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Aug 22, 2014 - 2:18 PM
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mstrox
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There are a few tracks from Giacchino's "Speed Racer" that were on my running playlist for a while, until I wore them out - "32 Hours," "Reboot," "Let Us Drink Milk." Murray Gold's "I Am the Doctor" from Doctor Who S5 has been on there. "The Long Song" from Doctor Who S7. "Everything Has to End Sometime" from Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (not a Christmassy track, just a variation of "I Am the Doctor" that I like). The Superman March is a really good one. "The Fratelli Chase" from The Goonies. I had "Evil Annie" from Patrick Doyle's Igor on there. The river/barrel chase from the most recent Hobbit score was on there.
It's hard to find something with a good workout energy to it, with consistency throughout, etc. Lots of really good tracks have parts that dwindle out, tempo shifts, etc, that make them hard to recommend. I'd recommend just remembering certain bits while you're listening to music, and trying them out while you're exercising. If they don't work, chuck 'em and try the next one 
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Well, I have a 4 CD-R set of compilations with edits of score I use for exercising.
One of most of Volume 1 of "CHiPs" (FSM)
The second is a compilation of tracks from all the "Knight Rider" Volumes (and the FSM release).
And then I have two with personal edits of tracks from various film and television scores. Example of some of the tracks used:
"The Chase"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrPWkIRWY9U
"Saving Palmer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbaklTAVQ2E
"You Have the Power" (edit of just the first half of the cue, as presented in this link)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLEBdX_nX5g
And edit of some of the action material from "Superman: The Animated Series" (episode, "In Brightest Day" -- available on the LLLR's set)
And edit of two cues from "Uncommon Valo9r" (just the STII:TSfS Klingon material)
And edit of pieces from two cues from "Predator", one of the pieces is the opening action material from this cue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvEqrPoNgno
Among other cues.
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Nothing gets the testosterone going more than Conan the Barbarian soundtrack! Also Rocky.
agree with rocky. And rocky 3 eye of tiger. Plus bill contis Escape to victory - the football match bits and the marches.
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I understand people using music jogging (though if there's traffic around that's not a great idea) but in the gym it's distracting. I'd bet you just switch it off after a while.
On isotonic machines like treadmills and cycles, maybe, but even there it's more to do with functional distraction from the boredom. On weights equipment it's distracting, and if you're using freestanding weights, then that distraction could be annoying and a trifle dangerous.
If you must go poppish, then Moroder's chase music from 'Midnight Express' is an idea.
The 'intuitive' logic that 'exercise' music, such as, oh, 'The Rowing of the Galley Slaves' (which might just work on a rowing machine ...) or some sort of macho steely material from some awful Schwarzenegger thing is ideal, just doesn't work in the real world. They say that old Mr. 'Don't get sand kicked in your face' Charles Atlas recommended his pupils listen to Bach.
It's more to do with Alexander the Great perfecting his physical powers at the gym before his afternoon chats with Aristotle than some mindless baboon 'I'll build up my biceps and ignore my triceps' tee-shirt gorilla who wants to impress the girlies. Think princely.
Interestingly, if you try marches when long-distance walking, you'll be surprised how many marches, though sounding inspirational, actually don't fit every stride, leg-length, tempo etc.. Music is more of a distraction in concentration exercises. Many press type exercises require a slow, smooth movement (unless you incorporate cheaters) that has no real musical form relevant.
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Aug 23, 2014 - 5:29 AM
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Thor
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First of all, I don't go to the gym anymore, and haven't in a couple of years. I've become fat and useless. But back when I did, I only listened to whatever music they played on the speakers. Feels uncomfortable to wear earplugs when you're working out. If I HAD listened to any music, it would not be film music, however. Most likely some hardhitting psytrance or maybe hard rock, like Rammstein. In the event I WOULD pick some film music, however, I agree on stuff like Di Cola's ROCKY IV (at least some of the tracks). Or the Clayton/Mullen remix of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. Etc.
But in general, film music is too dynamic in range and styles and moods and tempo to be useful in such a setting, IMO.
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