Right now I’m into grand orchestral pieces for trailer music (so say stuff like “Immediate Music, X-Ray Dog, Two Steps from Hell, or Future World Music” and I’m there!). Most of what ends up on my iTunes is something interesting I hear from a commercial or theatrical trailer.
I also enjoy listening to jazz, blues, chill-out (think Buddha Bar), techno and a little of 90s pop. Big-band swing’s fun to listen to too.
I only like old-school hip-hop and R&B (like Grandmaster Flash and Vanilla Ice, the way it’s supposed to be) and for some reason, anything from Jay-Z. Any other modern-day hip-hop/rap music (like Flo Rida, or some Eminem songs), I despise with a vengeance.
Soundtrack music ain’t bad, depending if I liked the movie or not. Anything by Hans Zimmer, John Powell, Trevor Rabin, David Arnold, Randy Newman or Michael Giachinno is fine by me.
I also love remixes of contemporary music (like “Numb/Encore”, or anything by Moby, or the Pixar ones), but hate remixes of ‘retro’ music (like “Right Round”, “Fergalicious”, or “SOS”).
Unlike my family members and friends, I actually can appreciate country music. I don’t actively seek it out to listen, but it makes great background music. I dislike emo bands and heavy metal music. I like retro rock, but hate modern-day rock.
A good electronic base beat is one of the criteria in determining what contemporary songs I like. So bands like Junior/Senior, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga or Katy Perry frequently fall under my radar.
I’m a sucker for 70s-80s music, especially if the song has cultural significance. Wah-wah pedals and synthesizer beats for the win, baby! 70s-80s inspired music works, too (as long as it’s not a remix of a song).
I probably talked too much already, If you read this till the end, you can probably compile a music profile on my listening preferences already.