# Topic Playlist (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 26, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687 "2024-01-26T15:37:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 396
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7901 "2026-08-03T20:49:21Z")
High-energy, rousing classical music 1. William Tell Overture - Rossini 2. Carmina Burana - Carl Orff 3. Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas 4. Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst 5. Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner 6. Italian Symphony - Felix Mendelssohn ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7902 "2026-08-03T20:59:49Z")
**High-energy, rousing classical music** 1. William Tell Overture - Rossini 2. Carmina Burana - Carl Orff 3. Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas 4. Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst 5. Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner 6. Italian Symphony - Felix Mendelssohn 7. Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) - Antonin Dvorak The current theme of WWE Superstar Gunther. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7903 "2026-08-04T12:04:54Z")
**High-energy, rousing classical music** 1. William Tell Overture - Rossini 2. Carmina Burana - Carl Orff 3. Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas 4. Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst 5. Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner 6. Italian Symphony - Felix Mendelssohn 7. Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) - Antonin Dvorak 8. Overture to The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7904 "2026-08-04T14:26:31Z")
**High-energy, rousing classical music** 1. William Tell Overture - Rossini 2. Carmina Burana - Carl Orff 3. Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas 4. Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst 5. Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner 6. Italian Symphony - Felix Mendelssohn 7. Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) - Antonin Dvorak 8. Overture to The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart 9. In the hall of the mountain king - Edvard Grieg ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7905 "2026-08-04T14:33:11Z")
**High-energy, rousing classical music** 1. William Tell Overture - Rossini 2. Carmina Burana - Carl Orff 3. Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas 4. Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst 5. Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner 6. Italian Symphony - Felix Mendelssohn 7. Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”) - Antonin Dvorak 8. Overture to The Marriage of Figaro - Mozart 9. In the hall of the mountain king - Edvard Grieg 10. Flight of the Bumblebee - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7906 "2026-08-04T14:34:43Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7907 "2026-08-04T14:56:40Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7908 "2026-08-04T17:14:47Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland It’s from 1942, I assume that’s relatively modern enough. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7909 "2026-08-04T17:19:07Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin I’ll go a step farther: 102 years. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7910 "2026-08-04T17:42:29Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin 5. Santorini (the _Live at the Acropolis_ version) - Yanni ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7911 "2026-08-04T18:10:24Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin 5. Santorini (the _Live at the Acropolis_ version) - Yann 6. He’s a Pirate, from _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ - Klaus Badelt ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7912 "2026-08-04T21:58:13Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin 5. Santorini (the _Live at the Acropolis_ version) - Yann 6. He’s a Pirate, from _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ - Klaus Badelt 7. Love Theme from _Back to the Future Part III_ - Alan Silvestri ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7913 "2026-08-05T06:40:57Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin 5. Santorini (the _Live at the Acropolis_ version) - Yanni 6. Theme from _The Magnificent Seven_ – Elmer Bernstein _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7914 "2026-08-05T06:55:43Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin 5. Santorini (the _Live at the Acropolis_ version) - Yanni 6. Theme from _The Magnificent Seven_ – Elmer Bernstein 7. Theme from _Picnic at Hanging Rock_ - ABC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gheorghe Zamfir, and William Motzing ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7915 "2026-08-05T12:44:44Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin 5. Santorini (the _Live at the Acropolis_ version) - Yanni 6. Theme from _The Magnificent Seven_ – Elmer Bernstein 7. Theme from _Picnic at Hanging Rock_ - ABC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gheorghe Zamfir, and William Motzing 8. Love Theme from _St. Elmo’s Fire_ - George Foster ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7916 "2026-08-05T14:25:37Z")
**Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin 5. Santorini (the _Live at the Acropolis_ version) - Yanni 6. Theme from _The Magnificent Seven_ – Elmer Bernstein 7. Theme from _Picnic at Hanging Rock_ - ABC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gheorghe Zamfir, and William Motzing 8. Love Theme from _St. Elmo’s Fire_ - George Foster 9. Mars - Holst Some posts got skipped. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7917 "2026-08-05T14:33:47Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Some posts got skipped. Fixed! **Favorite modern orchestral pieces** 1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme - Ennio Morricone 2. Han Solo and The Princess from _The Empire Strikes Back_ - John Williams 3. Fanfare for the Common Man - Aaron Copland 4. Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin 5. Santorini (the _Live at the Acropolis_ version) - Yanni 6. He’s a Pirate, from _Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl_ - Klaus Badelt 7. Love Theme from _Back to the Future Part III_ - Alan Silvestri 8. Theme from _The Magnificent Seven_ – Elmer Bernstein 9. Theme from _Picnic at Hanging Rock_ - ABC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gheorghe Zamfir, and William Motzing 10. Love Theme from _St. Elmo’s Fire_ - George Foster 11. Mars - Holst Next: **The George Harrison Playlist** (includes solo work, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, etc.) 1. My Sweet Lord ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7918 "2026-08-05T14:34:54Z")
**The George Harrison Playlist** (includes solo work, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, etc.) 1. My Sweet Lord 2. All Those Years Ago ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7919 "2026-08-05T14:42:14Z")
**The George Harrison Playlist** (includes solo work, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, etc.) 1. My Sweet Lord 2. All Those Years Ago 3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687/7920 "2026-08-05T14:50:24Z")
**The George Harrison Playlist** (includes solo work, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, etc.) 1. My Sweet Lord 2. All Those Years Ago 3. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4. Here Comes The Sun Apparently the top-streamed Beatles song. Eat your heart out, Lennon/McCartney! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=395) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topic-playlist-part-3/996687.md?page=397)