# Life's Soundtrack

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-soundtrack/80550>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 9, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-soundtrack/80550 "2001-09-09T19:18:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![danmick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@danmick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danmick)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-soundtrack/80550/1 "2001-09-09T19:18:44Z")

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Wouldn’t it be great if you could have a soundtrack that actually followed you wherever you went? For instance, if I could have a fanfare, or the THX sound play every time I entered a room, that would be great (it’d be kinda hard not to develop a huge ego though). Imagine having the appropriate looney tunes sound effects play every time you bumped into something! What effects would you want in your life?

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**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-soundtrack/80550/2 "2001-09-09T19:41:35Z")

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John Cage once composes a piece named _4’ 33"_, which suits me very well under these circumstances you mention.

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**Author:** ![beegirl13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@beegirl13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beegirl13)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-soundtrack/80550/3 "2001-09-10T03:18:49Z")

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A friend and I were discussing this once. We thought that maybe whenever you entered a foreign country, some music in that culture’s style would play. And we wondered if playing cheesy porn music (bow chicka wow wow) at the appropriate time would be going too far…

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**Author:** ![Jibby7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jibby7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jibby7)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2001, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lifes-soundtrack/80550/4 "2001-09-10T04:05:17Z")

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When in a threatening situation, I’d like the following quote from the movie Tombstone played:

“You tell 'em I’m coming, and Hell’s coming with me, Ya hear! Hell’s coming with me!”

When i wake up in jail the next morning, after I’ve been beat to hell, I’d like to hear Yesterday by the Beattles playing.