Music to drive to

[callistotoni]

I dug out CD player with car adapter the I had recieved the Xmas before last, but never used, and have installed it in my Honda. My speakers are just what you'd expect from an 10-11 y.o. car (i.e. not very good) but are passable. I then discovered that film scores make great music to drive commute to :-) . Started with the 3 LOTR scores, then my old ROb ROy score (not as good), then spent money and got scores for the Pirates of the Carribbean and Master and Commander. Master and Commander is *excellant* driving music, and Pirates would be better if my speakers were better :-( . So, any of you have any other scores you'd like to suggest? Driving music suggestions in general are welcome--it doesn't *have* to be film scores...

Comments

Film scores

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I'm quite fond of Branagh's Henry V soundtrack.

[falzalot.livejournal.com]

I like musicals more than soundtracks, well, when I'm not blasting out whatever happens to be playing on the radio. :-) Les Mis, Lion King, Scarlet Pimpernel, Secret Garden, etc. Then again, I stay awake by singing. :->

You're welcome to dig through my collection sometime. We still have to get together so we can watch those Invisible Horse/Invisible Rider tapes!

Musicals are problamatic...

[callistotoni.livejournal.com]

I do not care for modern musicals (at least the one's I've heard). I hate and despise Andrew Lloyd Webber. (The best ALW-oid thing I ever heard was "Somewhere up in heaven an angel has big ears" from the movie The Tall Guy :-) ). And I don't care for the atonal sounds of Soundheim. To each his own.

The great thing about soundtracks is that they have a lot of variety, but are, in essence, background music, and therefore a good choice for commuting music.

Thanks for the offer, though! :-)

[aastg.livejournal.com]

"Wag the Dog" (Mark Knopfler's original score), "Almost Famous", "A Mighty Wind", "The Battle of Britain", "Conan the Barbarian" (Basil Polidouris). I know the last one seems weird, but the music is REALLY great.

I also HIGHLY recommend the Leonard Bernstein/NY Philarmonic's set Aaron Copland's symphonies: "Rodeo", "El Salon Mexico", "Appalachian Spring", "Fanfare for the Common Man" et al. This is symphonic music that makes you want to DANCE, and may be the best American symphonic music ever, except maybe for Dvorak's "New World Symphony", which is achingly beautiful.