Whale Music
''Whale music'' is a term for whale sound. It may also refer to: *'' Whale Music'', a 1989 novel by Paul Quarrington * ''Whale Music'' (film), a 1994 Canadian film based on the Quarrington novel **'' Music from the Motion Picture Whale Music'', the film's 1994 soundtrack by Rheostatics * ''Whale Music'' (album), an unrelated 1992 album by Rheostatics *''Whale Music'', 2008 album by David Rothenberg David Rothenberg (born 1962) is a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with a special interest in animal sounds as music. He is also a composer and jazz musician whose books and recordings reflect a long ...

Whale Sound
Whales use a variety of sounds for communication and sensation. The mechanisms used to produce sound vary from one family of cetaceans to another. Marine mammals, including whales, dolphins, and porpoises, are much more dependent on sound than land mammals due to the limited effectiveness of other senses in water. Sight is less effective for marine mammals because of the particulate way in which the ocean scatters light. Smell is also limited, as molecules diffuse more slowly in water than in air, which makes smelling less effective. However, the speed of sound is roughly four times greater in water than in the atmosphere at sea level. As sea mammals are so dependent on hearing to communicate and feed, environmentalists and cetologists are concerned that they are being harmed by the increased ambient noise in the world's oceans caused by ships, sonar and marine seismic surveys. The word "song" is used to describe the pattern of regular and predictable sounds made by some speci ...
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Whale Music
''Whale music'' is a term for whale sound. It may also refer to: *'' Whale Music'', a 1989 novel by Paul Quarrington * ''Whale Music'' (film), a 1994 Canadian film based on the Quarrington novel **'' Music from the Motion Picture Whale Music'', the film's 1994 soundtrack by Rheostatics * ''Whale Music'' (album), an unrelated 1992 album by Rheostatics *''Whale Music'', 2008 album by David Rothenberg David Rothenberg (born 1962) is a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with a special interest in animal sounds as music. He is also a composer and jazz musician whose books and recordings reflect a long ...

Whale Music (film)
''Whale Music'' is a 1994 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Richard J. Lewis and starring Maury Chaykin, Cyndy Preston, and Paul Gross. It is based on the comic novel of the same name by Paul Quarrington, who also wrote the screenplay. The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot The film stars Maury Chaykin as Desmond Howl, a former rock star who has lived in seclusion in a seaside mansion since the death of his brother Danny (Paul Gross) in a car accident. Howl spends his time composing a symphonic masterpiece for the whales who congregate in the ocean near his property. His reason for this is revealed in the title of one of his songs, "Have You Seen My Brother?" — Danny died by losing control of his car and driving off a cliff into the ocean. One day, however, Howl awakens to find Claire (Cyndy Preston), a mysterious young woman, in his living room. Although Howl's world is disrupted, Claire ends up inspiring him to complete the symphony, ...
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Music From The Motion Picture Whale Music
''Music from The Motion Picture Whale Music'' is a 1994 album by Rheostatics. It is the soundtrack to the film version of Paul Quarrington's novel '' Whale Music'', and should not be confused with the band's 1992 album '' Whale Music''. The album includes "Claire", which in 1995 became the band's only Top 40 hit. That song is also included on the band's album ''Introducing Happiness''. Both "Claire" and "Song of Courtship" received Genie Award nominations for Best Original Song at the 15th Genie Awards, which "Claire" won."Genie Award winners". ''Hamilton Spectator ''The Hamilton Spectator'', founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation,''The Hamilton Spectator'' is owned by Torstar. History ''The Hami ...'', December 8, 1994. Track listing #"Song of Congregation" – 3:53 #"Find Me Mookie Saunders" – 1:32 #"Torque, Torque" – 2:10 #"Desmond's Reflections" – 1:55 # ...
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Whale Music (album)
''Whale Music'' is a 1992 studio album by Canadian rock band Rheostatics. It should not be confused with the soundtrack to the film '' Whale Music'', which was also composed by the band and released in 1994. A performance from their concert tour to support this album was released in 2005 as ''The Whale Music Concert, 1992'', a download-only album from Zunior Records. The album cover is part of a painting by guitarist Martin Tielli. Honours In 1996, the Canadian music magazine ''Chart'' conducted a reader poll to determine the greatest Canadian albums of all time. ''Whale Music'' placed fifth in that poll, behind only Sloan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and The Tragically Hip. When the magazine conducted a follow-up poll in 2000, ''Whale Music'' placed fourth behind Mitchell, Young and Sloan, and was followed in fifth by the band's 1991 album '' Melville''. In the magazine's third poll in 2005, ''Whale Music'' placed tenth. It is one of six albums to have ranked in the top ten ...
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