What was the music used in the introduction of this French wildlife series?

April 27, 2008 4:05 AM

Help me identify the classical musical piece used as an introduction to a wildlife series shown on French TV (more inside)

I lived and studied in France around 1998-99 and watched a lot of french TV.

There was one wildlife series - similar to the old US series Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, I suppose - which had brief introduction, a wildlife montage featuring lions running across the plains, zebras in herds and so forth.

The classical music used during this intro was very fast paced (I would say "rousing") and sounded appropriate for a hunting/safari/martial piece. It reminded me of works written by Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky or Rimsky-Korsakov.

I know this is a long shot, but... What was that series, and what was the music used in the introduction? (I've been wondering this for many, many years) Thanks much

posted by Auden to media & arts (2 comments total)

I did come across a series made in France in the mid 90s called Wildlife Days...could that be it? link link
posted by iconomy at 8:01 AM on April 27

The director of that series is Marie-Hélène Baconnet and she has several short videos up on youtube and aol video.
posted by iconomy at 8:30 AM on April 27