Name This Tune . . ?

October 14, 2006 5:07 PM

Can anyone identify this music ?

I heard this short musical passage on NPR's "Fresh Air" and I'm trying to identify the source (because I really like it.) Fresh Air can't be bothered with identifying all the music they use so I'm hoping someone will recognize this short piece. Thanks!

posted by AJ to media & arts (9 comments total)

Fresh Air can't be bothered with identifying all the music they use

Yes they can; it just takes them a couple of days to post it.
posted by mediareport at 5:17 PM on October 14, 2006

It really sounds like something from Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep, but I listened to the clips from every song on the album in the iTunes Music Store and couldn't find it.
posted by The Michael The at 5:17 PM on October 14, 2006

Actually, after glancing through the archive, I see that there still are a few pieces they claim to not be able to identify, even after a few weeks. Sorry if this turns out to be one of those, and yeah, that's pretty lame.
posted by mediareport at 5:52 PM on October 14, 2006

Could it be "Howard Makes It All Go Away" from the "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" soundtrack? Clip here.
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:04 PM on October 14, 2006

Thats Song in Twelve by the band One Ring Zero.

I have all their albums.
posted by vacapinta at 6:07 PM on October 14, 2006

Or "A Dream Upon Waking," same soundtrack?
posted by MonkeyToes at 6:08 PM on October 14, 2006

Sorry for being linkless. You can confirm for yourself here.
posted by vacapinta at 6:20 PM on October 14, 2006

Thank you, Vacapinta. You are correct, Sir! That was it. I am grateful to you because I would never have found it by myself.

AJ
posted by AJ at 11:40 PM on October 14, 2006

There was actually an unsettling coincidence involved for me here. I was listening to One Ring Zero right before opening this thread! So, after I clicked on your sample link my first thought was "oh man...this isnt working...and why did my Itunes just start back up??"
posted by vacapinta at 1:04 AM on October 15, 2006 [1 favorite]