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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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Soundtrack Friday Random 10

Time for some pre-Spring Training trip soundtrack music:

  1. “Escaping Nomanisan” – Michael Giacchino, The Incredibles
  2. “Suite from Forrest Gump” – Alan Silvestri, Forrest Gump Original Soundtrack
  3. “Night Fight” – Tan Dun, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  4. “The Wooing of Catherine” – Patrick Doyle, Henry V
  5. “Ending Titles” – Wendy Carlos, Tron Soundtrack
  6. “Harappa” – E.S. Posthumus, Unearthed
  7. “Take His Toes” – Stephen Rippy, Kevin McMullan, David Rippy, Age of Empires III Original Soundtrack
  8. “Bishop’s Death” – Andrew Powell, Ladyhawke
  9. “No Vacancy (Venture Bros Theme)” – JG Thirlwell, The Venture Bros: The Music of JG Thirlwell
  10. “Paradise Lost” – Joe Hisaishi, Laputa: The Castle in the Sky

TGIF folks!

Friday Random 10 – Soundtrack Edition

Giving the Sountracks genre a whirl again…

  1. disneyReflections of Earth” – Disney, Walt Disney World Millenium Celebration
  2. Creation of Tron” – Wendy Carlos, Tron
  3. “The Prophecy” – Howard Shore, The Fellowship of the Ring
  4. The Unsung War” – Keiko Kobayashi, ACE COMBAT 5: The Unsung War
  5. Vespertillo” – Hans Zimmer, Batman Begins
  6. “Love’s Dream” – Rick Wakeman, Lisztomania
  7. Kaonashi (No Face)” – Joe Hisaishi, Spirited Away
  8. “Kids Return” – Joe Hisaishi, Kids Return
  9. “Dream” – Brad Mehldau, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
  10. National Treasure Suite” – Trevor Rabin, National Treasure

trivia:  Many don’t realize this, but since video games can earn as much as (or more than) a mainstream movie, many of their soundtracks are as outstanding as their movie counterparts.

Friday Random 10 (Soundtrack Edition)

 Friday means logging the first 10 tracks that play on my music player (set on “shuffle”).  This Friday I’ve introduced a variation; I’ve set WMP to only play the “soundtrack” genre.  Here we go:

  1. LadyhawkeMain Title” – Andrew Powell “Ladyhawke
  2. “Headclobbers” – John Tesh “Tour de France…The Early Years
  3. Looking for You (Guiseppe Tornatore Suite: Cinema Paradiso)” – Ennio Morricone “Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone”
  4. “Paradise Lost” – Rick Wakeman “Crimes of Passion
  5. “Edge of the World” – John Scott “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
  6. “The Empath: Vian Lab/The Subjects/Cave Exit/Star Trek Chase” – Fred Steiner “Star Trek, vol. 2
  7. In a Pile of Its Own Good” – Empire Studios “Age of Mythology”
  8. Will & Penny’s Theme” – Apollo 440 “Lost in Space
  9. Stars” – Brian Eno “Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
  10. “Tower Music – Let Us Pray” – Wendy Carlos “Tron

Now I’m in the mood to see “Earth” this afternoon…