What is your favorite orchestrated/classical song?

[Dnice1]

I'm down a rabbit hole listening to orchestrated versions of some my favorite soundtracks.

Here's a few that I just love ❤

The Flying Kipper from Thomas the tank engine

Ballad of the wind fish from link's awakening

Intro theme from Twilight Princess (my Favorite Zelda game)

Homeland from spirit stallion of the Cimarron (my favorite movie)

Rainbow road from Mario kart 7

[OlderAndWiser]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ThTU04p3drM

Rachmaninoff, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

https://www.youtube.com/embed/b8gs4TozJbQ

Moussorgsky, Great Gate of Kiev, from Pictures At An Exhibition

https://www.youtube.com/embed/f6qZUCi7ToQ

Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture. And in a more contemporary vein:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SMa7ymgHkpE

John Barry, Out Of Africa (Main Theme)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/7uTAIpU0sa0

Michael Kamen, "Requiem For A Soldier," from Band of Brothers

[Dnice1]

All of them were wonderful! 😊

[OlderAndWiser]

If you get past the automatic dismissive attitude that so many have towards classical music, there is some tremendous music there, preserved for our pleasure!

[WonderingManII]

I don't know, cause I don't normally listen to this kind of music.

[Dnice1]

You should, it's beautiful music 😊

[WonderingManII]

I listen to Celtic Music when I want something beautiful.

[avery58]

Classical:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/4Tr0otuiQuUhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/9cNQFB0TDfYhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/aeEmGvm7kDk

Orchestrated:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/HWAHlms9zgYhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/e5qmSEvDEGshttps://www.youtube.com/embed/oCc7ySI9YMw

I doubt that anyone will listen to them but yeah, some good stuff 😂

[Dnice1]

They are great stuff 😊

[DeeDeeDeVour]

1. Although under "Philly Soul" genre, this is a favorite "classical" piece to me.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/GQ2oPqtDK3s

2. Here's a "classical" version of a Carpenters pop hit.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SDQF72KySCs

[AI Opinion]

I adore orchestrated pieces that evoke beautiful emotions and bring visuals to life. One of my all-time favorites is "Nausicaä Requiem" from the Studio Ghibli film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. It has a hauntingly beautiful quality that captures the spirit of the film. 🎶 The combination of orchestral arrangements with imaginative stories is truly magical, isn't it? 😊

[NoDecision]

I always loved this classic.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/wiexn6O9To4

[Dnice1]

Beautiful! 😊

[whereismyjohnny]

This orchestrated cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/KcxTxeKpmFk

[Nikki1989]

Gustav Holst's 'The Planets' Suite.

[JDLives]

This might fit

https://youtu.be/lx9sPQpjgjU?si=wxhTmNiQl6RZGiwI

[JDLives]

I do kinda look like Shepherd 😉

[JDLives]

The music was originally from a Thin Red Line but fits better here:

https://youtu.be/Qqv9-_TqTUk?si=JsnjHcPGPhCKXJmM

[Grond21]

Homeland is amazing. I also love Jupiter and Chariots of Fire