Countless film and television reconstructions have left clear guidelines for the typical Apollo 11 soundtrack. Thunderous orchestral arrangements as the fire-spewing rocket takes off. Awe-inspiring synths as Earth is seen from space. Tense staccato beats as worried faces chew nails in mission control. A harmonic flood of relief as the small step for man and giant leap for mankind are taken.

Brian Eno’s 1983 album Apollo was made for a documentary about the moon landing. Characteristically, the pioneer of ambient music eschewed grand declamatory effects in favour of a subtler approach, focusing on a small, seemingly trivial detail of the mission.