Classical music used in the movies

[Holst]

Oh Cripes, Allegro non Troppo. I saw that in the theatre, it's fantastic. I could buy it now. I keep forgetting that when I remember a movie I saw a long time ago.... duh!

[Holst]

I'll have to wait, I'm broke for the next five weeks, but I'll have to get it.

[Holst]

Carlito´s Way
Delibes: Flower Duet, from Lakmé

Carrington
Schubert: String Quintet, 2nd mvt.

Casino
Bach: Wir setzen uns... , from St. Matthew Passion
Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble Bee
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra

Castaway
Puccini: Nessun dorma from Turandot
Debussy: Clair de lune

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Celebrity
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt.
Wagner: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin

Champagne Waltz
J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube

Chariots of Fire
Allegri: Miserere
Parry: Jerusalem

Charlie´s Angels - Full Throttle
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Chicken Run
Schubert: Ave Maria

Le Chignon d´Olga
Schubert: Impromptu Op. 142, No. 2
Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin
Debussy: Minstrels
Debussy: Les sons et les parfums
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Children of a Lesser God
Bach: Concerto for 2 violins in D Minor, 2nd mvt.

Children of the Revolution
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky
Prokofiev: Lt. Kijé Suite

Cider House Rules
Steiner: King Kong, Original Score

Citizen Kane
Rossini: Una voce poco fa from Barber of Seville

Clear and Present Danger
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, 2nd mvt.

A Clockwork Orange
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, 4th mvt.
Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance No. 1
Purcell: March, from Funeral Music for Queen Mary
Rossini: William Tell Overture

Clueless
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra

Un Coeur en Hiver
Ravel: Piano Trio, 1st mvt.
Ravel: Violin Sonata, 2nd mvt.

Colonel Chabert
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5, 2nd mvt.
Mozart: Clarinet Trio, 3rd mvt.
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze Nos. 2 & 17

Colonel Redl
Chopin: Impromptu No. 4
Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3
Schumann: Träumerei, from Kinderszenen
J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube / Roses from the South / Emperor Waltz / Wiener Blut
J. Strauss I: Radetzky March

Color of Money
Verdi: Chorus of Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8, "Pathtique"
Mendelssohn: Wedding March

Congo
Boccherini: Minuet

Cool Runnings
J.Strauss II: The Blue Danube

Copycat
Fauré In Paradisum, from Requiem
Puccini: Vissi d'arte, from Tosca
Rossini: Largo al factotum, from Barber of Seville

Corinna, Corinna
Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1

A Couch in New York
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7
Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2

Cousin Bette
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Mozart: Flute and Harp Concerto

The Cowboy Way
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Crossing Delancey
Prokofiev: Kijé's Wedding from Lt. Kijé
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Cries and Whispers
Bach: Cello Suite No. 5, Sarabande
Chopin: Mazurka, Op. 17, No.4

Crimes and Misdemeanours
Bach: English Suite No. 2

Crime of Padre Armano
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5

Crimson Tide
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14
Catalani: Ebbené, from La Wally
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2

Cruel Intentions
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, 4th mvt.

Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Ketelbey: In a Persian Market

The Cutting Edge
Ketelbey: In a Persian Market



Daddy Day Care
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18, No. 5
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 74, No. 1
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra

Dangerous Liaisons
Bach: Concerto for 4 Harpsichords
Handel: Allegro, from Organ Concerto No. 13
Handel: Largo, from Serse

Dark Eyes
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 K 570
Rossini: Una voce poco fa from Barber of Seville

Darkman
J. Strauss II: Wine, Women and Song

Dead Again
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

The Dead Poets Society
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, 2nd mvt.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, 4th mvt.
Handel: Allegro, from Water Music

Death and the Maiden
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14, 1st mvt.

Death in Venice
Beethoven: Für Elise
Lehár: Vilja Song, from The Merry Widow
Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Puccini: Vogliatemi bene from Mme Butterfly


Deer Hunter
Puccini: Sono andati from La bohème

Demon Seed
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2, "Fifths"

The Devil´s Advocate
Bach: Air, from Suite No. 3

The Devil´s Own
J. Strauss II: Frühlingsstimmen, from Voices of Spring

Die Hard
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 1st mvt.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Die Hard 2
Sibelius: Finlandia

Die Hard with a Vengeance
Brahms: Symphony No.
Gould: American Salute

The Dirty Dozen
Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76, No. 3, "Emperor"
Strauss II: Emperor Waltz

Diva
Catalani: Ebbené, from La Wally

Le Divorce
Chopin: Impromptu No. 3

Doc Hollywood
Prokofiev: Kijé's Wedding from Lt. Kijé 8

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Bach: Ich ruf zu dir, from Orgelbüchlein
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Bizet: Habanera from Carmen
Schumann: Aufschwung

Domestic Disturbance
Mendelssohn: Wedding March

Don Juan De Marco
Mozart: La ci darem la mano from Don Giovanni 8.

Donnie Brasco
Verdi: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, from Nabucco

The Doors
Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings
Orff: Carmina Burana, beginning

Double Indemnity
Schubert: Symphony No. 8

Down with Love
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

Driving Miss Daisy
Dvorák: Song to the Moon, from Rusalka

Drop Dead Gorgeous
Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
J. Strauss II: Voices of Spring
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarahustra

D 2: The Mighty Ducks
Verdi: Anvil Chorus, from Il Trovatore

Dumb and Dumber
Elgar: Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus, from The Messiah

Dysfunktional Family
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5


E la nave va
Debussy: Clair de lune
Verdi: Overture to The Force of Destiny

Eat Drink Man Woman
Verdi: Ave Maria

Ed Wood
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

The Elephant Man
Barber: Adagio

Elizabeth
Elgar: Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Mozart: Requiem aeternam from Requiem

Elvira
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9

Elvira Madigan
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, 2nd mvt.

Empire of the Sun
Chopin: Mazurka No. 13, Op. 17, No. 4

The End of the Affair
J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube

The English Patient
Bach: Aria, from Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Entrapment
Bach: Prelude No. 1, from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Bizet: Habanera, from Carmen

Equinox
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dance No. 1

Escape from New York
Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Beriot: Concerto No. 8 in D Major, Op. 99

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Debussy: String Quartet

Excalibur
Orff: Carmina Burana, beginning
Wagner: Prelude to Tristan and Isolde
Wagner: Siegfried's Funeral March, from Götterdämmerung

Exit to Eden
Vivaldi: Autumn, from Four Seasons
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Trumpets

The Exorcist
Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra

Exotica
Schubert: Impromptu Op. 90, No. 4

Exposed
Bach: Courante, from Partita No. 4
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, 3rd mvt.

Eye for an Eye
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto


Face/Off
Allegri: Miserere
Chopin: Prelude No. 15, "Raindrop"
Mozart: Ach, ich fühl's, from Die Zauberflöte

Faithful
Puccini: Vissi d'arte from Tosca

Fame
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3

Fanny and Alexander
Britten: Cello Suites Nos. 1 - 3
Chopin: Marche funèbre (orchestral)
Dvorák: Humoresque

Fantasia
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain
Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours, from la Gioconda
Schubert: Ave Maria
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers, from Nutcracker

Farinelli Il Castrato
Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga, from Rinaldo

Fatal Attraction
Puccini: Con onor muore & Un bel di, from Madame Butterfly

Father of the Bride
Bach: Minuet & Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2
Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Pachelbel: Canon
Wagner: Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin

Faustrecht der Freiheit
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2, 2nd mvt.

Fearless
Beethoven: Für Elise
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, 3rd mvt.
Gó;recki: Symphony No. 3, 3rd mvt.

The Fifth Element
Donizetti: Mad Scene, from Lucia di Lammermoor

The Firm
A. Marcello: Oboe Concerto

Five Easy Pieces
Chopin: Prelude Op. 28, No.4
Mozart: Symphony No. 40, 1st mvt.

Five Obstructions, The
Verdi: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco

Flubber
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons

Food of Love
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2
Chopin: Scherzo No. 2
Chopin: Barcarolle
Chopin: Prelude No.16

Forbidden Games
Traditional: Romance d'amour

Four Weddings and a Funeral
Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Mendelssohn: Wedding March

Frances
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, 2nd mvt.
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11, 1st mvt.

Frankie and Johnny
Debussy: Clair de lune

The French Lieutenant´s Woman
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15, 2nd mvt.

Funny Bones
Ravel: Boléro

[Holst]

And there goes another chance to postwhore 139 times.

[Holst]

Allegro non Troppo
Ravel: Bolero
Stravinski: The Firebird
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 7 Op. 46
Sibelius: Valse Triste (if you even just barely like cat's you'll end up in tears)
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C major for 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, Strings and Continuo

Sleeping with the Enemy -- Symphony Fantastique, Berlioz (I believe)

[guiller]

Stanley Kubrick was a great classical music lover. All of his movies have interesting musical references, that I believe are intentional.

In "The Shining", the atmosphere is set up with Bartok´s masterpiece "Music for strings, percussion and celesta". In 2001, I recall the adagio from Gayaneh, by Katchaturian, the "Blue Danube" waltz by Johann Strauss, the opening with "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss and the most effective use of contemporary (just composed a few years before) classical music with "Lux Aeterna", "atmospheres" and "Lontano" by Ligeti. That thriggered my interest in his music actually! Of "Barry Lyndon" I recall the Corelli theme used by Rachmaninoff in his set of piano variations.

[guiller]

Also Ingmar Bergmann was a classical music lover, with many references to Bach´s music, like his suites for solo cello, for example in "Wild strawberries" and "Cries and whispers".

[guiller]

Originally Posted by Holst

Fantasia
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain
Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours, from la Gioconda
Schubert: Ave Maria
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers, from Nutcracker

A very interesting performance of Night on the Bare Mountain, in Stokowsky´s own orchestration (not the usual Rimsky Korsakoff one or the now more familiar, brutal and genial composer´s own).

[guiller]

Probably it has been already mentioned, although it is film music composed by an oustanding composer:

"Alexander Nevsky" and "Ivan the Terrible" (2 parts), by Eisenstein with superb music composed by Prokofiev. My votes would be for these, as the best music ever written for films.

Also Ralph Waugham Williams composed great film music, as well as Arthur Honegger.

[screenersam]

'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' classic episode 'Hush'; Giles plays 'Danse Macabre' at their what-are-we-dealing-with meeting.

I guess 'Allegro non Troppo' translates to 'Allegory done while tripping'.

X-Files pilot; the Senator has something playing in the background while interviewing Scully. The piece in question was launched in the Mariner satellite.

'L'Arlaseigne' (spelling?) played several times in the Prisoner episde 'Hammer into Anvil'.

[Aage]

Rather than copy and paste them all, here's a link to a part of the Naxos site that has from A to Z, alla dem.

http://www.naxos.com/musicinmovies.asp?letter=A

Even has the Naxos catalogue number, if you want to buy any of them.

[Gregoire]

In "Animal House" Otter whistles "Peter and the Wolf" before his dates

"Eric Stratton, rush chairman...damn glad to meet you!"

[starcycle]

Originally Posted by screenersam

X-Files pilot; the Senator has something playing in the background while interviewing Scully. The piece in question was launched in the Mariner satellite.

ha ha - yeah, I think it's one of the Brandenburg concertos, but I forget which one. I get it right when I hear it, then Mulder takes a guess and gets it wrong, so I think "d-amn, I got it wrong." Then the guy corrects him and it turns out I was right all along.

I just saw Hannah and Her Sisters on AMC a week or so ago. That uses a Bach concerto in F minor I think it is, both within the story itself as they specifically listen to it on the TT, and then as a recurring motif throughout the movie. That was also in Diving Bell and the Butterfly. It's a really "pure" piece of music, somehow.

Trying to think of others offhand, but I'm so intimidated by Holst's list (no pun intended ) that I can't come up with any.

Platoon featured Barber's Adagio, and I think that was in the Elephant Man, too. And speaking of Liszt that makes me think of Chopin for some reason, which makes me think of The Pianist, the movie about the piano player trying to survive the Holocaust.

Hillary and Jackie had a lot of Bach, as well as some Rachmaninoff and other stuff, and Rach makes me think of the Rach 3, as in "Shine." There was some opera in "Philadelphia," but I'm not really into opera so I don't know what it was.

[guiller]

In "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" there is a lot of music of Leos Janacek : some of the piano pieces of "On the Overgrown Path", the "Fairy tale" for cello and piano, the first string quartet ("intimate letters")