Tharanga From United States of America, joined Apr 2009, 1778 posts, RR: 1 Posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 9369 times:
I didn't see a thread in the last couple years on the same topic; if there is, please delete.
I'm wondering if there is any song-airline connection as strong as Rhapsody in Blue-UA. A branding connection so strong that people who aren't aviation geeks recognise it.
I can think of Flower Duet - BA as being comparable.
I don't mean chimes and tones, like Southwest's ding, or a short jingle. I mean an actual musical composition of some length.
WestWing From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 2112 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 9365 times:
Qantas - I still call Australia home
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JQFlightie From Australia, joined Mar 2009, 880 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 9354 times:
Peter Allen's 'I Still Call Australia Home' is QF Theme, although briefly when the first A380 (nacy bird walton) was delivered, Land Down Under was the theme music, which is a iconic aussie song
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Sparkingwave From South Korea, joined Jun 2005, 668 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 9324 times:
My favorite theme was the jingle that Piedmont Airlines used in the late 1970s. I think the title was the refrain of the song, "Piedmont is Flying You There". If anyone knows where I can find it online, let me know and I'll give you a high respect rating!
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Tharanga From United States of America, joined Apr 2009, 1778 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 9232 times:
Rampart From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2851 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 9173 times:
Quoting Sparkingwave (Reply 3): jingle that Piedmont Airlines used in the late 1970s. I think the title was the refrain of the song, "Piedmont is Flying You There".
The question was, not a jingle, but an actual pre-existing song:
Quoting Tharanga (Thread starter): I don't mean chimes and tones, like Southwest's ding, or a short jingle. I mean an actual musical composition of some length.
Here's one, a nostalgic one: I think it was United, but someone can correct me, used "Up, Up, and Away (in my Beautiful Balloon)" by The 5th Dimension. I remember hearing that one when I was a kid.
If Braniff didn't, they should have used Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me".
Quote: ..."we'll float down to Peru. In llama land there's a one man band, he'll toot his flute for you, come fly with me, come fly, let's get away [Nelson Riddle orchestra continues with jazzy strings and brass section]...
71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 9125 times:
Viscount724 From Switzerland, joined Oct 2006, 21488 posts, RR: 24 Reply 9, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 9107 times:
Quoting Rampart (Reply 6): If Braniff didn't, they should have used Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me".
It would have been more appropriate for TWA since the cover artwork on Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" album features two TWA Lockheed L1649A Starliners (called "Jetstream" by TWA). The original 12-inch vinyl LP (I have one) includes the following in small print on the back:
Cover produced in cooperation with Trans World Airlines and featuring the TWA Jetstream Super Constellation
NWOrientDC10 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 1389 posts, RR: 4 Reply 10, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 9107 times:
Quoting Rampart (Reply 6): Here's one, a nostalgic one: I think it was United, but someone can correct me, used "Up, Up, and Away (in my Beautiful Balloon)" by The 5th Dimension. I remember hearing that one when I was a kid.
I remember this one as well, it was used as an advertising jingle by TWA and Trans Australia Airlines.
Rampart From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2851 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 9063 times:
Quoting NWOrientDC10 (Reply 10): I remember this one as well, it was used as an advertising jingle by TWA and Trans Australia Airlines.
Jetblast From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 1198 posts, RR: 11 Reply 13, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 9051 times:
United1 From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 5337 posts, RR: 8 Reply 14, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 8973 times:
SalMonela From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 64 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 8934 times:
Althougth they didn't stick with it long enough to truly make it their signature song, IMO the Adiemus tune that DL ran with for a couple of years was probably the most stylish commericial they ever did:
Airman99o From Canada, joined Aug 1999, 969 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 8914 times:
Air Canada, yes the " You and I " also, " Hello Hello " by Paul Mc Cartney. When AC went from Crown corp to Private, when they went from the red tails to the Dark Green tail. Also " Ismya Vova " by Elsie Velle.
DTW757 From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 1415 posts, RR: 2 Reply 17, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 8906 times:
And Singapore Airlines has this "theme" which many people talked about but no one seems to know the name (even the airline doesn't know!), nor was it easy to find the theme in its entire length. We often get snippets of it in the ads, and the instrumental version can be heard in its safety demo video:
DeltaRules From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 3623 posts, RR: 11 Reply 20, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 8535 times:
Delta used Adiemus quite a bit in the '90s. I even heard it played over the PA system after landing at least once.
NWADC9 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 10 Reply 21, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 8511 times:
Northwest used a techno version of Yo La Tengo's "You Can Have it All" before some Southerners conquered them.
Cathay Pacific use[d/s] "I Can Fly" (In House?)
Korean Air used "Our Smile" (In House?), but it's in Korean.
United is obsessed with Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue"
Midwest Airlines uses their own jingle, which was the last few measures of the song in their commercial in their early days sans lyrics (which were nothing more than "The best care in the air, Midwest Express")
US Airways uses their own jingle (the "Swoosh" theme song, some people call it), which seems to be an adaptation of what America West used.
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SANAV8R From United States of America, joined Mar 2009, 215 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 3 days 1 hour ago) and read 8426 times:
Philippine Airlines had a song "Love at Thirty Thousand Feet", I've seen it on YouTube. But they also used "Shining Through" (it had a couple of versions 1987, 1992) [If the 1987 Version was instrumental, it reminds me of the boarding music on CS] [And the 1992 version reminds me of the old theme song of the television show 'Bold & Beautiful']
America West had "What We Serve is You". In the most seen version is the a very 80s rock arrangement. But their Nagoya service has a Japanese stringed musical instrument arrangement.
PSA had Catch Us! and other themes Even had a Spanish version. They wrote it in 1976 with the intent "that it would reach 98% of all adults in PSA's market area an average of 16 times."
From videos on YouTube, I've noticed that Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways use many songs in advertising but no one theme. They also put the artist/song info in the corner. ANA even used "Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong" in an ad introducing 767s! JAL used Janet Jackson's "Escapade" for new Executive Class seats with IFE (this was around 1989, innovative then).
Quoting NWADC9 (Reply 21): Cathay Pacific use[d/s] "I Can Fly" (In House?)
ATAflyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 79 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 8369 times:
Does anyone remember the tune "On ATA You're on Vacation"??
And the original Frontier Airlines had a theme song called "Denver is a Frontier Town", and "Discover the New Frontier".
Continental had " We really Move our Tails for You"...caused a big stir with the Flight Attendants. HA!
The "Fly Eastern" theme from the '70's was a favorite as well.
FWAERJ From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 3174 posts, RR: 1 Reply 24, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 8343 times:
Northwest had "Some People Just Know Know To Fly" from 1992 until the mid-90s:
It was played on TV commercials, airplanes, whiloe you were waiting on the phone with res, and (as one NW/now DL captain remembers) even on the Crew Scheduling hotline.
25 OtnySASLHR: How about British Caledonian's Caledonian Girls - based on California Girls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA5E1fPvWQY Rgds Tony
26 DJMEL: Virgin Blue's theme song at the moment is by the Cat Empire its called Panama and here is the ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDu38zRPl2U and the f
28 Cessna172RG: The "NWA Anthem" of late is rather addicting. Too bad it's a thing of the past.
29 HarrisonRuess: You can check out a bunch of Piedmont's old commercials here: http://www.jetpiedmont.com/commercials/ Actually it's kind of a neat site all around. J
30 Airstud: " target=_blank>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rts3e...aXQBs That is an utterly SUPERB piece of advertising.
31 Q120: What about the Ryanair theme song .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9hpdinTTG8 most likely one of the most well known songs for all European traveler
32 SANAV8R: Emirates has "Keep Discovering", a new age-ish song with a vocal (yet non-word) accompaniment. Keep Discovering: Snow Keep Discovering: Helicopter Kee
33 NWADC9: Yes, it is indeed! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KJvWzVhSY4 I don't know what's worse, that or the fictitious Skyhigh Airlines "theme song" http://
34 797: Impressive you've not mentioned the Lufthansa theme song "Symphony of Angels". Every time I watch it I get goose bumps in my skin! I love it!!! http:/
35 Isitsafenow: Its nice to have your personnal favs. The pros went another direction. About 15 years ago ad agencys picked the top five jingles of all time. Number t
36 Fabo: As OS playing Am Schonen Blauen Donau has been told, it is worth mentioning CSA plays Smetanas The Moldau on arrival to Prague.
37 DeltaRules: USAir Begins With You. Those were the days. This is the best clip I could find, but there was a full commercial featuring the song: http://www.youtube
38 Tommy767: I have a youtube account under the anet user name and have some great 80s airline commercials favorited... 1982: American Airlines "Doing what we do b
39 TymnBalewne: Pan Am, we fly the world the way the world want's to fly. http://www.panamair.org/multimedia/Track%2005.mp3
40 Airstud: DeltaRules, I think the full-song commercial you were thinking of (surely the one >>I
41 Babybus: Back in the late 70s/80s Lufthansa had a theme tune of their own. They gave it out on very thin, plastic 45 singles. I did have one but it got knicked
42 JU068: The best commercial for me is this one by Delta! Just beautiful..! Does anyone know which song that is? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1_Znz_prfw
43 Seamefly: This might not be Garuda's theme song but I think this what most Indonesians remember of their flag carrier. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCzw6be621
44 Je89_w: The theme song for Japan Airlines is "I Will Be There With You" by David Foster, sung by Katharine McPhee. During boarding/after landing, the instrume
45 Imag: Slightly off topic, but last night we were at the Tower Festival in London. It was heavily sponsored by Continental (who fly "London to New York, non
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