Ode To Joy ringtone.

[anotherbob]

I would welcome advice concerning the best possible performance of Ode To Joy to use as a ringtone. It occurred to me that this forum would be the best place to ask.

[Flay]

This:

Personally I use the opening of Act 1 of Peter Grimes

[Flay]

Forgive me, but we really need a laugh on this stupidly tragic evening.

[Bella Kemp]

Oh I know this isn't a ringtone but gosh this always moves me deeply - people from all different backgrounds coming together and making something beautiful (its slight messiness seems only to add to the joy because imperfection is what makes us human). On a positive note, although we will lose a great deal economically and socially following this silly event, our real closeness to Europe will remain: we are leaving not uprooting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87qT5BOl2XU

[Flay]

Lovely sentiment and video, Bella. Thanks

[Padraig]

Lovely sentiment and video, Bella. Thanks

I was going to suggest 'Ask Andy', but that's the one. OK bob?

[gradus]

Great posting Bella, many thanks.

[Andy Freude]

I'd lost that link. There are lots of flash mobs on Youtube playing it including, rather touchingly, a Japanese one (no idea what they made of it) but this is my favourite - so thank you from me too.

Oh I know this isn't a ringtone but gosh this always moves me deeply - people from all different backgrounds coming together and making something beautiful (its slight messiness seems only to add to the joy because imperfection is what makes us human). On a positive note, although we will lose a great deal economically and socially following this silly event, our real closeness to Europe will remain: we are leaving not uprooting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87qT5BOl2XU

[MrGongGong]

Oh I know this isn't a ringtone but gosh this always moves me deeply - people from all different backgrounds coming together and making something beautiful (its slight messiness seems only to add to the joy because imperfection is what makes us human). On a positive note, although we will lose a great deal economically and socially following this silly event, our real closeness to Europe will remain: we are leaving not uprooting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87qT5BOl2XU

It's a shame it's an advert for a Spanish bank IMV
I keep seeing this on social media as well and it seems that many aren't able to notice that it IS a piece of staged theatre designed to sell the bank
NOT that there is anything "wrong" with the wonderful music and it's message

[Andy Freude]

It's a shame it's an advert for a Spanish bank IMV
I keep seeing this on social media as well and it seems that many aren't able to notice that it IS a piece of staged theatre designed to sell the bank
NOT that there is anything "wrong" with the wonderful music and it's message

I remembered it was a Spanish bank but was looking for one advertising Santander (Flash mobs involving symphony orchestras are usually 'staged'.)

[LMcD]

Lovely sentiment and video, Bella. Thanks

Yes - thank you so much. I'm not surprised to see that it's been viewed well over 4 million times.

[anotherbob]

Thanks for your suggestions.