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timwilky
12-03-08, 02:11 PM
OK, I am helping the daughter put together her first video having bought her a camera for her birthday.

It is of her grandmother taking a balloon flight. Of course when there was enough air in the balloon for the burners to come on and through to it disappearing into the distance we had to use a Wagner's flight of the valkyries.

But for the boring 5 minutes she filmed of the balloon being unpacked and people walking round and a fan pumping air in we need something to mask the sound of a petrol engine and propeller, upto the point where gran gets groped climbing into the basket.

So come on you knowledgeable orgers. I need something light, conjures up the image of impending doom. etc. Remember this is for her gran.

BTW the point where a hand goes on grans bum to aid her in the basket has got John Lennon initial second blast from of course HELP!

timwilky
12-03-08, 02:16 PM
Was initially thinking of Mars from the planet suite, but might be a bit too heavy. But has that melodrama

Lozzo
12-03-08, 02:22 PM
"Let's Go Fly A Kite" from Mary Poppins.

Captain Nemo
12-03-08, 02:36 PM
flight of icarus - iron maiden

blueto
12-03-08, 03:20 PM
The death march on star wars? the one that goes "der der der da de der da di der! "

Supervox
12-03-08, 03:36 PM
Light & melodamatic / impending doom are not natural 'bedfellows' as far as music goes !!

If not considered too heavy, I would suggest an extract from Carmina Burana - as used in the Old Spice adverts for years (I know you're old enough to remember these !! :p )

the_lone_wolf
12-03-08, 03:46 PM
"Fire and Rain" - James Taylor

"Sweet dreams and flying machines..."

I forget how the rest of it goes...

timwilky
12-03-08, 04:09 PM
Light & melodamatic / impending doom are not natural 'bedfellows' as far as music goes !!

If not considered too heavy, I would suggest an extract from Carmina Burana - as used in the Old Spice adverts for years (I know you're old enough to remember these !! :p )


Not a bad idea there, O Fortune

It needs to be the right music as it was a perfect day. Sould have been on a bike. Just look at this sky. Brilliant Febuary Sunday afternoon
http://www.twsoft.co.uk/sv/test.jpg
Even the glider tries to get a sneaky lift from the test fire

http://www.twsoft.co.uk/sv/test1.jpg

stewie
12-03-08, 04:13 PM
the capulets and the montagues, sorry dunno who wrote it ,very dramatic though

edit, think it might be by a russian composer for some reason, HTH

El Saxo
12-03-08, 04:17 PM
Speed up the footage of the unpacking / assembly etc and set it to the Benny Hill theme.

plowsie
12-03-08, 04:17 PM
Should speed the video up while they unpacking it and play that music i can never remember the name of it, really quick, goes summit like - dagadaaaada da dagadagadaga daaaaa, dagadaaaada da dagadagadaga daaaaa, dagadaaaada da dagadagadaga daaaaa. That is such a poor explanation but makes me laugh whenever I see footage with that tune in :lol:

plowsie
12-03-08, 04:20 PM
Speed up the footage of the unpacking / assembly etc and set it to the Benny Hill theme.
Oh my god that is really weird El Saxo

Great minds think alike :cheers: :cyclopsani:

stewie
12-03-08, 04:36 PM
the capulets and the montagues, sorry dunno who wrote it ,very dramatic though

edit, think it might be by a russian composer for some reason, HTH


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFl__HHqSuc&feature=related

this might give you an idea

neilfab
12-03-08, 05:56 PM
I like the Anvil Chorus from Verdi's Opera "Il Trovatore" - Lots of iindustrial sounds - musical anvils I guess

Girth
12-03-08, 06:13 PM
Come fly with me?