Matt's name-that-tune meme

[dr_whom]

Okay, a variation on the preceding meme, taken from occultatio. The idea is, you get the first few seconds of the song before any lyrics start, and you have to try and identify the song from that much introduction. Note: a few of these are from pieces with no lyrics at all; and in one, the lyricless introduction is actually much longer than the excerpt provided here.

1;2;3;4;5
6;7;8;9;10
11;12;13;14;15
16;17;18;19;20
21;22;23;24;25
26;27;28;29;30

Added data!

For the eight unsolved ones, following brokenwndw, I've picked four seconds at random out of the middle of the song, to aid in your identification. But, to make it a little bit more fun, I don't tell you which of the eight new excerpts matches to which of the eight unsolved introductions.

A;B;C;D;E;F;G;H

Hm. I suppose there's less variety here than I expected. So it goes. Correctly guessed ones are highlighted, and their answers are here.

Edit, 16 June: All the correct answers are now listed on the answer sheet, including the three unguessed ones.

Comments

[occultatio.livejournal.com]

4. Henry Ford (Ragtime)
5. This is REALLY familiar. Goes in the I-will-shoot-myself category.
6. Something from Into the Woods?
7. Three-Bedroom House (Bat Boy)
8. Something from Les Mis. God damn it, that whole show sounds the same.
9. I'm a Believer (Monkees)
14. Oh my GOD what is this. Is this Back to Before? I want to say it's Ragtime, somewhere...
15. Riddle (Scarlet Pimpernel)
17. Moondance (Van Morrison)
18. I Hold Your Hand In Mine (Tom Lehrer)
21. I'm a Train (Din and Tonics)
23. Another I'll-Shoot-Myself song.
24. Bei Mir Bis Du Shoen (Andrews Sisters) (Hell YEAH!)
27. Oh holy FUCK I know this song. It's from Camelot! I know it's from Camelot! What IS IT?!
29. All The Small Things (Logarhythms)

This meme is more fun!

(Oh, and by retroactive cheating, kinda: 27 is "The Simple Joys of Maidenhood," but I really shouldn't get credit for that.)

[dr_whom]

Okay, you're right on 4,7,9,15,17,18,21,24,29. (And 27, but it doesn't count.) 14 isn't "Back to Before". I'm not commenting on partial guesses like 6 and 8, but I will say you're probably right about 5 and 23.

[occultatio.livejournal.com]

A HA! 14, upon further directed research (I was right about Ragtime!), is "Wheels of a Dream."

[occultatio.livejournal.com]

Okay, so with "cheating" (that is, directed research with itunes), 8 is from Les Mis: "Stars." Still can't figure out #6, though, even though it still absolutely sounds like something from Into the Woods. It's not the opening of any of the songs that I can tell, though, despite it sharing the musical theme. Is it from something else entirely?

[dr_whom]

Dude, I told you, I'm not commenting on partial guesses!

[timmypowg.livejournal.com]

So there's a problem here that the titles show up in Windows Media Player sometimes... So I'm not going to keep trying the mean so that I don't cheat inadvertently. I've noticed it in 2 and 3...

[dr_whom]

Fixed, I think.

[gymble.livejournal.com]

5. Going Through the Motions (Buffy)
8. Stars (Les Mis)
9. I'm a Believer (Monkees)
13. Tennis Song? I swear it's something from City of Angels
17. Moondance
18. Something by Tom Lehrer
23. Peanuts Theme
24. Something that I should know from Swing
28. Jellical Cats - I think. It's something from Cats.

[dr_whom]

Oll korrect!

[tiamat360.livejournal.com]

4: "Henry Ford," from Ragtime
7: "Three Bedroom House," from Bat Boy
9: "I'm a Believer," the Monkees
14: Something from Phantom of the Opera
15: "The Riddle," from Scarlet Pimpernel
17: "Moondance," Van Morrison
27: "Simple Joys of Maidenhood," from Camelot

[dr_whom]

Well, you're right on 4,7,9,15,17,27....

[lord-codfish.livejournal.com]

Without looking at others' guesses...

4) Henry Ford, Ragtime
5) Going through the Motions, Once More With Feeling
7) Three Bedroom House, Bat Boy
8) Stars, Les Miserables
11) I feel like I know this, but it's not coming to mind...
13) Tennis Song, City of Angels
14) Okay, I KNOW I know this one. I'm going to kick myself.
15) Riddle, Scarlet Pimpernel
16) GAAAH! I know this one too! Damn you brain, function!
18) I Hold Your Hand in Mine, Tom Lehrer
19) Chromolume #7/Putting It Together, Sunday in the Park with George
20) It sounds like Stars and the Moon, but I think it's not. Too much sound disruption for me to tell.
25) Sounds familiar, but I don't recall offhand.

Jeez, this is HARD. At least I knew some of yours; I couldn't get anywhere on Matt's.

[lord-codfish.livejournal.com]

Dammit! (looking at other guesses...) I knew 14 was from Ragtime! Duly, I kick myself.

[dr_whom]

You have added #19 to the list of correct answers! Also, #20 does sound a lot like the same kind of thing as "Stars and the Moon", doesn't it? It's also a really good song, which if you guys don't know you should get from me once its identity is revealed, so then you'll know it.

[thedan.livejournal.com]

6 - The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (the one after the marketplace scene)
10 - Master of the House from Les Miserables
20 - sounds like it wants to be Tiny Dancer by Elton John, but it isn't

The other ones I knew have been picked off, sadly. I'd better friend you for next time (which I thought I'd already done...)

[dr_whom]

6: I think you're right. For some reason the recording I have has this on the same track as "Wait", and "Johanna" (II) is missing, which should come between them.

10: No; but I can see the similarity, now you point it out.

[dumble.livejournal.com]

2) With You (the Dins)
4) Henry Ford (Ragtime)
7) Three Bedroom House (Bat Boy)
9) I'm a Believer (The Monkeys, or Smash Mouth)
15) The Riddle (Scarlet Pimpernel)
21) I'm a Train (the Dins)
23) Charlie Brown theme
29) All the Small Things (Logarhythms)

And I'm kicking myself for not being able to get 11 or 14. I also know (that is, recognize but can't place) 22, but I care less that I can't get that one. I might also recognize 20, but maybe I'm just fooling myself because it sounds like vaguely like Songs for a New World (which I saw, and it was awesome! =).

[dr_whom]

Correct!

I'm really surprised that nobody's getting 14 (occultatio's cheating notwithstanding); I really thought it was one of the easiest on there. I'd be a little surprised if you actually know 22, though.

Yay for seeing Songs for a New World! And, yeah, 20 does sound kind of like it, doesn't it.

[dr_whom]

Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure 22 and 30 are the hardest here, with 20 not far behind.

[dumble.livejournal.com]

14 is really recognizable, but it's hard to get from the intro to the words. (I saw his answer, so I know now.)

I'm pretty sure I recognize 22 as a pop song of some sort, but of course, since I can't actually say what song it is, I could be wrong.

[occultatio.livejournal.com]

So, here's the thing about 14: I don't think it's a very good song, so I don't listen to it when it comes up on shuffle. The only part I hear regularly is that first little bit, and my iTunes shows me through cover art that it's from Ragtime, so that one piece of intro is associated with the show, and that's it.

The other thing is, it doesn't actually sound that much like the rest of the song, or at least not enough to extrapolate from just that portion.

[(Anonymous)]

1 Sounds like the overture to "Scarlet Pimpernel"?
8 From Les Miserables -- Stars I think
9 I'm a believer
10 Pirate Jenny
13 The tennis song
15 Grr, I know this one, but I can't even think what show its from...
17 Moondance?

David Speyer

[dr_whom]

"Pirate Jenny" is correct, of course!

I've never even heard the overture to Scarlet Pimpernel, though; is that what it sounds like?

[dumble.livejournal.com]

I want 11 to be John Williams or Danny Elfman or someone...

[dr_whom]

You're approximately on the right track, I guess...

[dumble.livejournal.com]

22) The Grunge Song (Radio Free Vestibule)

[dr_whom]

It is as you say!

[khyros.livejournal.com]

1. "What a Remarkable Age this Is" from Titanic The New Musical.

[dr_whom]

Remarkable indeed!

Guesses

[notachnai.livejournal.com]

So, this is hard. No. 11 sounds to me like the beginning to "Send In The Clowns", A Little Night Music of course, but I can't believe noone would have gotten it if it were that. No. 12 sounds to me like the opening of "Twin Soliloquies (Wonder How I'd Feel)" from South Pacific, but I am far from certain. Nos. 14, 16 and 20 are on the tip of my tongue/ear; nos. 25 and 26 do not inspire familiarity at all. OY VAY!

Re: Guesses

[notachnai.livejournal.com]

Ah! No. 14 is "Wheels Of A Dream", from Ragtime. Thank heaven, it was driving me crazy!

Re: Guesses

[dr_whom]

Does that mean you guessed it, or you read occultatio's comment?

Re: Guesses

[notachnai.livejournal.com]

I kept listening in my head, and finally it clicked. I have not read occultatio's, or anyone else's, comments.

Re: Guesses

[dr_whom]

None of those guesses are correct, I'm afraid. You should be able to get at least 26, though.

If I didn't know what 25 was, I'd definitely think it was from the prologue of Beauty and the Beast. But it's not.

OK, so No. 26

[notachnai.livejournal.com]

Is obviously "Losing My Mind", from Follies.

And no. 12

[notachnai.livejournal.com]

Is "Beautiful" from Sunday In The Park With George.

And no. 16

[notachnai.livejournal.com]

Has got to be "Up There" from the South Park movie.

Re: OK, so No. 26

[dr_whom]

Well, it sure isn't #30.

A more educated guess

[notachnai.livejournal.com]

I know I know no. 20 is from a William Finn musical; and clue E has to be "Holding The Ground" ("Holding To The Ground"?) from Falsettoland; so I'll guess they go together.

Re: A more educated guess

[dr_whom]

Nicely done!

[dumble.livejournal.com]

11 is Heaven's Light + Hellfire from Hunchback of Notre Dame, and I got that without listening to the additional clip.

[dr_whom]

Nicely done!, says I.

[umbra-fish.livejournal.com]

Not having looked at answers.. here goes!

5) Going through the Motions (buffy musical)
8) really sounds lke Stars, from Les Miz. but i don't think it is.
17) Moondance. (it's a marvelous night, for a moon dance)
19) sounds almost like the tune from Sunday in the Park with George when the modern-day descendant of Seurat presents his electronic work.
23) Linus and Lucy
27) "Life is Happiness Indeed" - Candide
28) "Jellicle Cats" - Cats


2), 9) 18) 25) 29)and 30) won't play on my comp.
Can barely hear anything for 12) and 26).

Whee! fun. :)

[dr_whom]

8) You don't think so, do you?
19) Almost?

(27) is your only wrong answer. I don't have any explanation for why several of them won't play for you, though.