Yeah, I noticed that one. It is surprisingly well animated for an advert, imo. Going back to my number 28, it was a sort of game-show thing where a bunch of minor celebrities were trapped on an alien planet and had to escape by solving puzzles. Is that enough of a clue?

[Raak] Except it wasn't originally intended as film music. I presume you know it, but some others might not - in its original incarnation it is the opening to Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra.

[JLE] Yes, but how many people know it primarily as the Strauss, even the ones who know that's where it came from?

Well, me and Watty for a start... ;-) I've never even watched 2001. Nor, in fact, read the book.

I also knew it was Also Sprach, but since Raak said 'Film music' I replied with the title of the film. On a related note (maybe) it impressed me that 'classical' music was used for that film. Nothing dates a film so much as its soundtrack when a contemporary score is used - even more so when it tries to sound 'futuristic' - so it was a smart decision to choose something timeless, I think.

I heard the choice of music was more-or-less accidental though - something about that they just used Strauss as a test soundtrack but it seemed to fit so they used it for the final film.

I guess we need an appropriate swan song. This is the best I can think of.

Deee daah daah daah dee dah
Deee daah daah daah dee dah
Deee dah-di deeee dah-di dahh di dah dahhh
Deee daah daah daah di dah
Deee daah daah daah didi dada
Deee dah-di deeee dah-di dahh di dah dahhh

(key change, continues)

(Though thinking about it, The Swan might have been more appropriate!)

rab]I'll just venture in while the door is still ajar, did it start out on BBC2? Cracking 40 years self-congratulatory best of type clips.

[Inkspot] Annoyingly at an orchestra rehearsal last night so couldn't watch this. No it's not a TV theme, but a piece of Classic FM-friendly music.

What time signature - it could fit into 6/8 or 4/4 from where I'm sitting?

I think it's more like a slowish 3/4.

Ahhh! Classic FM I can drift off sleep to that anywhere, especially smooth classics like The Blue Danube.

[rab] Is it Spring by ... I think it was Vivaldi but I could be wrong

Nope. Will give a clue shortly.

[all] Though, that said there's a kind of connection...

I was thinking Village Swallows (I think that was its title - Strauss waltz thingy anyway) but it doesn't quite fit my memory. I must drag it out and have a refresher course.

You may have to Peer more closely at the dots...

Look, it's bloody Mornington Crescent from the Peer Gynt suite, ya dullards.

I KNEW that all along