What is the background music in this Y2K Travelocity commercial?

September 6, 2022 9:37 PM

This commercial. The sweet one where the guy meets his new grandbaby and they have a nap together. Shazam is failing me; maybe it’s not a long enough sample.

I’m apparently feeling weirdly nostalgic right now, because over the weekend this little micro-soundtrack got stuck in my head, and now I want to find my way back to it.

posted by armeowda to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Based on nothing at all, my guess is that it's a work for hire unique to this spot. It's possible you could track down the artist and/or creative director and find the longer version that was surely recorded and then edited down. It may also be lost to history. Great tune though!
posted by sportbucket at 11:23 PM on September 6, 2022 [1 favorite]

The opening sounds a lot like the opening of 'You Sexy Thing' (I believe in Miracles) by Hot Chocolate.
posted by marimeko at 2:34 AM on September 7, 2022 [1 favorite]

It’s probably “sound alike” music written specifically for the commercial. My partner has done this professionally on occasion for commercials. They want a specific vibe, but don’t want to pay for licensing or deal with lyrics… or whatever.
posted by kimdog at 5:52 AM on September 7, 2022 [2 favorites]