Song Query

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:39

I am after a name of a piece of music, it is classical / opera.

Normally used in war films, battles or races.

Not Ride of the Valkyries

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:45

That narrows it down... have you got a clip or example of where you've heard it?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:47

Not recently...

It sort of goes.. dah dah da ta da... then builds..

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:48

I am after a needle, it is small/sharp.

Normally used to sew thread into material but I've lost it in this haystack.

Not that one

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:50

KovacsC wrote:

Not recently...

It sort of goes.. dah dah da ta da... then builds..

Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man'?

Strauss's 'Also sprach Zarathusa'?

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:51

KovacsC wrote:

I am after a name of a piece of music, it is classical / opera.

Normally used in war films, battles or races.

Not Ride of the Valkyries

Carmina Burana?

asfish · **Joined:** 5th Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 3353

Is it this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7pQytF2nak

Beethoven -5th Symphony, 1st movement

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

KovacsC wrote:

It sort of goes.. dah dah da ta da... then builds..

Oh, that one! Yeah, totally know what you mean.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:56

Kern wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Not recently...

It sort of goes.. dah dah da ta da... then builds..

Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man'?

Strauss's 'Also sprach Zarathusa'?

That's most likely it, I'd think

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:57

Can you record yourself humming it to upload here?

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 13877

Is it this?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:03

GazChap wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

I am after a name of a piece of music, it is classical / opera.

Normally used in war films, battles or races.

Not Ride of the Valkyries

Carmina Burana?

Yes the fortuna imperatrix mundi bit

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:04

TheVision wrote:

Can you record yourself humming it to upload here?

No...

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:24

I've now got Mars from the Planet Suite by Gustaf Holst in my head, but you seem to have identified it, so it's probably not that.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 21620

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 17:53

Bamba wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

It sort of goes.. dah dah da ta da... then builds..

Oh, that one! Yeah, totally know what you mean.

Radetzky March.

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