I have about 1,800 mp3 tracks in my personal collection, all carefully selected, all significant to me in one way or another. Which ones are on my Favourites playlist? Shall I reveal?
Why not? These are the tracks that I would mention, if discussing my approach to life on some programme. There are only seventeen of them. Some appeal to the emotions. Others are calming. Here they are, in playing order:
Edge of Night, otherwise known as Pippin's Song, from The Lord of the Rings film The Return of the King. I have two versions, one with the background sounds of battle, one without them.
Farewell, by Apocalyptica.
The Watch Chimes, otherwise known as Carillon's Theme, from Ennio Morricone's score for the film For A Few Dollars More.
The Glasgow Love Theme, from the film Love Actually. I have two versions, by Craig Armstrong and Jacques Legrand.
La Route Est Dure, sung by Georgia Brown. This was the theme song for the 1970 BBC2 TV drama The Roads To Freedom, based on the works of Jean-Paul Sartre.
Lady D'Arbanville, sung by Cat Stevens.
Like An Angel Passing Through My Room, by ABBA.
The Love Theme by Vangelis, from the film Blade Runner.
Miserere by Allegri, sung by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge.
The hymn O Holy Night, sung by Aled Jones.
Parce Mihi Domine, sung by The Hilliard Ensemble with saxophone by Jan Garbarek.
Rejoice in the Sun, sung by Joan Baez, from the film Silent Running.
Soldier Blue, sung by Buffy Sainte-Marie, from the film of the same name.
Sparrow, sung by Mary Hopkin.
The main title theme to the film Where Eagles Dare.
It would be nice to provide links to this music, but Blogger won't let me. However, I dare say that many readers will if curious simply turn to the speaker in their room and say 'Alexa! (or Google!) Play me Sparrow by Mary Hopkin', or whichever of my favourites catches their eye.
Although these are my favourite tracks, I wouldn't say they are typical of the others in my collection, which on the whole are much likelier to get your feet moving, or your hands reaching for that air guitar! It's a very eclectic collection. Half of it can arguably be dismissed as Top of the Pops fodder. The other half not so easily, I think.
