Playlist of Videos for Group Activities

2. Chess videos:
   1. P-list: Chess Music | 0:26: Good, short, cinematic, actual clicks. Maybe too short. OK for the classroom.
   2. Chess music by Dionisios R Marinos, Morpy vs Duke and Count Reason 4.0 Music not great, but it shows the moves. Worth 1 minute.
   3. Chess video Schack. The first minute is good of the drama/hilarity of the chess game on many faces. Worth 1 minute.
3. Classical music videos:
   1. P-list: Alessandro Scarlatti: Toccata for harpsichord in G minor | 4:09
   2. P-list: Beethoven Moonlight Sonata (Sonata al chiaro di luna) | 7:10: Has the Moon as background. First 0:30 OK for the classroom.
   3. Beethoven Sonata No. 8 'Pathetique' Mov. 2 - Freddy Kempf: cantabile adagio 5:24: Better sound?
   4. P-list: Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Marche 2:35 | From The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840--1893. The bit everyone recognizes.
   5. P-list: Ride of the Valkyries --- Wagner --- Furtwangler | 5:14
   6. P-list: William Herschel (1738-1822) - Symphony No 12 in D Major | 11:30: From William Herschel's (1738--1822) day job. A few minutes is OK for the classroom.
4. Earth videos:
   1. P-list Calbuco Volcano In Eruption Southern Chile - 2015apr22 | 2:05: Good volcano video.
   2. P-list: Down To The Earth's Core HD | 1:29:57: Show 1:20.
   3. P-list: Galapagos beach: 360 degree panorama | 0:21: Is this the future of film?
5. 1. P-list: Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth - Storms in Africa | 2:34
   2. P-list: Funny Face - Full Scene - Bohemian Dance - Audrey Hepburn | 6:47: Jump to 5:00 = 300 s to start.

6. General music videos:
   1. P-list: Agora OST - 02. Alexandria | 2:07: The peppiest of the Agora (2009 film)-Hypatia (360?--415 CE) songs. Jump to 1:10 = 70 s for the classroom.
   2. P-list: Alien - End Titles / Sinfonia No 2 The Romantic, Howard Hanson, 1979 | 2:47.
   3. april come she will
   4. P-list: Ascent of Man Pt 1 Lower Than The Angels | 49:27: For theme jump to 2:45 for 42 s OR 48:10 = 2890 s for 63 s and better visual too for the classroom.
   5. P-list: The Avengers: 4th season | 2:17
   6. P-list: Burt Bacharach ~ Casino Royale | 2:37
   7. Burt Bacharach ~ I Say A Little Prayer Instrumental.
   8. Casablanca - As Time Goes By - Original Song by Sam (Dooley Wilson), 1963 - 6. As Time Goes By - The Third Album - Barbra Streisand, "As time goes by" - What's Up Doc?.
   9. Casino Royal First few seconds OK.
   10. P-list: Doctor Who original theme | 2:36: The best. It's so retro.
       1. P-list: Doctor Who: Wonderful World (Don't Know Much About History) | 2:04
   11. Don't Ask Me Why - Billy Joel don't ask me why
   12. P-list: DORIS DAY - BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON | 2:53
   13. Dr. Strangelove end song.
   14. Elton John - Rocket Man Studio Version with Lyrics.
   15. P-list: Gladiator - Now We Are Free: clips | 4:22: First 00:30 OK for the classroom.
   16. P-list: Glass Armonica: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy | 3:26: The glass armonica was invented by none other than Benjamin Franklin (1706--1790). Here used for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's (1840--1893) Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Jump to 20 to see the glass armonica itself.
   17. P-list: John Barry - We Have All The Time In The World | 3:29: From On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1969. Second version: John Barry - We Have All The Time In | 3:34.
   18. P-list: Joan Baez - Guantanamera | 3:54: See Guantanamera (1928).
   19. P-list: Glass harp-Toccata and fugue in D minor-Bach-BWV 565 | 7:20: Low key, but interesting in a shallow kind of way. Skip 00:10 and then a minute or so OK for the classroom.
   20. Goldfinger theme
   21. P-list: Hawaii Five 0 original theme | 0:59
   22. P-list: Herman's Hermits - I'm Henry Vlll I Am | 1:42: Not even on April Fools' Day---I'm brave, but not that brave.
   23. P-list: High Chaparral Theme | 1:16
   24. P-list: Hill Street Blues | 3:09
   25. P-list: Indiana Jones theme | 5:25: Rousing. Marion's theme | 3:45: Lovely mixed version. Marion's theme | 4:00: Lovely background-music version. Marion's theme | 4:09: Image version.
   26. P-list: Linda Lewis-The Moon and I | 4:06:
   27. P-list: The Lion King - Circle of Life 3:47
   28. P-list: Lost in Space theme | 1:19: From season 3.
   29. P-list: Maigret Theme | 2:51
   30. P-list: Peter Gunn theme | 2:49
   31. P-list: Picnic at Hanging Rock (The Ascent Music) | 2:35
   32. P-list: The Prisoner: The Age of Elegance | 3:08 / The Prisoner: Original theme | 2:58 / The Prisoner: Closing theme | 1:06.
   33. Rocky theme
   34. P-list: Runaway - Crime Story theme | 3:37
   35. P-list: Regenbogen | 2:22: By Annett. See lyrics version | 2:39.
   36. Scotland:
       1. Scotland The Brave - Robert Wilson (With Original Lyrics) With words, nice images
       2. P-list: SCOTLAND THE BRAVE ~ PIPES & DRUMS ~ ( HD )) | 2:43: No lyrics, nice images.
   37. Spanish Guitar: Aqua Marina
   38. P-list: Spinal Tap - Stonehenge | 2:47: Scroll to 2:00 for the classroom. See also the Infinite Ascension Stonehenge Spinal Tap Cove 4:10
   39. P-list: Superman theme | 4:12
   40. P-list: The Sweeney | 0:40
7. Holiday music videos:
   1. Valentine's Day: Feb14:
      1. P-list: Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth - Storms in Africa | 2:34
   2. P-list: O Canada en Francais | 1:32: For Canada Day: Jul01. The national anthem sounds better in French---but so does everything. Actually, the given lyrics are NOT standard and yours truly finds them somewhat objectionable.
   3. 4th of July
      1. P-list: To Anacreon in Heaven, elegant | 2:25: See Wikipedia: To Anacreaon in Heaven and the rowdy version 2.
   4. Bastille Day: Jul14: The Marseillaise, etc.
      1. Francoise Hardy: Je Suis D'Accord
      2. French National Anthem - Marseillaise | 3:13: No vocal.
      3. Casablanca La Marseillaise | 1:55 The great one from Casablanca (1942 film) with last survivor Madeleine LeBeau (1923--2016)
      4. La Marseillaise Casablanca | 3:04: Longer version from Casablanca (1942 film).
      5. La Marseillaise | 3:08: Whole thing with vocal and lyrics.
   5. P-list: 1492: Conquest of Paradise Theme: Vangelis: HD | 4:48: Enough of the boats. They are there at the start. Alternatively, 1492: Conquest of Paradise Theme: Vangelis | 4:46 with too few boats, but torches. For Columbus Day: Oct12.
   6. Halloween: Oct31:
      1. P-list: She-Wolf of London theme | 1:05: They don't make TV shows like this anymore---or is that they shouldn't make ...
      2. Ugetsu theme and Ugetsu full film.
   7. It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown - Intro Only: Linus and Lucy tune redux. For Thanksgiving: November 4th R.
   8. Pearl Harbor Day: Dec07:
      1. P-list: Taps - From Here to Eternity | 1:44: For Veteran's Day and Pearl Harbor Day: Dec07. Longer version | 2:11.
   9. Christmas: Dec25:
      1. P-list: Angels We Have Heard on High | 2:26: Low-key guitar version. Video mute for classroom.
      2. P-list: Linus and Lucy | 3:02: From A Charlie Brown Christmas (TV special, 1965).
      3. P-list: Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker - Marche | 2:35: From The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840--1893. The bit everyone recognizes.
8. Illusions:
   1. P-list: Pinna illusion | 0:00: See the caption at Wikimedia Commons: Pinna illusion and the article at Scholarpedia: Pinna illusion. Which way does the spiral spiral in?
   2. P-list: Spinning Dancer | ∞: Which way is she spinning? Either way--the usual cues have been omitted and the mind decides. You can make her reverse by looking at the shadow of her feet. See the caption at Wikimedia Commons: Spinning Dancer and the article at Wikipedia: Spinning Dancer.
9. Irish music videos: For Saint Patrick's Day:
   1. Buachaill On Eirne (Translated!!)
   2. P-list: The Corrs - Toss The Feathers 3:25 | Instrumental.
   3. P-list: Dance Above The Rainbow---Ronan Hardiman | 2:57: Leprechaun music.
   4. P-list: Lament For Limerick: The Chieftains 5:02
   5. Minstrel Boy
   6. P-list: Miller's Crossing theme 4:44
   7. P-list: Mo Ghile Mear - The Chieftans & Sting | 3:24
   8. P-list: Pot Of Gold | 2:55: Leprechaun music.
10. Miscellaneous videos:
    1. P-list: Mystical Misty Sunrise at Stonehenge | 00:46 A gentle walk through Stonehenge. No sound to speak of. Kind of nice. My favorite Stonehenge---it gives you a sense of what it is like to be there Short enough for the classroom.
11. Restful background sound videos: They're trending for tinnitus. Soft sound.
    1. Beach Pebbles at Shoreham-by-Sea | 4:55
    2. Calming Sea - Birds Singing | 2:14:47
    3. Crickets Summer Night | 10:02:09
    4. EPIC THUNDER & RAIN | 9:59:59
    5. Fireplace Sounds with Howling Wind | 2:00:00
    6. Mozart - Relaxation | 2:29:35
    7. Pebble Beach | 11:11:11
    8. POWERFUL Thunderstorm & Ocean Sounds for Sleep or Study | Heavy Rain & Stormy Sea | 4:00:003: From Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland.
    9. P-list: Water Stream (The Sounds of Nature) | 60:00
    10. Winter Cabin in a Snowstorm | Falling Snow & Heavy Winds Blowing | 4:00:03
12. Slow TV videos: They're trending.
    1. P-list: Bergensbanen | 7:14:13: Show 1:00 or so.
    2. London, England: The National Gallery basic, National Gallery Official Trailer 1 (2014) cinematic, What are angels? | Angel Trail | The National Gallery, London angelic.
    3. P-list: Brothers Lumiere: Paris: 1895--1900 | 5:50: Paris 1895--1900 in a Brothers Lumiere actualite. No sound is best for this early slow TV.
    4. P-list: Las Vegas Strip Morning Walk NY NY to Monte Carlo | 9:36: Our city. It gets really exciting when the joggers go by.
    5. P-list: Trafalgar Square - London Landmarks | 4:07
13. Solar System videos:
    1. P-list: Journey to the Birth of the Solar System | 6:29: Emphasis on the Earth. Too long for the classroom.
14. Sound effect videos:
    1. Didgeridoo Sounds A few seconds is OK for the classroom.
    2. Elephant Sound Effects
    3. Fireworks videos: Fourth of July Fireworks 2010 Pretty, but only music, no booms.
    4. P-list: Fog Horn Blast | 2:15: Just 12 s to get the first blast for the classroom.
    5. P-list: Fox Snow Dive | 0:58 : Neat fox snow diving for tidbits. Short enough for the classroom.
    6. Laugh sound effects
       1. P-list: Crowd Laughing | 0:16: OK for classroom.
       2. Evil Laugh Sound Effect OK for classroom.
       3. Evil Laugh Sound Effect - Novaction SoundFX © 2012 Maybe OK for classroom. Short enough for classroom.
    7. P-list: Lion sound effects : 1:07: Lion roaring. Sounds good and hungry. Good before lunch. A few seconds is OK for the classroom.
    8. Loon Call Just need a few second for first couple calls.
    9. P-list: The Rare New Guinea Singing Dog | 1:30: A few seconds is OK for the classroom.
    10. Supersonic Flight, Sonic Booms Good explanation. Gives good booms in the first few seconds. Otherwise it's too long for the classroom.
    11. Tasmanian Devil screaming Just need a few seconds.
    12. Whip sound videos:
        1. Whip Crack Sound Effect Not real great and there is spoiler title. Short enough for the classroom
        2. Indiana Jones - Whip Sound Effects The wrapped around one is good. Spoiler title. Too long for the classroom.
        3. Whip Tease Kind of cool---nothing to do with Batgirl. Too long for the classroom, but maybe first few seconds.
    13. P-list: Wolves Howling | 0:21: Wolves---The Children of the night, what music they make | 0:21.

15. Soundscape videos:
    1. P-list: EPIC THUNDER & RAIN | 9:59:59: A few seconds for the classroom.
    2. P-list: Massawippi Wild Soundscape Songbird Sanctuary | 19:27: A few seconds for the classroom.

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17. Astronomy videos: without or with music:
    1. P-list: 2001 A Space Odyssey Opening | 1:39: OK for the classroom.
    2. P-list: Adagio Cantabile: Halley's Comet Orbital Path --- Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor 'Pathetique' | 0:26: Halley's comet does indeed have a clockwise orbit as viewed from above the NCP. Its orbit is a retrograde orbit. For the whole Adagio Cantabile, see Adagio Cantabile --- Beethoven Sonata No. 8 'Pathetique' Mov. 2 - Freddy Kempf | 5:24.
    3. P-list: Apollo 11 on the Sea of Tranquility | 3:10: Color-poetic version.
    4. Around Saturn A 1950s black-and-white scifi film style.
    5. P-list: The Black Hole - Opening Credits : 1:43: From The Black Hole (1979 film). black hole movie black hole film Evokes some of the mystery. Starts a bit slow for a sound effect. Short enough for classroom.
       1. John Barry - The Black Hole Theme (2011 Digital Remaster)
       2. The Black Hole (1979)-The Salvation of Dr. Hans Reinhardt What happens inside a black holes. Not a likely theory.
    6. Chris Hadfield: Space Oddity Beginning slow. Not much of a song. Give me rocket man.
    7. P-list: Cosmos Vangelis, A Tour of the Universe in HD | 9:41:: Has a quick start.
    8. P-list: Down To The Earth's Core HD 1:29:57 / Show 1:20 to the classroom. See also Journey to the centre of the Earth - National Geographic 1:27:34.
    9. P-list: Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS | 5:00: Pretty spectacular. A time-lapsed set of images from the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts see the rolling by of the Earth much more slowly, and, of course, they don't see aurora and thunderstorms all the time. This is how Superman or Zeus might see the world---Superman's POV. Ordinarily too long for the classroom, but it might make a good opening or closing videos.
    10. P-list: Fly Over Dwarf Planet Ceres | 1:15: Longer, duller version Flight Over Dwarf Planet Ceres | 3:43.
    11. Galaxy mergers: gas, stars, and combined from an authoritative source with a good description. Best galaxy merger video ever!
    13. Grail probe flies over the the Moon This is how Superman would see it.
    14. If the Moon were replaced with some of our planets Not great, but interesting. The traffic doesn't even stop for a glance.
    15. P-list: The Incredible Shrinking Man: Grant's last word | 1:45:: Mute for classroom. Poor quality. The better version The Incredible Shrinking Man: Grant's last word is blocked.
    16. Laniakea Supercluster
        1. Laniakea: Our home supercluster 4:10 / Pretty and one can show a few seconds. The sliding toward the Great Attractor, but only after discounting the universal expansion. Too long for the classroom.
        2. Laniakea - Space visualization fly-through 00:56
    17. Pan-universe computer simulations (see Definition: Pan-universe):
        1. Michael Vogelsberger et al. Universe simulation, 2014may07 with commnetary. Elizabeth Gibney, 2014may07, Evolution of the Cosmos Recreated by Model of Large Slice of Universe. This is biggest simulation of the evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe to date. Apparently, it reproduces our observable universe very well. Is this the end of MOND?---No, MOND is like Dracula.
    18. P-list: Planetary Formation Process | 1:00: From Gemini Observatory folks. Short enough for the classroom.
    19. P-list: Pompeii - Official Trailer | 2:23: Scroll to 1:00.
    20. P-list: Star Trek Voyager opening | 1:39 The best Star Trek title sequence. See also search out strange new worlds.
    21. Supercell: 5/18/14 Wright to Newcastle, WY Supercell Time-Lapse Greatest supercell video ever. It's surreal---like it's CGI from another planet.