# Recommend some ridiculously epic music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954 "2009-05-28T18:56:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hroark2112](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hroark2112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hroark2112)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/21 "2009-05-28T20:52:29Z")
Part One of Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence - Dream Theater [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sMcpA8nzCFw/hqdefault.jpg "Dream Theater (Octavarium Orchestra) - Score - Overture") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMcpA8nzCFw) ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/22 "2009-05-28T20:56:35Z")
> [@I'm Not Dennis Bergkamp](#): > > The Empire theme from Star Wars is pretty epic. John Williams in general isn’t a bad choice. ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/23 "2009-05-28T21:16:06Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > John Williams in general isn’t a bad choice. We’ve already included the Jurassic Park Theme. I remember playing that in middle school band. Good stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/24 "2009-05-28T21:17:58Z")
Carmina Burana (specifically the last movement, the one everyone recognizes immediately) is the obvious choice here. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/25 "2009-05-28T21:20:47Z")
Bat out of Hell by Meatloaf. Rock opera at its most deliciously grandiose. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/26 "2009-05-29T01:43:39Z")
[Theme From Crimson Tide - Hans Zimmer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBTIoL5vaOM) [Hummel Gets the Rockets (Theme From The Rock) - Hans Zimmer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPrHH3DOaSE&feature=related) [Main Theme From Gladiator - Hans Zimmer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgCevpO18t4&feature=related) [Now We Are Free (Gladiator) - Hans Zimmer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHAvjaHtlMA&feature=related) [Pirates of the Carribean - Hans Zimmer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=729i-eh-6uY) [Pearl Harbor Theme - Hans Zimmer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz55JMS92eY) [Scorponak Attack (Transformers) - Hans Zimmer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g5CGP-iWwg&feature=PlayList&p=450B27159A173430&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=25) [Launch (Theme From Armegeddon) - Trevor Rabin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzY-qYsyYew) [To The Stars (Theme From Dragonheart) - Randy Edelman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTKSUlMbp9A) (start about 1:12) [Cora (Last of the Mohicans) - Randy Edelman](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRrfhxN1hB8&feature=PlayList&p=F111CE3568A0DA37&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=10) [Terminator 2 Theme - Brad Fidel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXQTzJgU6qc) [Book of Days (Far and Away Theme) - Enya](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPa9r9gkBAE) And the most ridiculous ridiculously epic song of all time: [My Heart Will Go On (Theme From Titanic) - Celine Dion](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saalGKY7ifU) That should get your team fired up to build some synergy ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/27 "2009-05-29T01:50:52Z")
Man. I’ve been really enjoying this thread (I know, I know, I started it—but these suggestions are amazing). I feel like beating somebody up. Or taking up black magic. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/28 "2009-05-29T01:59:38Z")
Anything from Meat Loaf’s **Bat Out of Hell Album** except “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.” Pink Floyd’s **[Atom Heart Mother](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N89gb2KcdSc)**. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/29 "2009-05-29T02:10:35Z")
“Battle Without Honor or Humanity”, from the _Kill Bill_ soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/30 "2009-05-29T02:19:52Z")
How about some nice light [Finnish Cello music](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptica)? Finland is known, of course, for its [gentle folk music](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordi). ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/31 "2009-05-29T02:22:17Z")
> [@Wargamer](#): > > Try the soundtrack from _The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly_. The thread could have stopped right here. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/32 "2009-05-29T02:24:16Z")
[Requiem For A Tower](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_oWrseTKk) ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/33 "2009-05-29T02:24:23Z")
Just remembered I saw a chamber music concert at the SF Symphony that featured Kodály’s Duo for Violin and Cello, Opus 7 that was positively chilling. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/34 "2009-05-29T02:38:23Z")
[Drums of Gaugamela—Vangelis, _Alexander_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11k8RWyNWYI) [Titans—Vangelis, _Alexander_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIpjLWQCSY8&feature=related) [Freedom Fighters—Two Steps from Hell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igqW_0c6GDQ&feature=related) [The End of All Things—Howard Shore, _The Return of the King_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MWxAAQoNiw) [China Gets the Bomb [Also “Hiroshima/Nagasaki Requiem”]—_Trinity and Beyond_ soundtrack (starts at 1:09)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7sVdBqzYNU) [Flying Messenger—By Dewolfe (Monty Python fans might recognize this one)](http://www.dewolfe.co.uk/musicsearch/track_detail.php?primaryid=18572) [Summon the Heroes—John Williams (Atlanta Olympics theme)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SxZd6Qe3RM) [Escape—_Plunkett and Macleane_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_mm3eI2qHQ&feature=PlayList&p=86022D9D586B5D8D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2) [Requiem for a Tower—Clint Mansell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI_oWrseTKk) ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/35 "2009-05-29T02:38:54Z")
I’m a little surprised no one mentioned **Lux Aeterna** by Clint Mansell (I think, following video gives that credit) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLpJtvzlEI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLpJtvzlEI) ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/36 "2009-05-29T02:44:36Z")
I’m watching the NBA and was reminded of that John Tesh theme song. I have to say, sometimes, Tesh kills me: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/V_h7Lm7C9Nk/maxresdefault.jpg "Roundball Rock! The NBA on NBC Theme - John Tesh") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_h7Lm7C9Nk) ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/37 "2009-05-29T02:47:35Z")
> [@Jules\_Andre](#): > > I’m a little surprised no one mentioned **Lux Aeterna** by Clint Mansell (I think, following video gives that credit) > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLpJtvzlEI](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLpJtvzlEI) That’s been also called “Requiem for a Tower” on this thread. Which is it? Both titles rule, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/38 "2009-05-29T02:50:58Z")
> [@Birdmonster](#): > > That’s been also called “Requiem for a Tower” on this thread. Which is it? Both titles rule, by the way. Yeah, I missed that in the post above mine because I searched for “Lux.” Oops! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/39 "2009-05-29T03:09:17Z")
_Requiem for a Tower_ uses the themes from _Requiem For A Dream_ (aka _Lux Aeterna_ by Clint Mansell) that were adapted for _The Two Towers_ trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Birdmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71e660/32.png) [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954/40 "2009-05-29T03:10:33Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > _Requiem for a Tower_ uses the themes from _Requiem For A Dream_ (aka _Lux Aeterna_ by Clint Mansell) that were adapted for _The Two Towers_ trailer. Good knowledge. Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-ridiculously-epic-music/497954.md?page=3)