Fanfare for the Common Man (1942) by Aaron Copland

 

I think I've done music on here before? I grabbed this for something else I was working on tonight and figured I'd drop it here too. What could be more liberal education than classical music focused on the every man?

It's been used in approximately everything, though it's usually a different peace of music based on it to varying degrees. Graham De Wilde's Arlington Fanfare is probably the most used. That, or John Williams just yanking bits of it every five minutes. 

Star Trek Voyager's intro is the best one, because the Star Trek Voyager intro is better than 90% of television.

Don Quixote Chapter 11

 Bonus: 

Who/what is your Dulcinea? 

Summary: DQ rants about the good ol' days, and hears a song about unrequited love.

Commentary: I took no notes on this chapter. That's unusual.

Don Quixote Chapter 10

 Bonus: 

Now the soundtrack is ahead!

Summary: DQ makes (then ignores) a vow. He tells Sancho about a balm.

Commentary: 

"Where have you ever seen or read that a knight errant has been brought before the law, no matter how many homicides he may have committed?" Don Quixote is so ahead of his time, making the murder hobo jokes. 

Don Quixote Chapter 9

Bonus: 

 

My captions are being difficult. Don't make me go back to HTML, I've done it before!

 

Ughh, now I can't uncenter text

Don Quixote Chapter 8

 Bonus: 

They don't exactly align, but I'm several chapters ahead of the songs at this point.

Summary: DQ is a highwayman! THE WINDMILLS!

Commentary:

Ornsby: A slight breeze at this moment sprang up, and the great sails began to move, seeing which Don Quixote exclaimed, “Though ye flourish more arms than the giant Briareus, ye have to reckon with me.” 

Laaame

Grossman: Just then a gust of wind began to blow, and the great sails began to move, and, seeing this, Don Quixote said:

"Even if you move more arms than the giant Briareus, you will answer to me."

I do like him yeeing and thouing though.

And then he attacks a group of friars to take their stuff. What a hero!

Don Quixote Chapter 7

 Bonus: 

A different playlist!

Summary: DQ wakes up and takes "holy tummy" as his squire. He ditches his wife and kids.

Commentary: Sancho Panza is about one step up from Fat Albert.

Don Quixote Chapter 6

 Bonus: 

Women just don't understand knight errantry...

Summary: Book burning! But not the ones the priest likes.

Commentary: I like the little crash course on the books Cervantes is mocking here. I'm pretty sure they'd censor the titles if you did this today. "Ah, B*tman. Burn that one." "Oh, Spydar-Ma'am. That can stay."