I can't figure out what song this is! Please help!

January 22, 2016 7:36 PM

We're going nuts at my house! What is this song? We think it's from a TV show. This recording is my daughter playing it from some sheet music - but the title is ripped off the top. I feel like it's a TV theme song or something? I know that it's very very familiar. I hope someone can help. Thanks. Here's a link to a google drive file.
posted by crapples to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

I feel it may be a movie theme. Suggestion: Look for other clues such as publisher, composer, copyright date etc. on parts of the sheet music that are not ripped off.
posted by JimN2TAW at 7:46 PM on January 22, 2016

Best answer: I found this amazing website, musipedia.com, where there's lots of options for you to enter in what you have and it will search for you. You could try entering in the notes since you have the sheet music! Good luck!
posted by rio at 8:40 PM on January 22, 2016

Best answer: There's apparently something called Musicpedia where you can play the notes on the web-piano and have it search for you. Which you should be able to do given that you have the sheet music and someone that can play piano.
posted by Crystalinne at 8:42 PM on January 22, 2016 [1 favorite]

That is driving me nuts, and here's my wildassed guess: it's from "My Neighbor Totoro". (I don't have a copy of it so I can't check.)
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 9:57 PM on January 22, 2016

If it isn't "My Neighbor Totoro" it's some other Ghibli film that you've seen.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 10:56 PM on January 22, 2016

Could it be Bach's harpsichord concerto #5? Glenn Gould playing it on piano
posted by katemonster at 12:35 AM on January 23, 2016

Response by poster: It is not My Neighbor Totoro (assuming this is the song you're talking about). It's not Concerto #5 either. When my daughter wakes up I'll ask her to put the notes into Musicpedia though! That's a really great lead!
posted by crapples at 6:12 AM on January 23, 2016

Response by poster: BOOM! It is Mannheim Steamroller, Sonata! Musicpedia was able to nail it.

I would have sworn it came from an old 80's TV show or something - but I was wrong. Thanks for your help. Mental breakdown averted.
posted by crapples at 6:32 AM on January 23, 2016 [4 favorites]