Thunderbird Air Show Music

Lawndart · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:58 am Post subject: Thunderbird Air Show Music

Thunderbird Air Show Music

NOTE: Continues on the next page(s) for updates during and at the start of a new season.

Alright guys, here is the long awaited Thunderbird music list in its entirety! Well, almost... The red maneuvers indicate songs which artist and title are still unknown. If you happen to recognize any of those, please reply, PM or email me so we can complete the list of songs used in '04 and '05. Enjoy!

Thunderbirds also mix and loop certain parts of the songs using the Instant Replay sound system to better fit the optics of what the spectator sees during a show and don't necessarily play back exactly as you'll hear the original songs.

Step down/Intro
Thunderbird Awakenings – Apollo 13 – Main Theme / Braveheart – Freedom Theme ('04 & '05)

Pilot Introduction
Hans Zimmer – Run Free ('04 & '05)

Engine Start
Crystal Method – High Roller ('04 & '05)

Taxi Out
Randy Edelman – Gettysburg Main Title ('04 & '05)

Crew Chief Groundshow
Drum Line Soundtrack ('05)

Pre Takeoff Checks
Apollo 13 Soundtrack – End Titles ('04 & '05)

Takeoff Sequence Diamond
Robert Crawford – The Air Force Song – Off We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder ('04 & '05)

Takeoff Sequence Solos
The Launch - Treasure Planet - Disney ('04 & '05)

Clover Opener (’04 & ’05)
Neil Diamond – Coming To America

Opposing Knife Edge Pass
ZZ Top – La Grange (’05)
James Horner – To The Boys (’04)

T-D BUP
The Beatles – Come Together (’04 & ’05)

High-Speed Inverted Pass & I-to-I Roll
War - Low Rider (’04 & ’05)

Diamond Pass in Review
Cold Play - Clocks (’04 & ’05)

Knife Edge Pass
Elvis Presley – CC Rider (’05)
Louie Armstrong – Mack The Knife (’04)

Slow Roll
Elvis Presley – CC Rider (’05)
Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky (’04)

Diamond Roll
Artist - Title? - click here to play video clip (’05)
Joe Cocker – Mustang Sally (’04)

8-Point Roll
Who – Baba O’Reilly (’04 & ’05)

Aileron Rolls
Kool & The Gang – Jungle Boogie (’05)
Steve Winwood – Roll With It (’04)

Arrowhead Loop
Legends Of The Fall - The Changing Seasons, Wild Horses (’04 &’05)

Calypso Pass
George Thorogood – Bad To The Bone (’05)
Queen – We Are The Champions (’04)

Bon-Ton Roulle
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (’04 & 05)

Crossover Break
Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way (’04 & ’05)

T-D Clover Loop
U2 – Beautiful Day (’04 & ’05)

Opposing 4-Point Roll
Outkast - The Way You Move (’04 & 05)

T-D Roll WITH Sneak Pass
Jaws – Theme (’04 & ’05)

Sneak Pass finale
Joe Tex (Reservoir Dogs) - I gotcha (’04 & ’05)

High Alfa Pass
Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away (Acoustic & Radio Edit) (’05)
Foghat - Slow Ride (Wing Walk) (’04)

Hi-Lo Hit
Trevor Rabin – Titans Spirit Score (’04 & ’05)

Five Card Loop
Ray Charles – America The Beautiful (’04 & ’05)

Vertical Rolls
Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon (’04 & ’05)

Line Break Loop
Faith Hill – There You’ll Be (’05)
Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA (’04)

Max Performance Turn and Half Cuban 8
Paul Oakenfold – Ready Steady Go (’05)
Tone Loc – Wild Thing (’04)

Diamond 360
Vangelis - Dream of Babylon - Alexander (’05)
The Eagles – Life In The Fast Lane (’04)

Solos Flyover, Delta BUP & Delta Roll
Randy Edelman - Reunion and Finale (’05)
Randy Edelman – March To Mortality (’04)

Delta Loop
Randy Edelman - Reunion and Finale (’05)
James Horner – The Legends Of The Fall (’04)

High-BB & Crossover
Celine Dion – God Bless America (’04 & ’05)

Rejoin & Thunderbird Pitch
Michael Kamen - Overture And A Prisoner Of The Crusades (’04 & ’05)

Landing Sequence
Hans Zimmer – Homeland (’04 & ’05)

Taxi Back
David Arnold – Independence Day Soundtrack – End Titles ('04 & '05)

Engine Shutdown & Disembark
Michael Kamen – The Abduction And The Final Battle At The Gallows ('04 & '05)
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scooter · Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 80 Location: Murfreesboro, TN

Wonderful resource!!! Thank you very much.

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Rotorblade · Joined: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 193

http://www.macius.com/secret/TBattempt1.WMV

I don't know if this will help at all.

I peiced this together with the audio from the Las Vegas Show on your site with some video clips I found on the web.

The reason why I put this together is because I can not seem to find a complete movie of the whole thunderbirds show from start to finish and I wanted to learn the program and also use it to work on my timing, say if i was one position then I know about how much time i needed to get back to show center for a particular manuever. I decided to peice together my own interpretation. However after The video gets going about 2/3rds of the way into it and stays prety well sync'd up until the bomburst. I used pictures that I have taken of the Thunderbirds to fill in gaps where I didn't have video to help make up the time.

One again I made this for personal use, and not to show off what i can do or anything. It's a training tool, and I plan on making a better one in the future.

Every day at working during my work I listen to it on headphones and think about what I would be doing, and now that I have the video clips it helps me keep the visual in my head.

Smile

Rotorblade Shocked

P.S. Someday I will try out for the VTB.
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Convertible · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject:

Rotorblade,

Check out this link: http://tvworldwide.com/events/airshows/051112/. This is the link to the last Aviation Nation airshow in Las Vegas. If you scroll down to the bottom, you will see links to videos of the T-Birds airshow in sync with the music and narration. Check it out. Good stuff as well. There is also a sticky here in this forum that links to that site. Enjoy.

Convertible
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Tyger · Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Tampa, FL

Guys,

Would you like a copy of their CD they're using this show season?
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Lawndart · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:38 am Post subject:

'06 music?! Three words: Y E S! Wink

Check your PM's too.
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Tyger · Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Tampa, FL

Airshow fan · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 291 Location: Evansville, IN USA

Can I get one??

Airshow fan

Tyger · Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Tampa, FL

I've been unable to get hold of the CD due to "Copyright" problems currently.

I have PM'd the list of songs along with its assigned maneuver to Lawndart & i'm sure he'll post it as soon as he's ready.

Thumper Out.
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Lawndart · Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:13 am Post subject:

Affirm and thanks for the inside info, phone calls and more! As the '06 music is still work in progress by the real Thunderbirds, I'll post the list shortly and run continuous updates on that post whenever someone catches a change. Thanks again for the invaluable help!!!

Standby for the '06 show music coming soon!
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amgv8400 · Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 21

Hey LD

How's it going? Well I can't wait to see the new list of songs they have for 2006. Nellis Airshow is still a long wait so I might head to Beale AFB late June so I can check out the music and of course their show. I would like to head to Tyndall AFB sometime next year when the TB are there. Too bad I missed it this year and I have family in Florida. Oh well, next year Smile

Lawndart · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 4:01 am Post subject:

Music for the 2006 season, courtesy of "Tyger". Some of these songs may be incorrect, changed since the list was compiled as the soundtrack was still work in progress at the time this was put together. This is not a final list in other words. At least it's a start...

Pilot Intros - The theme from "The Natural"

Engine Starts- Crystal Method - PHD

Taxi Out- Theme from "The Last Starfighter"

Groundshow - Ladder Drill - Not sure of the title, but it is from NFL Films

Pre-Takeoff Checks - Joe Satriani - Always with me Always with you

Diamond Take Off- USAF Song

Solo Takeoffs- Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue

Cloverloop Opener- My Country Tis of Thee (Rock Mix) - USAF Band

Opposing Knife Edge- Disturbed (Not sure of the song)

Trail Diamond BUP- Vertical Horizon - Everything you want

Inverted Pass and I-to-I - Van Halen - "You really got me" Edited to fit both maneuvers consecutively.

Diamond PIR - Coldplay - Yellow

Knife Edge - Aerosmith - Living on the edge

Slow Roll - Sly and the Family Stone - Papa was a Rolling Stone

Diamond Roll - Music from Cirque Du Soleil - "Ka"

8-Point - U2 - Vertigo

Aileron Rolls - Limp Bizkit - Rollin

Arrowhead Loop - Dances with Wolves Theme

Calypso Pass - Queen - Under Pressure

Bon-Ton Roulle - "Gladiator"

Crossover Break - Disturbed - Down with the Sickness

Opposing 4 point - Metallica - King Nothing

T-D Roll/Sneak Pass - Cracker - Low - Transition to ACDC - Thunderstruck when solo hits show center.

High Alpha - Elton John - Rocket Man

Hi-Lo hit/5 card rejoin - Theme from "Team America: World Police"

5 Card loop - Cirque Du Soleil - "O"

Vertical rolls - Creed - Higher

Line break Loop - George Strait - Cross My Heart

Max Turn/Half Cuban - Thousand Foot Crutch - Move

Diamond 360 - Faith No More - Epic/National Treasure Soundtrack - "Ben"

Delta Series - Cirque Du Soleil - "O"

High BB/Crossover break - Lee Greenwood - Proud to be an American

Diamond rejoin/Diamond Pitch/Reflection Pitch/Land/Rollout - John Williams - Olympic Spirit

EOR/Taxi back - Theme from "The Rocketeer"

Shutdowns - Theme from "Glory"

Autograph Line - James Blunt - "You're Beautiful"
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amgv8400 · Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 21

Hey Lawndart it's AMGV8

Awesome list there. Almost all of the songs you have listed I already have on CD. I still like the previous music they used last year, but I am sure these new musics will grow into me. Also the song "Papa was a rolling stone" is by Temptations I believe. Thanks again for the list. I hope everyone is having a Good Memorial Weekend!!!

tbirdk8 · Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject:

Great list Lawndart! I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't even know the full titles to some of it! Embarassed

The music we're using is the 80 percent solution - we expect to post updates soon. As you know, I can't release the song titles due to copy right and fair use issues, but I'm sure that I'll be able to (cough cough) point you in the right direction when/if we make changes.

Thanks again for the list!
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