Dave Lampson wrote: >This is where I could use a little help. I'm looking for some music >that would be appropriate for the background of the menu. The menu >loop is limited to 30 seconds. Right now I'm using Glazunov's "Solemn >Procession" Op. 91. This starts off well, but then gets a bit bombastic. >Because of time limits, whatever piece of music I use has to get into >it fairly quickly. > >Anyone have any ideas for a more appropriate work to use? If anyone knows more of the literature of music, it would probably be Dave Lampson, hence I would not know what I could offer...other than to relay the difficulties I had when I would do needle drops, and some composing for informational films. One of the problems can be that one knows too much music. While the mention of the Glazunov is a good indication of the mood you are seeking...my thoughts generally tend towards the obscure...and then...I am reminded of a project I worked on here at the University...a friend of mine was producing a film for our rare book library...my job was to choose music. The man producing the film was both a great movie maker and an excellent teacher and highly informed about classical music. When he expressed interest in using the adagietto from Mahler's Fifth for a particular sequence, I mentioned the film Death in Venice and how I thought the use of the Mahler had become as much of a cliche as the use of the Barber Adagio for strings. I suggested everything from Hovhaness, to Rosner, to Hanson, to...well those were the fairly well known composers. He ended up with his Mahler. And much to Alex North's disappointment, Kubrick ended up with Ligeti, Strauss, et al. Karl