Episode 005

I’m happy to announce that RAREFIED AIR is now available on SoundCloud!

This week’s tracks include a groovy adaptation of a piano etude by Johann Baptist Cramer. Hear the original Piano Etude #36 by following this link. 

We’ve also got a track by Ron Aspery, a member of the British jazz/rock band Back Door. Hear some of their music here.

Thanks again to all of our listeners from around the world. It’s great to hear from you, so please feel free to reach out on Twitter to let me know how you're enjoying the show. And if you’re digging it, please share it and leave a review on iTunes.

01. Classical Revival, Francis Monkman; 00:13 (APM)

02. Portola Drive, Roger Webb; 04:24 (De Wolfe)

03. Move, Move, Move, Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker; 07:11 (APM) 

04. Cauldron (1), Alan Parker; 10:53 (De Wolfe)

05. Stax, Reg Tilsley; 14:05 (De Wolfe)

06. Tropical Summer, Ernst August Quelle; 17:01 (Megatrax)

07. Hard Work, Gert Wilden; 20:09 (Megatrax)

08. The Easy Life, Ron Aspery; 22:43 (Firstcom)

09. Church Is Calling, Ernst August Quelle; 24:50 (Megatrax)

10. Scat-Song, Roger Webb; 29:51 (Firstcom)

Episode 004

We’ve got some great vintage production library music tracks this week, including one by Johnny Pearson, who also composed the theme to Monday Night Football, as well as leading the Top of the Pops orchestra throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Here’s the opening segment of that show from the mid-1970s: a Pearson arrangement of Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love.” 

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01. Giants Causeway, Johnny Pearson; 00:14 (APM)

02. Movin’ Along, Dave Richmond; 04:23 (APM)

03. Les Jardins De Cannes, Jack Dieval; 06:17 (Firstcom) 

04. Sunflower (Version One), Simon Haseley & Walter Warren; 09:47 (De Wolfe)

05. Taste for Adventure, John Scott; 12:40 (APM)

06. Detective Scott, Gert Wilden; 15:44 (Megatrax)

07. Riding for Home, Nigel Hess; 18:37 (De Wolfe)

08. Breakdowns, Steven Jeffries; 21:19 (Firstcom)

09. Flittering Skirts, Ernst August Quelle; 24:28 (Megatrax)

10. Snuff Box, Roger Roger; 29:07 (Firstcom)

Episode 003

Thanks to all the new listeners from around the world — greetings to Australia, the UK, Romania, Germany, and everywhere else. I’m excited to share some of these great pieces of television and film production library music with you, and hope you enjoy them. Please chime in on Twitter and let me know where you’re listening from!

This week we’ve got a variety of tracks from around the world, as well, including France, Germany, England, and the Czech Republic. We also finish up with a cute track by electronic music pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey, whose music you have heard in places ranging from the Disney Main Street Electrical Parade to The Joker’s Wild, among countless others. Learn more about Perrey here.

01. Next Stop LA, Alan Hawkshaw; 00:15 (De Wolfe)

02. Wild Flight, Richard Harvey; 04:18 (APM)

03. Good Going, Nigel Hess; 07:12 (De Wolfe) 

04. First Affair, Alan Hawkshaw; 10:00 (APM)

05. Leaving For Cosmos, Jack Arel & Pierre Dutour; 12:55 (Firstcom)

06. Italian Street Music, Walter Stott; 15:57 (Firstcom)

07. Cats on the Roof, Hans Posegga; 17:26 (Megatrax)

08. Monotory, Karel Mojmir Balling; 18:53 (Megatrax)

09. The Spy Theme, Ernst August Quelle; 23:05 (Megatrax)

10. Colonie Celeste, Jean-Jacques Perrey; 29:18 (APM)

Episode 002

This week’s tracks include pieces by Francis Monkman, formerly of the prog rock band Curved Air, as well as Mike Vickers from Manfred Mann.

Have you heard any of the tracks featured on our show tracked into films or television shows? If you spot any of the songs featured on Rarefied Air out in the wild, please share it with me on Twitter.

01. Classical Odyssey, Francis Monkman; 00:17 (APM)

02. Night Flight, Mike Vickers; 06:23 (APM)

03. Good Cop Theme, Ernst August Quelle; 08:36 (Megatrax) 

04. New Dimension, JD Mumbles; 13:39 (De Wolfe)

05. Swing Over, Barbara Moore; 16:24 (De Wolfe)

06. Cakes and Doily, Heinz Kretzschmar; 18:39 (Firstcom)

07. Brass In Action, Keith Mansfield; 22:04 (APM)

08. Rokoko Cats, Ernst August Quelle; 23:29 (Megatrax)

09. Yoohoo, Johnny Hawksworth; 28:32 (Firstcom)

Episode 001

This week’s tracks include one by John Cameron, who among many other credits arranged Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman” as well as 70s smash singles “You Sexy Thing” by Hot Chocolate and “Groove Line” by Heatwave. Also featured is Alan Hawkshaw, whose work spans decades, and who also arranged Olivia Newton-John’s “I Honestly Love You.” 

The tracks also include the theme song to the long-running BBC sports series “Grandstand,” as seen here in this 1991 clip.

01. As Time Goes On, Pierre Arvay; 00:19 (De Wolfe)

02. Afro Waltz, John Cameron; 04:11 (APM)

03. Who’s Counting, Roger Webb; 06:47 (De Wolfe)

04. Grandstand, Keith Mansfield; 11:16 (APM)

05. The Connection, Marlene Moore; 13:40 (Firstcom)

06. Let’s Go, Wilf Edwards; 18:19 (Firstcom)

07. Funnybone, Dennis Farnon; 20:02 (Firstcom) 

08. Women and Wodka, Gert Wilden; 22:09 (Megatrax)

09. Whistle and Smile, Gert Wilden; 26:09 (Megatrax)

10. Eloise, Alan Hawkshaw; 30:16 (Firstcom)