Music like 'Also Sprach Zarathustra'

Maniel · Sep 7, 2019

Hello everyone
I'm looking for some music for a little video project. I'm looking for an opening song perhaps with similarities to the famous classical piece 'Also Sprach Zarathustra'.
The opening scene is the creation of the universe, so I'm looking for something quite emotional, perhaps not as dramatic as this song, but wouldn't mind. I already used it for one project, so I'm looking for a new take.
Do you know any song?

Thank you much in advance,
God bless.

St_Worm2 · Sep 7, 2019

Have you listened to The Planets by Gustav Holst? If not, that would be a good place to start (I love them all, and they are all quite different from one another, but I am particularly fond of Jupiter and Mars).

--David

Theophilus2019 · Sep 7, 2019

Try the opening of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”, or Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man.” These are very rousing and emotive.

St_Worm2 · Sep 7, 2019

Another thought I had is Jerry Goldsmith's "First Contact" Main Title (well, part of it, anyway) starting 39 seconds in (just past the main Star Trek theme):

Aldebaran · Sep 7, 2019

Maniel said:
Hello everyone
I'm looking for some music for a little video project. I'm looking for an opening song perhaps with similarities to the famous classical piece 'Also Sprach Zarathustra'.
The opening scene is the creation of the universe, so I'm looking for something quite emotional, perhaps not as dramatic as this song, but wouldn't mind. I already used it for one project, so I'm looking for a new take.
Do you know any song?

Thank you much in advance,
God bless.

Perhaps a part of this one:

Or this one:

St_Worm2 · Sep 7, 2019

Maniel said:
I'm looking for something quite emotional, perhaps not as dramatic as this song, but wouldn't mind.

As far as music goes, it rarely gets more emotional, dramatic and bombastic than the Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem

--David

Aldebaran · Sep 7, 2019

A couple more I found in my own collection:

Awakening Hearts from Really Slow Motion:

And here's one that's really beautiful, and was part of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, which is something to keep in mind. Crank this one up!

Maniel · Sep 8, 2019

Thank you all for the inspiration, when I get home and have the time I will listen to your recommendations. Some of them can be used further into the project nonetheless.
In regards to copyrights, does anyone of you happen to know what the rules are for non-commercial use, that I won't be monetizing the video on YouTube, or would I have to find tracks that are under the Creative Commons?

Thank you once again, sincerely,
Mathias

Aldebaran · Sep 8, 2019

Maniel said:
Thank you all for the inspiration, when I get home and have the time I will listen to your recommendations. Some of them can be used further into the project nonetheless.
In regards to copyrights, does anyone of you happen to know what the rules are for non-commercial use, that I won't be monetizing the video on YouTube, or would I have to find tracks that are under the Creative Commons?

Thank you once again, sincerely,
Mathias

Since you're in Denmark, I don't know what the copyright rules are there, but if you're using it non-commercially and non-monetarily, then I see no copyright problems for private use.

Maniel · Sep 8, 2019

Aldebaran said:
Since you're in Denmark, I don't know what the copyright rules are there, but if you're using it non-commercially and non-monetarily, then I see no copyright problems for private use.

Thank you for the reply Aldebaran, if I were to post it on YouTube, still without any monetizing, does the copyright laws still apply?

Aldebaran · Sep 8, 2019

Maniel said:
Thank you for the reply Aldebaran, if I were to post it on YouTube, still without any monetizing, does the copyright laws still apply?

Here's something I found from Youtube that might help: Copyright | Fair use - YouTube

jayem · Sep 8, 2019

The 4th movement of Dvorak's New World Symphony is very cool. There's a powerful horn fanfare in the first minute. Though the entire 11 minute movement is impressive.

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