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Men at Arms Playlist
A nimble, warmly orchestral score for Ankh-Morpork’s watch: bustling dances and slyly comic turns evoke the city’s unruly streets, while darker strings hint at the danger beneath the jokes. The music shifts between the recruits’ awkward beginnings, Carrot’s earnest steadiness, and the Watch’s gradual emergence as a team—without losing the book’s affectionate sense of fun.
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40 songs
1
Berlioz- Symphonie Fantastique: Symphonie Fantastique: IV. March to the Scaffold
Hector Berlioz · Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique & Saint-Saëns - Piano Concert No 2
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: Dance of the Knights
Sergei Prokofiev · Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
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The Firebird, K10, 1919 Suite: V. Berceuse
Igor Stravinsky · Stravinsky: The Firebird (Ballet Suite)
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Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. Largo e maestoso - Allegro non troppo "The Sea and Sinbad's Ship"
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
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Masquerade Suite: Waltz
Aram Khachaturian · Aram Khachaturian - Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Paul Dukas · Fantasia 2000
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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg · The 99 Most Essential Allegros
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The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Theme
Benjamin Britten · Britten: The Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra / Variations On A Theme of Frank Bridge
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Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
Antonín Dvořák · Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World" / Smetana: The Moldau
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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12, Divertissement: d. Trepak (Russian Dance)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Suites Nos.3 & 4
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Danse macabre, Op. 40
Camille Saint-Saëns · Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 / Dance Macabre / Bacchanale / 3 Rhapsodies
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Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Var. 9. Adagio "Nimrod"
Edward Elgar · Elgar: Enigma Variations
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The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: VII. Aquarium
Camille Saint-Saëns · Ich mag keine Klassik, aber das gefällt mir!
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Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato
Edward Elgar · Elgar
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String Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 27: I. Un poco andante - Allegro molto ed agitato
Edvard Grieg · Grieg: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
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The Planets, Op. 32: V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
Gustav Holst · Holst: The Planets
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve
Sergei Rachmaninoff · Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody
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The Moldau
Bedřich Smetana · The Symphonies II
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Finlandia, Op. 26
Jean Sibelius · Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse triste; Tapiola; The Swan of Tuonela
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The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance
Dmitri Shostakovich · Soft Classical Music for Sleeping
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven · Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
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23
The Big Country
Jerome Moross · Greatest Original Western Movie Themes
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Main Title
Jerry Goldsmith · Alien
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The Throne Room and End Title
John Williams · Star Wars: Eine neue Hoffnung (Original Film-Soundtrack)
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The Breaking of the Fellowship (feat. "In Dreams")
Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Riders of Rohan
Howard Shore · The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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28
The Avengers
Alan Silvestri · The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Batman - from "The Batman"
Michael Giacchino · The Batman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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30
Main Title
Danny Elfman · Spider-Man (Original Motion Picture Score)
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The Pink Panther Theme
Henry Mancini · The Pink Panther And Other Hits
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32
The Magnificent Seven
Elmer Bernstein · The Magnificent Seven (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - 2004 Remaster
Ennio Morricone · The Good, The Bad And The Ugly [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / (Remastered & Expanded)]
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Gabriel's Oboe
Ennio Morricone · The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture
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35
The Gravel Road (from "The Village")
James Newton Howard · Imitation Games Vol.4
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A Window to the Past
John Williams · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban / Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Hedwig's Theme
John Williams · Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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38
The Heart Asks Pleasure First
Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture
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The Prince Of Persia
Harry Gregson-Williams · Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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