There’s a commercial for the Volkswagen Jetta where a guy is late rushing to a wedding. In the background, there’s some haunting music featuring a lovely female voice. Does anyone know the artist and title of this piece?
Appreciate it.
Would it be A Million Miles Away by J. Ralph?
http://www.vw.com/commercials/?
I love the mini-story shown in that commercial (reminds me of “The Graduate”). I recorded a show last night that ran with the commercial, but it’s a shorter version than what’s shown on the VW site. (I replayed it 3 times in a row!).
The longer version has her checking out the window before the wedding starts, making it seem like she wants him there, while the short version makes you wonder.
The music IS wonderful; I’m looking for a CD with it. The J-Ralph site has the whole song.
YES!!!
Thanks for the awesome link Philistine…this site alone answers a plethora of questions I’ve had regarding VW music, some of the best music in commercials today.
ThankYouThankYouThankYou!!!
Although I admit it is an artful commercial, as commercials go, I wasn’t pleased with the use Of Nick Drake’s haunting “Pink Moon” in one of them. I always have a kneejerk distaste for that sort of commercialization ( though, again, it is a pretty inoffensive comercial ), especially since Drake is long dead and so couldn’t give personal assent.
Then again, just to argue with myself, a record store clerk I was chatting with said sales of Drake’s CD’s have soared since that commercial came out. And the more people that listen to Nick Drake, the better 
. Perhaps in this case it balances out 
.
- Tamerlane