Reaching for the Skies - Fighters - excerpts (Dutch)

[boozman5537]

thanx mann!!!

[boozman5537]

whats the name of the ending song???its awesome... reminds me of my childhood..

[BobIger]

The end song is a variation of the theme song at the beginning. You'll find the name in the Wikipedia article for 'Reaching for the Skies'.

[amediastintas]

wow. I have a copied beat up copy of this series. I STILL watch it. I think one of the best series ever made. Thx for putting it up. it does remind me of my childhood

[veolia100]

Thanks fot putting this on I used live near a Tornado base and used to watch them scramble to stop Russian planes, brings back happy memories of being a kid and also a tear to my eye

[BobIger]

You're welcome. I'm happy to see that this movie makes people remember their childhood again.

[Wobbletron]

Quite simply the best episode of the best TV series of all time.

[enallos]

Found it!!!

Graham de Wilde

Classical Fusion 3

Satellite Strings 3(a)

[enallos]

I know that the Tornado song is Tsaikowksy's dance of the Mirlitons, but this one seems to be a distictive version... I am looking for it since I was a teenager, because I loved that scene! Anybody has it??

[doemling85]

Indeed one of the greatest aviation-doc's of all time. I think the song, played during the Tornado-scene, is an excerpt of Der Nussknacker op. 71a, Danse des Mirilitons, by Tschaikowsky.

Regarding the full version of the chapter "Fighters": do you know which music is played during the F-16 opening scenes (airbase-scenes and flying-scenes while the fighter-pilot's poem is read) and which music is played during the X-29 scene?

I must have watched this a trillion times when I was a kid. Nostalgia!

[BobIger]

Thanks! All orchestra pieces were adapted from classical pieces like Tschaikowsky. But the non-orchestra pieces like the F-16 and X-29 scenes (often recorded with synthesizer and electric guitar) were composed by the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop.

[gliderpilot79]

Some of the music was composed by Graham de Wilde. The Tornado music is on "Clasical Fusion 2" which also has the aerobatics music from one of the other clips. I too would love to know what the F16 music is!

[BobIger]

Great! Thanks gliderpilot79! :-D

[spilner83]

One of the greatest aviation shows of all time.

BTW, can anybody tell what music theme is played during the Tornado sequence (1:50+)?

[BobIger]

I'd love to know this too, so come on folks!

[gliderpilot79]

Was composed by Graham de Wilde. The Tornado music is on "Clasical Fusion 2" CD (rather rare!)

[BobIger]

I bought Graham de Wilde's "Classical Fusion 1/2" CD... with supposedly all songs on them. Yet could not find the song I was looking for. Would you be able to give me the title of the song?