Classic Telephone Ringtones:
Some people found that all the fancy telephone ring tones
were getting annoying. Hence, they went for the classical ringing bell instead.
This sounds like a normal phone, but only if you were born well before the
1990s, because no phone still sounds like that today. Various surveys have now
shown that this is actually the most popular and best instrumental ringtones.
Baby Got Back:
Baby Got Back is a 1992 song by Sir Mixalot. The words
for the ringtone have been changed, however, to say “Pick up the phone!”
instead. This one has to make it onto the list of classical ringtones, because
it was one of the very first that remixed a popular song. Interestingly, the brains
behind this one are once again Jamba, who also did the Crazy Frog.
7-R2D2
R2D2 sounds, from the Star Wars movies, are also very
popular. They are great, because they are quite loud and easy to hear.
Furthermore, they are robotic enough to not come across as tacky, as some of
the novelty ringtones do, making these suitable for people from all walks of
life (including the businessmen who are still stuck on their Nokia ringtone).
There are several versions of the R2D2 ringtone, each one being a different
sound made by the little robot.
Nokia Dying Remix:
Nokia has to enter the list of ringtones once more with
the Nokia Dying Remix. Some people know it as the flat battery remix. It is a
remix of the sound that old Nokias make when the phone starts to run out of
batteries. However, in the ringtone, the sound keeps on going until it goes
flat (which sounds as if the batteries are running out as we speak) or explodes.
This is quite a humorous one, because mobile phone users will all agree that
the flat battery warning — on all makes and models of mobiles — are seriously
annoying.
CTU Ringtone:
The CTU ringtone comes from the popular TV show 24. The
phones in the offices in this series have a highly recognizable tone and this
has now been transformed into a ringtone for various s other devices. Although
this is perhaps not a classical ringtone yet, it is likely that it will soon
become one, which is why it does deserve some special mention.
iPhone Ringtone
iPhone Piano Ringtones |
Last but not least, special mention has to go to the
iPhone piano ringtones. The iPhone
was launched by Steve Jobs back in the beginning of 2007. When he demonstrated
the device, it had a certain ringtone set to it, and this particular ringtone
was available for download well before the iPhone was available for sale. It is
still the standard ringtone for any new iPhones to this day, and the most
positive description ever received of this particular sound is that it is like
“holy angels tinkling. Whether this is a description released by an Apple
employee isn’t entirely clear, but the description seems to have stuck, as
people immediately know which ringtone is meant when they hear that phrase.
These are the 10 best known classical ringtones of all times. It is highly unlikely that you
would be able to find anybody that isn’t familiar with these. However, not
everybody knows the story behind them, which is generally more interesting than
most people actually realize.