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Music from Mercedes Benz commercial

29 May 02 - 07:00 PM (#719838)
Subject: Music from Mercedes Benz commercial
From: RangerSteve

I hope someone remembers this commercial. The background music was just a solo marimba. The ad was on tv a few years ago. I tried searching at amazon.com for marimba music, but it wasn't there. A few other ads have featured similar music, so I don't think it was written for the ads. Does anyone know who wrote/played the music and if there are any recordings? Thanks, Steve.


29 May 02 - 08:59 PM (#719903)
Subject: RE: Music from Mercedes Benz commercial
From: Joe Offer

Hi, Steve - One Mercedes ad had Falling in Love Again, recorded by Marlene Dietrich - and later by Linda Ronstadt.
Am I right?
-Joe Offer-


30 May 02 - 12:50 AM (#719955)
Subject: RE: Music from Mercedes Benz commercial
From: GUEST,.gargoyle

Perhaps it is from the musical Cabaret Money, Money, Money.

"Money makes the world go around, world go around, world go around."

They again, Deutchland, Deutchland uber alles??

How about a bigger hint?

Sincerely,
Gargoyle


30 May 02 - 07:47 AM (#720099)
Subject: RE: Music from Mercedes Benz commercial
From: RangerSteve

No, this was just instrumental music, no singing. The instrument was a solo marimba. Someone must have heard it besides me.


30 May 02 - 08:38 AM (#720124)
Subject: RE: Music from Mercedes Benz commercial
From: masato sakurai

According to this site (click on "Pre-2002 Archives"), Mercedes used Carl Orff's Musica Poetica (track no. 1), which is a xylophone music (click here for sound clip).

~Masato