I think that was from the 1812 Overture, with cannons, by Tchaikovsky.
More classical: “Morning” from The William Tell Oveture.
“Horses trotting” from The Light Calvary by Franz von Suppe.
General mayhem from “The Poet and Peasant Overture,” also by von Suppe
They say that the definition of a true intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.
Another theme for “riders on horseback” is Von Suppe’s Light Cavalry Overture.
If you want to evoke either Russia or drudgery use Volga Boatmen.
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And another Morning Moodfrom Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite.
Grieg’s Hall of the Mountain Kingis good for creepy, from the same piece.
No one’s posted this one yet?
(Kill da Wabbit)Correct. A true intellectual thinks, “Happy anniversary! Happy anniversary!”
The Chicken Reel.
Just in case somebody on the planet isn’t aware that this even had a name of its own, I give you Top 10 Wilhelm Screams which may be confusing to some who relish in the DAHN-DAHN-DAHNAN-DAHN thing that’s in every Western and many other genres where an Indian-like gathering is about to converge on some settlers-like assortment of “good guys.”
Also The Funky Drummer
My favourite use of it being Fool’s Gold.
More from classical music:
The opening motif of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
The funeral march from Chopin’s 2nd Piano Sonata
“Here Comes the Bride” (Wedding March from Wagner’s Lohengrin)
Maybe the William Tell Overture Finale (also known as the Lone Ranger Theme Song)?
Moseying on horseback - On the Trail from the Grand Canyon Suite - - YouTube
Cloudburst from GCS is good too, but not quite as distinctive.
Classic creepy theme, Toccata and Fugue in D minor - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Best Version Ever) - YouTube
someone rides a horse, slow trot not galloping.
Leroy wrote the soundtrack of my early life and that of many people in my cohort (early 1940s births). So many of his tunes are just part of how music was just in the background of so many things.
I think my favorite of all of them is “The Phantom Regiment” by Leroy Anderson
I really like Bugler’s Holiday. All that double and triple tonguing takes a lot of skill to do perfectly.
I think the “Law and Order” dun-dun qualifies.
Creepy Dracula-type music, courtesy of Mussorgsky