“Main Theme” from the Sleepy Hollow soundtrack by
Danny Elfman (dark, fantasy, action, horror)
“Main Theme” from Blood on Satan’s Claw by Marc Wilkinson
(horror, witch, historical)
“Ebudae” by Enya (setting)
“La Resa Dei Conti” by Ennio Morricone from the For a
Fistful of Dollars soundtrack (western epic, action)
Batman soundtrack by Danny Elfman (dark hero, action)
“Carmina Burana” by Orff (epic action/battle, victory)
“Imperial March” remix by Rage Against the Machine
(futuristic, dark, gritty, adventure)
“An Epitaph to War”
(melancholy, epic hero) by James Horner from the Glory soundtrack
“Spanish Guitar” by Bo Diddley (new-wave Western setting or
hero)
“Main Title” from Rain Man by Hans Zimmer
“Mail Title” from Pirates of the Caribbean” by Klaus Badelt
and Hans Zimmer
“Main Title” from Game of Thrones (epic adventure) by Ramin
Djawadi
“The Raiders’ March” (epic hero) and “Truck Chase”?
(action/chase, adventure) by John Williams from the Raiders of the Lost Ark
soundtrack
“Ode to Joy” choral by Ludwig Von Beethoven
“Anakin’s Theme” by John Williams from the Star Wars,
Episode I: The Phantom Menace soundtrack
“Main
Theme” from A Dangerous Mind soundtrack (inspirational, Ivy-league
setting, a bit eerie)
“Main Title” by Danny Elfman from the Sleepy Hollow soundtrack
(horror, menace, scary chase)
“Main Theme” by John Williams from the Schindler’s List
soundtrack (major heartstring plucking)
“Hoedown” by Aaron Copeland (western imagery)
“Main Theme” from the How the West Was Won soundtrack
(epic western, cowboy hero)
“Cursum Perficio” by Enya from Watermark
(action/battle, fantasy)
“Dracula – The Beginning” and “Vampire Hunters” (menace, horror, vampire) and “The Brides”
(dark seduction, romantic horror, vampire) by Wojciech Kilar from the Bram
Stoker’s Dracula soundtrack
“Main Title” (epic hero, romance, adventure) and
“Promentory” (romance, adventure) by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman from The
Last of the Mohicans soundtrack
“Harvest” (melancholy mid-west) and “Days of Heaven”
(melancholy mid-west) by Ennio Morricone from the Days of Heaven
soundtrack
“Aquarium” by Camille Saint-Saens (atmosphere, dreamy,
sensual yet innocent)
“Duel of the Fates” by John Williams from the Star Wars,
Episode I: The Phantom Menace soundtrack (epic action/battle)
All of “Requiem, K. 626” by Mozart found on the Amadeus soundtrack
(sublime melancholy, action/adventure dark moment, dark forces, aftermath of a
mentor’s death)
“Love Theme” by John Williams from the Star Wars, Episode
II: Attack of the Clones soundtrack (epic romance)
“Progeny/The Wheat” (exotic epic setting), “The Battle”
(epic action/battle, epic hero), “Barbarian Horde” (epic action/battle, epic
hero) by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard from the Gladiator soundtrack
“Humming Chorus” by Puccini from Madama Butterfly
(romance, melancholy)
“Main Title” by Jerry Goldsmith from the Basic Instinct
soundtrack (classy, mystery, suspense)
“Main Title” by Ennio Morricone from TheGood, the Bad,
and the Ugly soundtrack (mysterious/dark hero, western setting)
“Forrest Gump Suite” by Alan Silvestri from the Forrest
Gump soundtrack (mid-western setting, innocence)
“Main Title” (gentle Irish pluck, sweeping romance,
inspirational) and “Tryouts” (inspirational action) by Jerry Goldsmith from the
Rudy soundtrack
“Overture” by Maurice Jarre from the Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack
(epic exotic setting, sweeping romance, epic hero, sheik stories)
“Main Title” by James Horner from the Willow
soundtrack (swashbuckling action/chase, fantasy, romance)
“Main Theme” by Jerry Goldsmith from the Patton
soundtrack (epic military hero)
“Paranoia Prima” by Ennio Morricone from the Grind
House/Death Proof soundtrack (eerie, dangerous, bad-ass)
Black Hawk Down soundtrack by Hans Zimmer (intense
action/ battle, exotic setting, mournful, soulful farewell)
The Last Samurai soundtrack by Lost Summer (hero,
epic battles, eastern influence)
The Passion of the Christ soundtrack by John Debney
and Mel Gibson (hero, inspirational, exotic locale)
The Aviator soundtrack by Howard Shore (action,
Hollywood/Coconut Grove vibes)
Sideways by Rolfe Kent (jazz, lounge-lizard groove)
Music by Tangerine Dream in general (for instance, Risky
Business) (dreamy, modern, exotic,
futuristic)
Music by Vangelis in general (for instance, Chariots of
Fire, Mutiny on the Bounty, Alexander) (dreamy, exotic)
1492: Conquest of Paradise soundtrack by Vangelis
(dreamy, inspirational, seafaring)
Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis (dreamy,
futuristic, sexy, noir, action)
Music by Brian Eno (for instance, Music for Films, More
Music for Films) (dreamy, modern,
exotic, futuristic)
King Arthur soundtrack by Hans Zimmer (hero, epic
battles, knights…)
The Ring/The Ring 2 soundtracks by Hans Zimmer
(eerie, action and suspense)
Lemony Snicket’s: A Series of Unfortunate Events
soundtrack by Thomas Newman (menacing, playful darkness)
First Knight soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith (romance,
knights…, heroic)
Congo soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith (Africa, exotic,
adventure, suspense)
Van Helsing soundtrack by Alan Silvestri (adventure,
monsters, menace)
Finding Neverland soundtrack by Nick Ingman (gentle,
elegant, old fashioned, tragic)
Hero soundtrack by Tan Dun, Itzhak Perlman, Kodo
(heroic, epic battles, eastern influence)
Troy soundtrack (heroic, epic battles, exotic locale,
tragic)
The Merchant of Venice soundtrack, David Juritz,
leader (historical – Europe, elegant, tragic)
“Main Title” by Hans Zimmer from the Rain Main
soundtrack (sexy, exotic, urbane)
Pied-Piping the Muse Notes
The
Mozart Effect – This term is based on studies done in the 1950’s with children who had speech and
communication disorders.
THREE
AREAS of concentration for “meditating” to music:
1. General story brainstorming
– overview
2. Setting – grabbing the
details as we live them
3. Character – seeing someone
come alive in our heads
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