OK, this is gonna be tough to explain. There's this song that's stuck in my head, but I don't know the name of it. It's not a song, more like an orchestra piece. So no lyrics. I can hum it, maybe this will help...Say it out loud and maybe you'll know what I'm talking about...the first part is going up the scale:
Dum dum dum dum dum (the next one goes down 2 steps) dum (goes back up 2 steps dum REST dum dum dum REST dum dum dum REST REST REST again, going up the scale like before, yadda yadda yadda.
I tried to make it as descriptive as I could. Anyone know what song I'm thinking of? And the name? Thanks

Ha ha ha, that's pretty funny, maybe try humming into a computer mic and posting a link so people can listen. As I read the instructions, the only song I could think of was "Hall of the Mountain King" by Greig. Here is a link to the MIDI file.
www.geocities.com/sdcomposer/hallofmountainking.mid

There are actualy music libraries that you can do a search by typing in the letters "u,d, or s" signifying up, down, or the same tone for example, if you were searching for the song "happy birthday" you would type: "1sududdsududdsuddsddusddud"

Hope that helps.

Derek Gonzales
Film Score Composer

I was thinking it could be the Apocalyptica cover of "Sanitarium" by Metallica. But then again, I have no idea.

Hahahaha, Yeah, it was Hall of the Mountain King. Wow, I thought my instructions weren't helpful at all. Thanks a lot!

Wow not bad, I am a classical orchestra composer. Let me know if you ever need any help in the music dept on your films. Do you need an orchestral recording of the song for a film, or was the song just killing you?

Derek Gonzales
Films Score Composer

i might use it in a short film im making, and needed to know what it was called so i could find a cd or something with it.

Gotcha. If you are simply planning on submiting it on studentfilms.com, or just showing it to your classmates, family and friends that would be fine. Just remember that if you are planning on submiting it to any festival-especialy if there is a prize/money awarded, you will need written permission from the publisher to use any particular recording. Not only that, but if you were looking to sell it to a production company or distributor, you definetly would have to have the rights to use any song or you would be sued.

However, since that particular song is now in public domain, anyone can make their own recording without having to pay any roalties. How do I know it is in public Domain? It was written before 1923.

Just some things to keep in mind, maybe for future reference. Of corse it isn't a bad idea to get into the habbit of doing things the "right way".

Or you know, using a ^composer^ to record a legal copy of the song for you. Just a thought.

elliott.