Favourite instrumentals

[Bovidae]

This got a new audience after the Queen's Gambit.

[taniwharugby]

@dogmeat IIRC this was the first release for Virgin Records?

[mariner4life]

Musically the best heavy metal band ever, playing on what i consider their best album

chock full of signature Maiden, the 40 seconds from about 2:30 is incredible

[mariner4life]

but THIS is my favourite instrumental song ever

[Crucial]

@taniwharugby said in Favourite instrumentals:

@dogmeat IIRC this was the first release for Virgin Records?

It was, which made the early sampler/compilation album from the label ( Virginity) rather weird having Oldfield inserted among the tracks from the Sex Pistols, PiL, Skids, Magazine and XTC.

[Crucial]

[Crucial]

[MN5]

@mariner4life said in Favourite instrumentals:

Musically the best heavy metal band ever, playing on what i consider their best album

chock full of signature Maiden, the 40 seconds from about 2:30 is incredible

I’m really disappointed in myself that I haven’t already shared this.

Every member of Maiden is an absolute virtuoso at what they do and they still sound incredible live.

[Tim]

[MN5]

@tim said in Favourite instrumentals:

Jeepers some of ya’ll are sharing some absolute bangers from my past it must be said. The track after this one is brilliant too wouldn’t wanna be like you but doesn’t count cos of the singing.

[Tim]

@mn5 Yeah, I wouldn't want to be like you is a fucking huge tune! Gets played by loads of DJs.

[Tim]

First two from this playlist:

European Tribute to John Carpenter

Love some John Carpenter.

[Tim]

Interesting question as to where is the crossover from "instrumental" to techno or other electronic music?

[JC]

@tim I’ve got an album from 2002 The Essential John Carpenter. Escape from New York and Assault on Precinct 13 are absolute faves.

[MN5]

@crucial said in Favourite instrumentals:

Solid, solid bassline.

The Notorious BIG was a big fan of this one.

[MN5]

[JC]

@mn5 Fuck yeah, now you’re talking. David Arnold put out a remix album years ago and this one gets a good thrashing in the JC household (and car) pretty often. Needs to be loud.

[JC]

Now we are in John Barry film music territory I’ll leave these here:

[MN5]

@jc said in Favourite instrumentals:

@mn5 Fuck yeah, now you’re talking. David Arnold put out a remix album years ago and this one gets a good thrashing in the JC household (and car) pretty often. Needs to be loud.

That is absolutely terrific. What a fucken cool mash up of themes.

As for Midnight Cowboy well Faith no More of all people did a cover of that…..and we all love a bit of FNM.

[MN5]

Back to John Barry…….shit, what a genius. This score is chilling…..

…..and this is just cool as anything.

I love one of the YouTube comments…..

“This theme makes me wanna goto an apartment building and fight everyone and work my way up to the top floor and kick some ass”