I played this song in middle school jazz band; I was on the trombone and, since we didn't have a string bass, I got to solo start the piece off with the trademark bass riff.

Ever since, this song has lived rent-free in my head, the greatest of the great jazz classics.

I particularly love to play this song when I'm in a great mood, to put me in an even better mood and remember that life is good.

I love a good movie soundtrack, and while I recognize John Williams as the supreme composer, I actually tend to like Hans Zimmer a little bit better.

Zimmer's best soundtrack overall is Pirates 3, but this track from Pirates 2 is my favorite lone track.

My brother turned me on to '80s Classic Rock in around 2012, and at the moment this is my favorite of the era.

I find it romantic while thinking about my own marriage, although ours isn't as tempestuous as Benetar's sounds.

My favorite song from a musical. It gives me true courage.

Just inspiring a capella. The Latin chanting is beautiful.

Some of the best jazz has a nice boogie beat, like blues.

I watched The Firm once ... fell asleep through much of it, sorry Tom Cruise, but when I was awake, I remember thinking several times that I had to look up the (Academy Award-winning) soundtrack by Dave Grusin.

I've still never fallen in love with anything else Howard Shore has done, but he sure knocked it out of the park with The Lord of the Rings, especially the differnt themes for different cultures.

I grew up on Billy Joel with it being the music Dad played the most, and Billy's piano riffing makes Miami 2017 my favorite of the bunch.

Just love it.

Inspiring.

My favorite song from Duke's enormous repertoire.

Duke Ellington is one of the two greatest composers from the USA—John Williams his only competition for the title. Amazingly, my love for this song was already sky-high before I married a black beauty.

Duel of the Fates literally put me on the edge of my seat the first time I heard it, in spite of the slightly disappointing movie entrenched around it.

But the rest of this track is pure John Williams fire too.

Violin in rock-ish or pop-ish music is cool, whether it's Lindsey Stirling or not.

The cutest Russian children's song that's become something of a folk classic.

Another epic soundtrack that deserves to be on this list.

Brings back peaceful memories of happy Sunday mornings growing up.