Celestial Soda Pop

"Celestial Soda Pop" is a song by American new-age musician Ray Lynch for his second album, Deep Breakfast.

"Celestial Soda Pop"
Song by Ray Lynch
from the album Deep Breakfast
Released	December 12, 1984
Genre	New-age
Length	4:37
Songwriter(s)	Ray Lynch
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Composition

The song was composed in C♯ minor and features a repetitive progression performed on a synthesizer.^[1]

Reception

In reviewing Lynch's album No Blue Thing, Keith Tuber of Orange Coast called "Celestial Soda Pop" "irresistible."^[2] Meanwhile, in reviewing Deep Breakfast, P.J. Birosik of Yoga Journal called "Celestial Soda Pop" a "wonderfully memorable little tune".^[3] Steve Korte of CD Review referred to the song as "a standard that you've probably heard dozens of times in your local supermarket or dentist's office".^[4] However, John Schaefer, author of New Sounds: A Listener's Guide to New Music, referred to the piece as a "vacuous title" and claimed that Lynch possesses "limited ability on the synthesizer".^[5]

Remixes

In 1998, Ray Lynch produced a techno remix of "Celestial Soda Pop" for his compilation album, Ray Lynch: Best Of, Volume One.^[6] The song was later remixed by Boreta of the Glitch Mob in 2015.^[7]

In popular culture

In 1986, "Celestial Soda Pop" was used as a theme song for the NPR show Fresh Air. The track was also featured in the 1987 documentary film, Downwind/Downstream.^[8] On May 26, 1990, Joel Selvin of the San Francisco Chronicle commented that the use of the song by NPR probably caused Deep Breakfast to have a "considerable boost" in sales.^[9] In 1991, the Stone Mountain Laser Show near Atlanta began using "Celestial Soda Pop" as one of the tracks in the show, set to animated shapes and colors.^[10]