Classical music and railfan videos of our layouts

[BRAKIE]

How about  no annoying music?

[howmus]

Ah.......  yes!

What Tom White said!  Absolutely!

I might add Villa-Lobos, O trenzinho do caipira

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[JoeinPA]

Tom:

I'm going to have to listen to Copeland's third symphony with new ears.  I never imaged the locomotive in prior listening.

Joe

[JoeinPA]

Carefully selected classical scores would enhance many train videos but you would have to be careful in your selection or the music could be a distraction.  Some movie soundtrack music (not Star Wars) could also be a nice addition.

Joe

[twhite]

Sawyer:

As a classical musician, I can recommend two works that would do very well as background music for a MR video--the first is the Second Movement of Aaron Copland's Third Symphony (sounds like a big locomotive hauling a train up a mountain to me, LOL!) and Arthur Honneger's "Pacific 231", which is his orchestral version of a trip on an actual French steam locomotive. 

But yes, the right piece of classical music can certainly enhance a video--I've watched several videos on RFD's TRAINS AND LOCOMOTIVES that use classical music very effectively.

Tom

PS:  Good luck with Cross Country next year--that's one GRUELING sport!

[Packers#1]

I just watched the video tour of Tony Bowen's Rock Island layout, and instead of sound dubbing, MR used classical music. I realize for a video like that sound dubbing would be a bit funky at times, but it just sounds right to my senses to use classical music with trains running. I've done a railfanning video with no sound and one with sound dubbing and seen some with sound dubbing and with other forms of older music, but it seems to me classical music and the like is the best form for a video like this. What are your thoughts? Sound dubbing, or classical music, or some other kind of music?