders I have stood upon to build The Cosmic Stage.
Mankind's gift from the universe was the tapestry of the cosmos above, our gift back was music.
The Cosmic Stage is a digital love letter to Carl Sagan, and to the profound sense of wonder he awakened in so many of us. As a music composer and motion graphics artist, I have spent my life chasing that feeling: the quiet awe that comes from looking up and truly seeing where we are. This project is my attempt to weave music, art, and science into a single experience, one that might help someone, somewhere, feel the enormity and beauty of the Cosmos the way Sagan helped me feel it for the first time.
When you enter your birthdate, The Cosmic Stage maps your lifetime against the grand clockwork of the solar system. The sheer scale of time and distance measured against a single human life. The numbers remind you how brief we are against the deep time of the universe, and yet how remarkable it is that you are here at all. You are impossibly small and absolutely extraordinary, both at once.
AI is used to generate the dynamic content, which means every visit is a unique experience. The facts, stories, and connections drawn between your life and the Cosmos will never be exactly the same twice.
My Cosmic Studio
Donations are always appreciated and help me work towards the next big project.
All original music, visual design, and written content on this site are the intellectual property of Jonathan Marino unless otherwise noted above. 3D models and textures are used under their respective Creative Commons licenses with attribution provided. No personal data is collected or stored. Birthdate information entered for the Gemini AI experience is processed entirely client-side and is never transmitted to any server beyond the Gemini API request.
