do operatic pieces apply? if so how about Jacques Offenbach - Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann, Belle nuit, nuit d'amour which is used in 'A Beautiful Life'

this is from the soundtrack

ja86 said:

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do operatic pieces apply? if so how about Jacques Offenbach - Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann, Belle nuit, nuit d'amour which is used in 'A Beautiful Life'

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I would absolutely vote yes to that. But there could be some gray area. For example, I think most would agree that Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris" should qualify as "classical pieces" but what about "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess?

The two pieces of music I used in the OP are from operas, so yes operas and choral pieces will be considered. In the OP I also stated I would consider pieces of music outside of what most would consider "classical music," particularly jazz. The main proviso is that the piece was not originally composed for the film in which it is used and I'm trying to avoid turning this into how relatively modern popular music contest whether it be rock, R&B or country is used in film. That can be a whole different poll if one wishes to take that task on.

The two pieces will more likely to be included if you help with the leg work a bit. A link to the scene in question and the name of the piece will be greatly appreciated.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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G Martin 87 said:

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Sergey Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 3 in D-minor, from Shine



Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, "Flight of the Bumblebee", also from Shine

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Does this count?

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It will certainly be considered.

Yea. Me too.

jkag89 said:

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Law-5L said:

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Master & Commander
"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis"
by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Used in the following sequences:

Man Overboard (at 2:30 approx)


Burial at Sea

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Great nomination, which serves as a reminder, I do not wish to limit this to orchestral pieces composed long ago. I'm going to include "On the Nature of Daylight" by Max Richter which is used as bookends for the beginning and end of Arrival.


As far as Master and Commander I am partial to the Aubrey/Maturin duet scenes
Concerto No. 3 'Strassburg' K.215, 3rd Movement - Mozart


La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid - Boccherini


I'm also going to include the use of Bach's Prelude, Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major for when the HMS Surprise arrived at the Galapagos.


So far a number of really good nominations. Keep them coming.

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Thanks, jkag89. I fully intended to add the duets but flat ran out of steam last night. Especially love the Boccherini.

For a total dark horse have to nominate Greig's "In The Hall of the Mountain King" from Fritz Lang's M (1931). Peter Lorre plays a child murder who whistles the song when he gets the urge to kill. It creates dread the same way "da-dum" did in Jaws.

All-time favorite childhood movie, Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" defines Captain Nemo as an evil genius.

I was about to nominate Rollerball for the same reason. Hmmm, I would nominate the toccata from Widor's organ symphony no. 5, but I don't remember when it's been used in a movie score.

Bruce Almighty said:

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Suite No. 3 - Sebastian Bach from Se7en.

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This was literally the first one that popped into my head.

It has apparently been used in the following films: (Source)

Crush (2001)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
Jilting Joe

Now with this resource at hand I expect all sorts of great suggestions from you. I kid, well sorta

G Martin 87 said:

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I was about to nominate Rollerball for the same reason. Hmmm, I would nominate the toccata from Widor's organ symphony no. 5, but I don't remember when it's been used in a movie score.

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Does my wedding video count?

Oh, my. What have you done?

La Mamma Morta' by Umberto Giordano
Philadelphia

The Pianist: Chopin Nocturne C sharp minor

Which scene from Mad Max: is Verdi's "Dies Irae" used? I was quickly to find a clip for your Portrait of a Lady on Fire suggestion. Not able to find one for Mad Max. For this poll I want to tie the scene with the piece of music, in other words I would hope when I do the poll the voting would be based upon on how well the piece of music accentuates the scene. Your second suggestion is an excellent example of this although being relatively unknown I think the impact will be lost on those who have not seen it. Anyways good suggestions.

It's opera, but Sum of All Fears Payback scene.

Two pages in and no calls for William Tell Overture or Beethoven's 9th in A Clockwork Orange...

Adagio for Strings. Platoon.

gggmann said:

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Two pages in and no calls for William Tell Overture or Beethoven's 9th in A Clockwork Orange...

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If I recall correctly, this scene is not exactly TexAgs friendly.

bump

gggmann said:

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Two pages in and no calls for William Tell Overture or Beethoven's 9th in A Clockwork Orange...

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William Tell Overture was also the theme song for The Lone Ranger.

First thing to come to me was A Clockwork Orange.

Bump. Was planning to keep nominating process open until Muck's Instrumental Soundtrack Tournament was completed. Some really good suggestions that I did not think of, hope to get more.

Canon in D Major by Johan Pachelbel - used extensively in the soundtrack for "Ordinary People". After the release of "Ordinary People" this classical piece had a major resurgence in popularity.

Another favorite of mine.... Mozart in "Out of Africa"

GiveEmHellBill said:

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"O Fortuna" is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem written early in the 13th century, part of the collection known as the Carmina Burana. It is a complaint about Fortuna, the inexorable fate that rules both gods and mortals in Roman and Greek mythology.

In 1935-6, "O Fortuna" was set to music by German composer Carl Orff as a part of "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi", the opening and closing movement of his cantata Carmina Burana. It was first staged by the Frankfurt Opera on 8 June 1937.

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Just so, so good.

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Beat me to it.

One of the scenes: