Midnight sun (disambiguation)
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A midnight sun
occurs when the sun is visible at local midnight time.
Midnight Sun may also refer to:
In television, film, and performance arts:
Midnight sun
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the north of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight. Given fair weather, the sun is visible for a continuous...
occurs when the sun is visible at local midnight time.
Midnight Sun may also refer to:
Literature
- Midnight SunMidnight Sun (novel)Midnight Sun is an unreleased companion novel to the book Twilight by author Stephenie Meyer. It would be the retelling of the events of Twilight, but written from the perspective of Edward Cullen as opposed to that of Bella Swan. Meyer has stated that Twilight is the only book from the series that...
, an unreleased book by Stephenie Meyer - Midnight SunMidnight Sun (graphic novel)Midnight Sun is a graphic novel written and drawn by Ben Towle. It is a semi-fictionalized account of the rescue of the Airship Italia in 1928....
, a graphic novel by Ben Towle - Midnight Sun (comics)Midnight Sun (comics)Midnight Sun is a fictional character, a former supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Marvel Special Edition #16 , and was created by Steve Englehart, Jim Starlin, and Al Milgrom.-Midnight:...
, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe - Midnight Sun, a novel by Ramsey CampbellRamsey CampbellJohn Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...
- Midnight's Sun - A Story of Wolves, a Garry KilworthGarry KilworthGarry Douglas Kilworth is a fantasy and historical novelist.Kilworth is a graduate of King's College London. He was previously a science fiction author, having published one hundred twenty short stories and seventy novels...
novel - Midnight's Sun, a trilogy in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AdventuresTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AdventuresTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures was a comic book series published from August 1988 to October 1995 by Archie Comics. It is mainly based on the stories of the mutant turtles Donatello, Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raphael, and their rat sensei Splinter...
Music
- Midnight Sun (Redgum album)Midnight Sun (Redgum album)Midnight Sun is the sixth and final album by Redgum. John Schumann had left the group previously to pursue a solo career, so Hugh McDonald took over as lead singer.-Track listing:#"Talk"#"When Your Luck Ran Out"#"Running with the Hurricane"...
, a 1986 album by Redgum, and the title track - Midnight Sun (Maggie Reilly album)Midnight Sun (Maggie Reilly album)- Track listing :# "Follow The Midnight Sun"# "So Much More"# "Every Single Heartbeat"# "Oh My Heart"# "Tell Me"# "Don't Wanna Lose"# "I Won't Turn Away"# "Silver On The Tree"/"Angel Tears"# "Sunlight"# "Only Love"# "Once In A While"...
, a 1993 album by Maggie Reilly - "Midnight Sun" (song), a 1947 song by Lionel Hampton and Sonny Burke, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer
- Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson album)Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson album)Midnight Sun is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label in 1960 and performed by Donaldson with Horace Parlan, George Tucker, Al Harewood, and Ray Barretto....
- Midnight Sun (Herb Alpert album)Midnight Sun (Herb Alpert album)Midnight Sun is an album of late-night jazz standards recorded by Herb Alpert. This was Alpert's final release of newly recorded music for A&M Records in 1992...
- Midnight Sun (The Choirboys album), and the title track
- Midnight Sun, a 1983 album by Sir Douglas QuintetSir Douglas QuintetSir Douglas Quintet was a rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite their British sounding name, they came out of San Antonio, Texas. Their career was established when they began working with Texas record-producer Huey P. Meaux, after which the band relocated to the West Coast...
- Midnight Sun (Elena song)Midnight Sun (Elena song)"Midnight Sun" is an electro-house song recorded by Romanian female singer Elena Gheorghe. The song was recorded in summer 2010 and premiered on November 15, 2010, on Gheorghe's official YouTube channel. It was released under Cat Music exclusively in Romania. The song has more house influences than...
, 2010 - "Midnight Sun", a song by AFI from Black Sails in the SunsetBlack Sails in the SunsetBlack Sails in the Sunset is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band AFI. It was released on May 18, 1999 through Nitro Records.-Release:Black Sails in the Sunset was released on May 18, 1999 through Nitro Records...
- "Midnight Sun", a song by Asia from Alpha
- "Midnight Sun", a song by Deine Lakaien from April SkiesApril Skies (album)April Skies was released in 2005, and is the 8th studio album to be released by the group Deine Lakaien.-Track listing:# "Over and Done" – 5:12# "Slowly Comes My Night" – 4:24# "Secret Hideaway" – 4:19# "Supermarket " – 5:23...
- "Midnight Sun", a song by Duran Duran from MedazzalandMedazzalandMedazzaland is the ninth album by British pop rock group Duran Duran. It was released by Capitol Records on in the U.S., where it reached #58 on the Billboard album chart. It was never officially released in Europe....
- "Midnight Sun", a song by F.Cuz from Gorgeous (EP)Gorgeous (EP)Gorgeous is the 2nd mini-album released by the South Korean boy band, F.Cuz. The album was released in physical and digital format on November 18, 2010.-Track listing:...
- "Midnight Sun", a song by Helloween from Better Than RawBetter Than Raw*M - 2 also appears on the I Can single.*M - 3,4 also appears on the Hey Lord! single.-Personnel:*Andi Deris - vocals*Michael Weikath - guitar*Roland Grapow - guitar*Markus Grosskopf - bass*Uli Kusch - drums*Jorn Ellerbrock - keyboards...
- "Midnight Sun", a song by The Sounds from Crossing the RubiconCrossing the Rubicon (The Sounds album)All music and lyrics by Jesper Anderberg and Félix Rodríguez except:Track 1: Lyrics by J. Anderberg, F. Rodríguez, F. Nilsson, M. IvarssonTrack 6: Lyrics by J. Anderberg, F. Rodríguez, M. Ivarsson...
- "Midnight Sun", a song by Garth BrooksGarth BrooksTroyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
- "Midnight Sun", a song by Alien Project featuring Growling Mad Scientists
- "Midnight Sun", a song by SighSigh (band)is a Japanese extreme metal band from Tokyo, formed in 1990. They are credited as being one of the first Japanese black metal bands, when the majority of black metal in early 1990s came from Scandinavia. They gradually shifted from a more traditional black/thrash metal sound, to a more...
- "Midnight Sun", a song by Speck MountainSpeck MountainSpeck Mountain is a psychedelic rock band based out of Chicago, Illinois. Their sound can be described as space rock, although an equal amount of weight is given to lyrics and song structures as to the intricate, echoing atmospheres that surround them...
- "Midnight Sun", a song by Strawbs
- "Midnight Sun", a track from the Resident Evil Code: VeronicaResident Evil Code: VeronicaResident Evil Code: Veronica, released in Japan as , is the fourth installment in Capcom's Resident Evil survival horror series, originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000...
soundtrack - Midnight Sun (band), a Swedish heavy metal band featuring Jonas ReingoldJonas ReingoldJonas Reingold is a bass guitar player from Malmö, Sweden. He started to play bass in 1986 when he subbed for a friend in the local famous act WIRE. The band was happy with his performance and offered him the spot...
In television, film, and performance arts:
- Midnight Sun (film)Midnight Sun (film)Song to the Sun, known in Japan as , is a movie directed by Norihiro Koizumi starring the Japanese artist and singer Yui. In the movie, she plays the role of Kaoru Amane , a 16 year old girl who has the rare skin condition xeroderma pigmentosum , a disease that makes the ultraviolet radiation of...
, a 2006 Japanese film - "The Midnight SunThe Midnight Sun"The Midnight Sun" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.-Synopsis:The Earth has begun moving away from its usual orbit and is gradually falling in its rotation towards the sun. A prolific artist, Norma, and her landlady, Mrs. Bronson, are the last people in...
", an episode of Twilight Zone - "Midnight Sun", an episode of Northern ExposureNorthern ExposureNorthern Exposure is an American television series that ran on CBS from 1990 to 1995, with a total of 110 episodes.-Overview:The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991–92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a...
- "Midnight Sun", a Cirque du SoleilCirque du SoleilCirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
performance held in Montreal in 2004
Sports
- Midnight Sun GameMidnight Sun GameThe Midnight Sun Game is a baseball game played every summer solstice at Growden Memorial Park in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. Because the sun is out for almost 24 hours a day, the game starts at about 10:30 at night and completes around 1:30 the next morning...
, a baseball game played annually on the night of the summer solstice in Fairbanks, Alaska - Tromsø Midnight Sun MarathonTromsø Midnight Sun MarathonTromsø Midnight Sun Marathon is the northernmost Association of International Marathons and Distance Races certified marathon in the world. The Midnight Sun Marathon is hosted annually by the Norwegian city of Tromsø in June each year.-Midnight Sun Marathon:...
- Midnight Sun Solar Race TeamMidnight Sun Solar Race TeamThe "" is a Canadian solar car race team affiliated with the University of Waterloo of Waterloo, Ontario. Founded in 1988, the Midnight Sun team is a student-run organization which designs and builds a solar vehicle biennially to compete in two solar challenges; the World Solar Challenge, held in...
See also
- "Midnight Sunrise", a song by TurisasTurisasTurisas is a Finnish folk metal band from Hämeenlinna. It was founded in 1997 by Mathias Nygård and Jussi Wickström and named after an ancient Finnish God of war....
- MidnattsolMidnattsolMidnattsol is a Symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway, The band was formed in 2002 by singer Carmen Elise Espenæs and guitarist Christian Hector.- History :...
, a German/Norwegian heavy metal band - Land of the Midnight SunLand of the Midnight SunThe Land of the Midnight Sun may refer to any of the world's northern regions above the Arctic Circle including:* Canada, including the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut* Denmark * Finland* Iceland* Lapland* Norway* Russia* Sweden...