Friday Random 10, Soundtrack Edition

Been a while since I’ve done a Friday Random 10; here’s the first ten soundtrack songs to pop up on WMP.

1. “Chores” – Jerry Goldsmith, Fierce Creatures
2. “Atreju Meets Falkor” – Klaus Doldinger & Giorgio Morodor, The Never Ending Story
3. “Angel Bell” – Joe Hisaishi, Kikujiro
4. “Midnight Sun” – Diana Krall, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
5. “Suture Self” – Ensemble Studios, Age of Mythology soundtrack
6. “Not from Dixie” – Henry Mancini, The Music from Peter Gunn
7. “Years in the Making” – Stephen Rippey, Age of Empires III soundtrack
8. “This Time the Dream’s on Me” – Allison Krauss, Midnight at the Garden of Good and Evil
9. “The Chase” – Keith Emerson, Nighthawks
10. “Saying Goodbye to Those You So Love” – James Horder, A Beautiful Mind

Have a great weekend!

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A Year 2000 Friday Random 10

On a whim, I set WMP to randomly play only songs from the year 2000; let’s see how this filter works out:

1. “2116” – Planet X, Universe
2. “Voodoodoodoo” – Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires Compilation soundtrack
3. “Green Destiny (Love Theme)” – Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtrack
4. “Power of Denial” – Thomas Newman, American Beauty soundtrack
5. “Tierra Verde” – Jeff Lorber, The Definitive Collection
6. “Headloss” – Caravan, Where But For Caravan Would I?^*
7. “Gibraltar” – Geoffrey Downes, The World Service
8. “Seeing Her Again” – Roger Eno, The Long Walk
9. “Quiet Theme (End Titles)” – Richard Marvin, U-571 soundtrack
10. “Loser” – 3 Doors Down, The Better Life

^*okay, this track is from 1974, but the compilation is from 2000

Well, not bad — even some good soundtrack action. TGIF, everyone!

Friday Random 10: This Is The Soundtrack Of Your Life…

…or however the ad campaign slogan went.  Here’s the first 10 soundtrack tunes to pop up off the external Passport HD:

1. “In the Cornfield” – James Newton Howard, Signs
2. “Missle Lock” – Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
3. “Pai Theme” – Lisa Gerrard, Whale Rider
4. “Wormhole” – Wendy Carlos, Tron
5. “Haircuts” – James Newton Howard, Waterworld
6. “Suture Self” – Ensemble Studios, Age of Mythology soundtrack
7. “PiR²” – Clint Mansell, Pi
8. “Main Title/Closing Theme” – Fred Steiner, Star Trek TV Soundtrack, Vol. 2
9. “Full Circle” – Christopher Gordon, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
10. “Green Destiny (Love Theme” – Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

TGIF, and Go Twins!

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Common Stonefly Perlesta, on the back fence