# Help me find music for my daughter's ice skating program **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 30, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835 "2012-06-30T18:57:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/1 "2012-06-30T18:57:41Z")
My daughter is 9 - she skates at the Preliminary level (if that means anything to you). Her free skate program lasts between 1m30s and 1m40s. Instrumental only; ideally the music should have a tempo change, so splicing is typical. I’m aiming for something non-standard for skating - I’d rather not use show tunes, movie soundtracks, pop instrumentals, etc. My current thought is the instrumental parts from ELO’s “Rockaria”, but I’d love to hear anyone else’s ideas. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/2 "2012-06-30T19:05:14Z")
How long/short does she need? 😕 EDIT: Nevermind, how did I miss that! :smack: Would Enya’s **[Epona](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvrYpK64pdM)** be too long? ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/3 "2012-06-30T19:14:58Z")
Failing Enya’s Epona, **[Circa Paleo’s](http://www.circapaleo.com/)** **[Drew Drusnaar](http://www.amazon.com/Tideland/dp/B005O4RXUM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341083511&sr=8-1&keywords=Circa+Paleo+Tideland)** might work. The first minute thirty five seconds, at least? (First link is to their site, the second link is to the Amazon digital album page which has a sound sample.) Editing again: Meant to add, it isn’t so much the music’s time shifts so much as there are different rhythmns to follow, so she could still change pace. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![StrawberryDaquiri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@StrawberryDaquiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrawberryDaquiri)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/4 "2012-07-01T01:29:26Z")
Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks? Fun to skate to when I used to go to the rink. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kjbrasda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@kjbrasda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kjbrasda)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/5 "2012-07-01T05:54:57Z")
Faith No More ‘Woodpecker From Mars’ lots of energy, changes, it’s long but could be cut down ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/6 "2012-07-01T06:31:43Z")
Apocalyptica has some really good dramatic instrumental tunes. _Path Vol. 2_ is my favorite song of theirs. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/7 "2012-07-01T08:57:12Z")
[Pandora.com](http://Pandora.com) is a streaming radio, you can pick some stations that are like what you’re looking for. They provide complete information (including ability to buy) for each song as it plays. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/8 "2012-07-01T16:38:53Z")
There is a wealth of 1980s synth bands - Yello, Tangerine Dream…that sort of thing. Setting up Pandora to play those should result in something interesting… I love “Song for Dot” by Space Raiders. It does have some “lyrics” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/9 "2012-07-01T20:44:24Z")
The _Jonny Quest_ theme. I think there are versions that are about the length you need. (The cover by the Reverend Horton Heat is a personal favorite.) May not have as much of a tempo change as you need. It would be exhausting, though; anybody who can keep up with that song for a minute-and-a-half deserves a medal. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/10 "2012-07-03T00:18:29Z")
Holy Crap…This just might be right up the alley for Alan Parsons Project! Chop up at your leisure: [“The Ace of Swords”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG2PYQRn4G4&feature=player_detailpage#t=360s) - Has three or four tempo changes in a 3 minute instrumental…chop it the way you see fit. The last two minutes of [“Turn of a Friendly Card, pt. 2”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG2PYQRn4G4&feature=player_detailpage#t=859s) Also, check the whole video…there are other instrumentals wrapped inside songs with some lyrics. [“The Gold Bug”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZGEZi1ZY2o) - Think Spaghetti Western here until the keyboards show up. [“Lucifer”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAGUUrgmBkQ&feature=related) - go :50 in…another Spaghetti Western hijacked by keyboards. [“Pipeline”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwgDFSrlaug&feature=related) - about as Jazzy as APP gets. [“Mammagamma”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGGoRk_d6Y&feature=related) - Pretty much the Flagship Song for the Electronica genre. [“In the Lap of the Gods”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z5AYms31bg&feature=related) - First 3:20 of the song is dramatic, last half more up tempo. [“Time Machine”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m2REF_Tvlc&feature=related) - Moderate beat. [“I Robot”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8f-q_npPqE&feature=related) - Funkified Keyboards about 1:00 in. [“A Dream within a Dream”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZyNKrYo9I4&feature=related) - After the first 1:00 (Orson Wells Narration), the song starts slowly and builds to a strong finish…it’s the prelude to “The Raven” with the same bass beat. [“Pavane”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2sHm0g14UM&feature=related) - Part of the “Fall from the House of Usher” song…this might be good for technical pieces in a program. [Where’s the Walrus?"](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj9Wzv1G0f4&feature=related) - Very UP TEMPO instrumental [“Breakaway”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji7aHsNzMzs) - Keyboard Beat, Heavy Sax…great beat…maybe too fast later in the song. And this song is the one I think will be done by a pro/olympic skater one day…maybe your daughter will be that skater: [“Paseo de Gracia”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Ld9j0yhxY&feature=related) - a great dramatic piece with excellent spanish guitar Yeah, and I guess you can use this overused song… [“Sirius”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODtksLfn2lk&feature=related) I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more…but there is a lot to chew on here. ---
**Author:** ![Landshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/11 "2012-07-03T01:13:38Z")
Frank Zappa had many amazing instrumentals, some very jazzy. Not certain off the top of my head about tempo changes, but I strongly suggest checking them out. ---
**Author:** ![oreally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/12 "2012-07-03T04:07:56Z")
The 1:30m limit makes this tough. I suggest checking out the Dixie Dregs and/or Sea Level. Classic 70s jazz/rock. The former’s “Odyssey” or the latter’s “Storm Warning” are my top recommendeds. They have some great, even dramatic change-of-pace parts to the songs, though both are over your time limit. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-music-for-my-daughters-ice-skating-program/626835/13 "2012-07-03T04:15:09Z")
[Waltz for the Moon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWdP9RT3Pc)