Classical Music for a Family Road Trip

As everyone knows, road trips can be exhausting... especially after driving for several hours at a time. To pass the time, kids bring along their electronic games and CD players, while moms and dads talk in the front seat. But what happens when everyone gets board? I know, why not put on some classical music! You're probably thinking, yeah right, but after doing some research, I've come up with a list of ten popular classical music songs that surely everyone in the car will recognize and appreciate. All you have to do is gather the tracks and make your own customized CD.

Track 1: Sprach Zarathustra - Strauss
Famous for: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Track 2: William Tell Overture - Rossini
Famous for: The Lone Ranger, William Tell Opera

Track 3: Hungarian Rhapsody - Liszt
Famous for: Bugs Bunny cartoon, Rhapsody Rabbit(1946), and other animated works

Track 4: Symphony no. 5, mvmt. 1 - Beethoven
Famous for: Extremely popular and widely played

Track 5: Hungarian Dance no. 5 - Brahms
Famous for: Used widely in movie soundtracks including The Cat in the Hat (2003) and Sixteen Candles

Track 6: Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
Famous for: Extremely popular jazz/classical work

Track 7: Fanfare for the Common Man - Copland
Famous for: Movie soundtracks, easily recognizable

Track 8: Hoedown - Copland
Famous for: Beef commercials

Track 9: Sabre Dance - Khatchaturian
Famous for: Scrubbing Bubbles commercials, plate spinner acts on the Ed Sullivan show, and other television shows

Track 10: Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner
Famous for: Used extensively in movies and cartoons