The inclusion criteria were that the scene must involve a character, vehicle (or the audience e.g. Angels in America) flying. Most of the tracks were easy to remember, due to their names, while others only made sense once I had seen them on screen.

I tried to start of quietly, with the first CD hopefully being something I could play during lunch without it getting too loud or intrusive - so the louder pieces are towards the end of the CD. The 2nd CD is then overall more bombastic.

In-Flight MovieMusic

CD1 - 'Weightlessness'

01. E.T. - Flying (John Williams) 3:23
02. Angels in America - Main Title (Thomas Newman) 2:18
03. Out of Africa - Flight Over Africa (John Barry) 2:43
04. Fly Away Home - First Flight (Mark Isham) 3:18
05. The Kite Runner - Fly a Kite (Alberto Iglesias) 4:27
06. Finding Neverland - The Kite (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek) 1:37
07. We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story - Flying Forward in Time [edit] (James Horner) 4:27
08. Wall-E - Define Dancing (Thomas Newman) 2:23
09. Superman - The Flying Sequence (John Williams) 4:17
10. Watership Down - Kehaar's Theme (Angela Morley) 2:51
11. The Aviator - America's Aviation Hero (Howard Shore) 2:05
12. The Rocketeer - Main Title / Takeoff (James Horner) 4:44
13. Empire of the Sun - Cadillac of the Skies (John Williams) 5:00
14. Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Enterprise (Jerry Goldsmith) 6:00
15. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Enterprise Clears Moorings (James Horner) 3:36
16. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Planet Factory Floor (Joby Talbot) 2:29
17. The Blue Max - Main Title (Jerry Goldsmith) 2:28
18. Flyboys - Rawlings and Luciane Fly (Trevor Rabin) 2:34
19. Blizzard - Flying [edit] (Mark McKenzie) 3:55
20. Supergirl - Flying Ballet [edit] (Jerry Goldsmith) 4:17
21. Jurassic Park - Journey to the Island [edit] 3:15
22. An American Tail - Flying Away and End Credits (James Horner) 5:59

Total Time: 78:15

Track notes:
All OST unless otherwise specified. Edits involve simple trimming from start or end of track.
01 - Used the 1982 OST version since it's still my favourite.
03 - Joel McNeely re-recording used due to better sound quality and less orchestra noise.
09 - John Debney re-recording used in view of shorter track without 'Can You Read My Mind' stuff
13 - Greatest Hits (Sony Classical) suite used since I think it's the best representation of the theme.

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CD2 - 'Turbulence'

01. Hook - The Flight to Neverland (John Williams) 4:45
02. Peter Pan - Flying (James Newton Howard) 3:32
03. Return to Neverland - Flying Home (Joel McNeely) 3:28
04. The Golden Compass - Sky Ferry (Alexandre Desplat) 2:44
05. Explorers - First Flight (Jerry Goldsmith) 2:54
06. The Neverending Story - Bastian's Happy Flight (Klaus Doldinger) 3:15
07. The Boy Who Could Fly - In The Air (Bruce Broughton) 4:33
08. The Spiderwick Chronicles - The Flight of the Griffin [edit] (James Horner) 2:51
09. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Flight to Nepal [edit] (Ed Shearmur) 1:49
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - The Flying Car (John Williams and William Ross) 4:08
11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Buckbeat's Flight (John Williams) 2:08
12. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Flight of the Order of the Phoenix (Nicholas Hooper) 1:31
13. Dinosaur - The Egg Travels (James Newton Howard) 2:43
14. Stardust - Flying Vessel (Ilan Eshkeri) 3:41
15. Air Force One - Welcome Aboard, Sir (Jerry Goldsmith) 2:11
16. The Right Stuff - Flight of the F-104 (Bill Conti) 2:26
17. Steamboy - Fly in the Sky (Steve Jablonsky) 1:07
18. The Matrix Reloaded - Free Flight (Don Davis) 3:12
19. Chicken Run - Lift Off (John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams) 3:41
20. Valiant - Winged Heroes (Adagio and Fanfare) (George Fenton) 1:40
21. Flight of the Phoenix - Homeward (Marco Beltrami) 1:25
22. The Empire Strikes Back - The Asteroid Field (John Williams) 4:15
23. The Rescuers Down Under - Cody's Flight (Bruce Broughton) 6:03
24. The Secret of Nimh - Flying High/End Title (Jerry Goldsmith) 2:38
25. Hancock - SUV Chase (John Powell) 2:01
26. Moulin Rouge - One Day I'll Fly Away (arranged by Nelee Hooper) 3:20

Total Time: 78:14

Notes:
01 - Greatest Hits (Sony) suite used as after editing the track on the OST it was too short.
18 - Music is part of the long suite on the OST, but I took this track from the complete score

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Left off the compilation, for reasons of sound quality, loudness and lack of space:

Always - Dorinda Solo Flight (John Williams)
Around the World in 80 days - The Balloon Chase (Trevor Jones)
Bee Movie - Barry Flies Out (Rupert Gregson-Williams)
Dragonheart - Flight to Avalon (Randy Edelman)
Drop Zone - Too Many Notes (Varese 25th edit) - (Hans Zimmer)
Flightplan - Mother and Child (James Horner)
Forever Young - Test Flight (Jerry Goldsmith)
Galaxy Quest - Shuttle to Planet (David Newman)
Paulie - Paulie Medley (John Debney)
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Flight to Peru (John Williams)
Serenity - Prep for Flight (David Newman)
The Empire Strikes Back - Hyperspace (John Williams)
The Man Without a Face - Flying (James Horner)
The Matrix - Ontological Shock (Don Davis)
The Pagemaster - The Flying Dragon (James Horner)
Valiant - Valiant (George Fenton)

Whilst compiling it I stumbled across a similarly themed compilation issued by Varese in 2005 - 'The High and the Mighty' - A Century of Flight.... there's some overlap but I think they're distinct enough. http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/highandthemightycentury

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Originally posted by Camillu:
Drop Zone - Too Many Notes (Varese 25th edit) - (Hans Zimmer)

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