It struck me this morning whilst listening to the TWINE soundtrack, what else would be good to listen to.

Obviously Action scores suit more as they make me walk faster as I strive to walk in time!

I suggest the TWINE soundtrack, I love it anyway, and it has some great long action cues to take you to work humming, and annoying everyone, plus an extra couple of minutes earlier!

What would you suggest?

Pliskinn

-Twister

How about --

SILVERADO
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
THE COWBOYS

just to name a few. (Of course, you might find yourself galloping more than walking!)

Jonathan

It begins as a nice stoll, which, as the cue progresses ends up being a run and I usualy end up thinking I am being chased by Darth Maul down the street! You get some odd looks, but who cares.

Ok, that wint last you half an hour, but still. A top tune to walk to!

Dan (UK)

heh, well - you are definitely entitled to your opinion. that certainly doesn't make you any less of a film music fan... though i do know this (about myself): film music is the only form of music that i listen to regularly. it's my musical preference over everything else. i can listen to it anywhere, at anytime. when i'm working out, the world is not enough is great! when i'm walking, any of the suggestions mentioned here are wonderful. when i'm doing homework or sitting at my computer, anything will do. when i'm driving, anything! i saturate myself in the music i love, and don't limit my listening experiences to just one place or one environment. mark mancina's return to paradise is an excellent score to listen to while strolling down a beach while the sun is setting. or, to pick on mancina again - try listening to twister while driving in a storm or through the hillside. i get goosebumps just thinking about it. the environment is enhanced that much more when the these experiences are accompanied by the emotion relayed in the music. it's stimulating, and it puts things in perspectives i wouldn't have ever thought possible. i highly recommend this to anyone who hasn't tried it (or can't understand people who do!). anyone else agree?

you may be a purist... i guess i'm an extremist! each to his own, those are just my thoughts. =)

peace,
jeron

ps - don't ask why i'm not using caps... cause i dunno. =)

However, I am no stranger to Thor's point of view -- in fact, my girlfriend, who is a musician also, thinks I listen to way too much music. She will listen to something with me if I specifically put it on and tell her what we're hearing, but she doesn't like the constant "background music" effect.

To each his (or her) own, I guess.

Jonathan

Good walking music: GOLDFINGER (John Barry), IN A SHALLOW GRAVE (Jonathan Sheffer -- sad but pastoral), YOJIMBO (Masaru Sato -- his main title here inspires a particularly brawny stride), and one that I didn't have at the time, but still plays in my head if I'm in a particularly good mood: Jerry Goldsmith's main theme to 100 RIFLES. That one makes you feel like you could take over the world. (Problem is, what would you do with it once you had it? Seems a pain in the ass to me.)

STAR TREK II (especially the last two cues)
STAR WARS
SUPERMAN
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
CONAN THE BARBARIAN
THE FINAL CONFLICT: OMEN III
THE QUIET MAN (see, I can be peaceful while driving!)

It's just that (and I've said this in other posts also) I listen to film music as MUSIC, and not so much FILM music. To me, scores are just like concert pieces.

And nothing can compare to the complete absorbtion(?) of music, dissecting it intellectually, conjuring up fantasy images, awakening forgotten memories and delving into its emotional appeal. If I would have attempted the same while driving or walking, that would be a tremendous health risk to both myself and the surrounding individuals (if you get my point?).

Playing By Heart (John Barry, Chet Baker)
Living Out Loud (George Fenton)
Payback (Chris Boardman)
Conspiacy Theory (Carter Burwell, especially the Main Title overture)
Predator (Alan Silvestri)
Rounders (Christopher Young)
The Hurricane (Christopher Young)
Superman (John Williams)
Under Fire (Jerry Goldsmith)
Star Trek 2 (James Horner)
Lifeforce (Henry Mancini)
One Fine Day (James Newton Howard)
Ghostbusters (Elmer Bernstein)
The Corruptor (Carter Burwell)

What type of environment do you walk through while heading to work? That would probably make a big difference.

If you walk through a large city then I would suggest giving Grand Canyon by James Newton Howard a listen. He somehow captures the feeling of urban life perfectly in that score.

If you know London, I walk from Kilburn to Hampstead, which means that I have to go through mainly fairly quiet residential roads, then cross a very main road, then walk past lots of schools, before walking along another main road, before another residential road to the studio.

This means that there are some quietish bits, but mainly lots of cars (don't tell Thor, I don't think he'll approve!) so it needs to be quite loud as well so that I can hear it over the traffic jammed streets of London!

Pliskinn