Long shot! Piano peice...

[LeeHolland]

I'm after the name of a piano peice that has been used on a few TV programs as a 'background' peice. The only way I can describe it is that in the first few seconds it sounds like only a few notes are being played as a melody, then a few more notes are added until it builds up as though any random notes are being played but the tune really works. Later on, strings are added to make it a very haunting peice. Any ideas? Here's hoping.......

[Waterwolf]

It could be the piano riff from Coldplay's recent single 'Clocks'. That's been used to death as background music.

[LeeHolland]

Thanks Waterwolf, but it's not Clocks. I've only heard it recently so it is new. Not giving much to go I know.....

[boognish76]

Sounds like the original score music from 'American Beauty'. I think it's by Thomas Newman.

[Frondulate]

Try Perpetuum Mobile by The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, it might be that.

[LeeHolland]

Thanks all, but it's none of the above. Imagine a piano meoldy, no chords, of about 3 notes, playing over and over again, then another different piano melody of single nots plays over the first melody, then another meoldy plays over the first two! It sounds like a bit of a mess but it really works, and then strings come in later. It's driving me mad!

[dave_green]

it could be yann tiersen's "comptine d'un autre apres midi" off the soundtrack to amelie?

[Headtime]

I feel it could be 'Trouble' from the Coldplay album 'Parachutes'. It's used a lot. And a lot of TV editors, edit it to remove the singing part of the track. It's very haunting.

[LeeHolland]

Thanks everyone, but sadly it's not any of the above. I think I'm destined not to get this one! Thanks again all.

[dodgerdunn]

sounds like Avro Part - Spiegel im spiegel for violin & piano

[xabialonso]

It's two years later, but try http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/clipserve/B000024VJZ001008/026-4982851-9052443

scroll down and listen to track 8

Is this it?( and if not, do you know by now anyway?)