I don't want to pick anything that will be too familiar (like Star Wars or Star Trek, Superman - popular themes) but more something that will actually make them think.

I look at this as my opportunity to share our musical interests w/ the class - and what's awesome is that they have to actually sit and reflect on it!

I'm pretty good at mixing music and creating medleys... help me come up with some ideas on what to include. Remember, it can only be 10 minutes or so.

~Jeron

Hope this helps,
let us know what you decided on

I think your lucky having that assignment

Though one really...what combination of music...hmmmm....

Well, first of, if you want something that will make them think as inspiration for a free writing assigment, you need to chose something subtle, with a couple of more unnerving cues in between.

My choice would be:

Good Willh Hunting (Main Titles) - 2:40

As Good As It Gets (As Good As It Gets) - 1:20...(this was my inspiration for a essay wich got me an A+)

Psycho (Prelude) - 1:55

The Abyss (Back on the Air) - 1:40

Beetlejuice (Travel Music) - 1:09

Wolf (The Barn) - 1:59

Dolores Claiborne (Sad Room) - :52

I´m not sure wheter or not this will be exactly 10 min. but you can always edit the longer tracks or something.
I hope you use my suggestions, because I think they are GOOD!

Have fun!

SFT

Keep 'em coming!
Jeron

I´ll be back!

I'd say use the music that best represents everything that made you love film score at the beginning.

If it were my assignment I'd use the following:
Star Wars (theme only, for time's sake), segue from it's last note before the trumpet and do a five note/chord breakdown to the Star Trek: The Motion Picture Main Title, and after the last timpani hit, immediately break into the Superman theme- and then drive into the next following selections:
Batman Theme
Back To The Future
Independence Day
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
and, for good closure - As Time Goes By

Of course, that's all the familar stuff you don't want to use.

Other selections suggested:
Saving Private Ryan - "Hymn To The Fallen"
The Fifth Element - "Leeloo"
Alien - "Main Title"/Hanson Symphony No. 2
Blade Runner - "End Title"
The Thomas Crown Affair - "Glider pts. 1 & 2"
Merrily-We-Roll-Along (Because cartoons were films once, too. It would only work, though, if you were doing a suite as if it were a classic night at the movies when movies were young)
"Show Me Your Firetruck" - Backdraft
"Kaboom!!!" - The Hunt For Red October
"Main Title/Trinity Infinity" - The music is only unmistakable because it's popular to select people right now.
"Welcome Aboard, Sir!" from Air Force One

You know, ten minutes isn't enough. You may want to narrow it down to five scores in one genre.

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Leaving Home from "Far and Away"
Main Titles from "The Postman"
The Letter from "A Civil Action"
Darby's Theme from "The Pelican Brief"
Return to Paradise from "Return to Paradise"
Theme from Powder from "Powder"
Leaving Walbrook/On the Road from "Rain Man"
A Different Drum from "Passion"
Elk Hunt from "Last of the Mohicans"
A Very Exhilarating Read from "The Scarlet Letter"

And regarding encoding your suit to RealAudio/mp3...yeah that would be fun.

SFT

NP: Alien, Jerry Goldsmith ****/*****

Well, actually my professor just asked me to start thinking about it and getting the music together. He hasn't given me a specific date yet. I'll keep you all in suspense as to what I've decided until then. I hope I don't hurt anyone's feelings.

BE CAREFUL FOLKS!