music suggestions please?

[henryhorn]

We are taking Chocolate to the Stallion Parade at Westpoint Arena this year, and have received the entry forms which ask you for a cassette or Cd of suitable music to ride him to.
You get five mins on your own in the arena and we want to demonstrate his dressage ability plus some jumping.
What we need is some music that isn't necessarily Ride to Music type stuff, but something with a really catchy beat, voices won't matter either, but something that will enthuse the crowds and allow them to enjoy it if it's a familiar song.
Come on guys, wrack your brains, what can we ride to on the flat and over fences that will fit this?
I know you're supposed to use a metronome etc but don't feel that's going to be possible for such a differing demo..

 

[Sarah_Jane]

A bit naff perhaps but 'Simply the best' it is a catchy fun tune.

 

[muffinino]

The theme to Vandervalk.

Sing, Sing, Sing which is a swing number by the Benny Goodman Band, it was used on a Guinness advert, the one with the moth at the start. It's on the OST to the film 'Swingkids'.

Superman / James Bond / Magnificent Seven / Batman / The Big Country main theme.

 

[SSM]

As he is a boy - Andy Williams - Music to watch girls by????!!!

 

[Alibear]

SEen the Theam from Bonaza used with success, also more modern brass band music (stuff from that film Brassed Off) and swing musci seems to fit pretty nicely with anything.

The most over used but sucesfful bit for dressage to musci used to be the pink panther theme which could be good to?

 

[OrangeEmpire]

Carmena Burana by Orff? very dramatic...!
I believe if you can doctor it a bit it has a melow bit too for floaty dressage moves after your grand entrance, then it returns to the dramatic drums and voices which might go great with your jumping?

 

[Marilyn]

how about the James Bond theme: nobody does it better?

 

[Bella3puff]

The Music from the Full Monty

 

[Bella3puff]

Also look on you tube for idea from other people's Dressage go for the top riders and see what stuff may work and fit

 

[spaniel]

I love the Champagne Polka....will wrack my brains for the composer. Ive used it a few times for DTM but cant recall who wrote it.....senior moment.

Strauss!!!!

 

[kick_On]

anything on Bryan Adam Spirit Album - brilliant for horses beat as he wrote music for horsey cartoon