Soundtrack of your Life

[ShadyLane]

If your life were turned into a movie, what kind of music or songs would you want played in the movie? What kinds of songs or what bands do you want found in your movie soundtrack?

Songs you choose could reflect some important incident of your life at times of happiness, sadness, etc.

Also, what music would you want played during intense fencing bouts or fencing practices?

Have fun!

[Epee Scherma]

One day, when I'm feeling very introspective, after I finish my fencing goal and lay my competitive side to rest -- I want to hear "Where is my Mind?" by the Pixies play, because that'll be what I'm thinking during my reflection.

[MyrddinsPrecint]

three years ago, there was a list of specific scenes in the movie of your life to pick songs for.... now, the list it a little weird, and it doesn't quite make sense chronologically.... but here are my answer from three years ago:

Opening credits: ani difranco- joyful girl (one of the remixes... Danger&Uncertainty or Peace&Love)
Waking-up scene: jill sobule- rainy day parade
Average-day scene: collapsis- automatic
Best-friend scene: eve 6- anytime
First-date scene: the carpenters- close to you
Falling-in-love scene: k's choice- believe
Love scene: counting crows- colorblind
Sex scene: dave matthews band- two step
Beach scene- dishwalla- every little thing
Bonfire scene- dispatch- elias
Fight-with-friend scene: prime sth- i'm stupid
Break-up scene: bush- chemicals between us
Get-back-together scene: vertical horizon- miracle
Fight-at-home scene: ani difranco- born a lion
"Life's okay" scene: tori amos- pretty good year
Mental-breakdown scene: orgy- fiction (dreams in digital)
Driving scene: ben folds five- brick
All alone scene: sneaker pimps- black sheep
Lesson-learning scene: fiona apple- paper bag
Deep-thought scene: barenaked ladies- am i the only one?
Regret scene: elliot smith- between the bars
Heartbreak scene: linkin park- my december
Flashback scene: matchbox 20- 3AM, acoustic piano version
Party scene: the gourds- gin and juice
Happy dance scene: EMF- Unbelievable
Death Scene: dishwalla- until i wake up
Closing Credits: tori amos- losing my religion/ our lady peace- innocent


i'm currently working on a new version

[CountAntonio]

wow too broad for me to be so general lets say a lil folk music by the likes of bob dylan...some good old mid 90's grunge for the angst and some mellow euro indi rock. Just far far too much...wouldnt know where to start lol.

[ShadyLane]

That's a very detailed list, MyrddinsPrecint! Good music in my opinion

[Aqua_volans]

hmmm. i think i'll give a detailed list too

opening credits: Earth city - Halo 2 soundtracks
waking up scene: Heretic, Hero - Halo 2 soundtracks
scene where i'm in a mess: ancient machine - Halo 2 soundtracks.
Fight scene: blow me away- breaking benjamin
Fencing: Click Click Boom - saliva
When i get pissed: Downfall- trust company
Acting stupid: I am cow - arrogant worms
Completely demolishing someone i any sport: Your disease - saliva
tennis- Survival of the sickest - Saliva
lights out- The setting sun - switchfoot

heh... Halo 2 soundtracks has a piece for everything... only i had to vary my choices a little.

[BrianH]

Hey, Aqua,

Way to make me feel old! I haven't heard of any of those songs or groups. At least I've heard of five of MP's choices.

I think I would wake up to Thus Spake Zarathustra, have folk and California rock (James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Bruce Cockburn, Garnet Rogers, Danny O'Keefe, Gordon Lightfoot, Gordon Bok, Archie Fisher) on during the day, and fall asleep to Silvio Rodriguez. For fencing background music, We Are the Champions and Ride of the Valkyries. Mambo for footwork practice. For love scenes Marvin Gaye or Johnny Mathis. Washing dishes and general household chores, Suzanne Vega. Meditation, Clannad or Bothy Band.

[fencingfrog]

well, i definitly think iron maiden's flash of the blade and the duellists are the best for my fencing scenes.
other than that, i'll have to think about it.

[Katman]

I'll just let John Williams or Danny Elfman compose it. Saves me all the work.

[TrainingDummy]

Shai Hulud "For the World", Shai Hulud, "Love is the Fall of Every Man", Shai Hulud "My Heart Bleeds the Darkest Blood", Shai Hulud "A Profound Hatred of Man", Bad Religion "Cease", Bad Religion "Better off Dead", Bad Religion "Do What You Want", Bane "Struck Down by Me", Bane "Both Guns Blazing", Poison the Well "Artist's Rendering of Me", Another Victim "Bitter End", and a medley of others.

[VELISARIOS]

Empire them of the 'empire strikes back' is the best for me.
'Last of the Moickans', all the music thems of Conan and of course the 'Lord of the Rings'.

[PerfectKnight42]

Empire them of the 'empire strikes back' is the best for me.
'Last of the Moickans', all the music thems of Conan and of course the 'Lord of the Rings'.

Ha. I understand the empire theme. But if only I'd seen the last of the "Mohikans". however that one movie about the french and indian war with Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe was pretty decent, especially it's music.

I suppose however that rather than have music to my life, I would match my life to "The Nightmare Before Christmas" soundtrack, composed by Danny Elfman.

[fencingfrog]

Avril lavigne's song 'my world' is a perfect intro to my movie. and i could get nickleback's 'saving me' is good for depressed scenes. and 'we will rock you'! when i get into fights!

[RebelFencer]

Eh, let's just take songs from Kill 'Em All and Master of Puppets and I'll be happy.

[PerfectKnight42]

Avril lavigne's song 'my world' is a perfect intro to my movie. and i could get nickleback's 'saving me' is good for depressed scenes. and 'we will rock you'! when i get into fights!

*Hisssss*

[ShadyLane]

I'd choose a wide array of modern rock and alternative music as well as classical music (especially Chopin, Brahms, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Liszt) and Spanish guitar music (especially Albeniz) (with the guitar music played by John Williams...the guitarist, NOT the composer who wrote the music for Star Wars, etc.).

Hmm, can't forget rain songs or songs with "rain" included in the song title (it rains quite a bit where I live)...and Chopin's Prelude in D flat Major, also known as the "raindrops" prelude...oh yeah, Breaking Benjamin's "Rain".

And as for the serious fencing scenes, especially during tournaments, Blindside's "Fell In Love With the Game"

[Moses]

My life's soundtrack would be rife with inspirational ballads such as "Highway Chile" by Jimi Hendrix, "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone and "Moskau!" by Dschginghis Khan, interspersed with carnal audio delights such as "Sexual Healing" or "Between the Sheets". It would end with the Act 2 Moderato from Swan Lake by Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky. Or the original "Axel F". I can't decide.

Any of the above would be awesome during fencing practice, though "Dragostea Din Tei" gets bonus points because my coaches are Romanian.

-LM

[geezer]

Songs of a Klingon Battle Muse...wind screaming through a cellphone speaker by a voiceless call from the desert...fade to black with a little Bob Dylan....

I'll fence with Beethoven's, "5th Synphony".
I'll be eulogized with Bartok's, "Cantata Profona".
I'll get high with Jesus and we'll listen to AC(...lightning bolt...)DC

[Aqua_volans]

My life's soundtrack would be rife with inspirational ballads such as "Highway Chile" by Jimi Hendrix, "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone and "Moskau!" by Dschginghis Khan, interspersed with carnal audio delights such as "Sexual Healing" or "Between the Sheets". It would end with the Act 2 Moderato from Swan Lake by Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky. Or the original "Axel F". I can't decide.

Any of the above would be awesome during fencing practice, though "Dragostea Din Tei" gets bonus points because my coaches are Romanian.

-LM

erm. dragostea din tei? what for? you dance on the piste? anyone know any song that has natural selection as a main theme?