Well shoot. I didn't even see this til just now. Probably too late but I would've gone with:
Seven
Shawshank
Shining
Step Brothers
There Will Be Blood
Trading Places

Wow. Lots of great ones in that group. I tired to pick top 5 but ended up with 6 haha

Seeding based upon the results of the preliminary rounds but a randomizer was used for scenes garnering the same number of votes. Placement in regions was also done with a randomizer.

The Round of 64 (Vote Here)

Richard Wagner Regional
#1 Apocalypse Now We'll come in low out of the rising sun - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure by Richard Wagner (NSFW Language)

#16 Trading Places Opening Credits - "Overture" from Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart


#2 The Right Stuff Glenn Launch/First Orbit - "Mars" and "Jupiter" from The Planets by Gustav Holst

#15 M Potential Victim - "In The Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg


#3 Ocean's Eleven There is always someone watching (Final Scene) - "Clair de lune" by by Claude Debussy

#14 Portrait of a Lady on Fire She did not see me - "Storm" from "Summer" of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi


#4 Fantasia Witches' Sabbath vs Theotokos - "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky and "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert

#13 A Clockwork Orange It's a sin! That!... Using Ludwig van like that! - "Symphony No. 9 in D Mvt. 4" by Ludwig van Beethoven


#5 Schindler's List Bach? Nien, Mozart - "English Suite No. 2 in A minor" J.S. Bach (NSFW Language)

#12 The King's Speech Speaking Unto Nations - "7th Symphony, 2nd mvt" by by Ludwig van Beethoven


#7 What's Opera, Doc? Kill the Wabbit! - Borrows heavily from several operas by Richard Wagner

Full video of What's Opera, Doc? via dailymotion.com
#11 Shine How about a tune - "Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


#7 Amadeus God forced to listen - "Requiem in D Minor - Introitus" by W.A. Mozart

#10 Star Trek Beyond Is that classical music? Yes Doctor it would seem to be - "Sabotage" by Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond


#8 Kill Bill Vol. 1 One ticket to Tokyo, please - "Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

#9 The Pianist Do you work here? - "Nocturne in C-sharp minor" by Frederic Chopin




Johann Sebastian Bach Regional
#1 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Second Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" by Luigi Boccherini

#16 Copying Beethoven .Symphony No.9 - Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven


#2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Let there be light - "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel

#15 Step Brothers Climatic Scene - "Por ti Volar" (Con te partiro) by Francesco Sartori (NSFW Language)


#3 The Social Network Henley Royal Regatta - "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg

#14 Pretty Woman Final Scene - "Dammi tu Forza, O Cielo" from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi


#4 Groundhog Day Phil's Piano solo - "Eighteenth Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Sergei Rachmaninov

#13 The New World Opening Sequence - "Vorspiel" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner


#5 2001: A Space Odyssey Rendezvou with Space Station - "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II

#12 Life is Beautiful A Night at the Opera - "Barcarolle" from The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach


#6 Dead Poets Society Montage - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven

#11 Gallipoli As fast as a leopard - "Adagio in G minor" by Tomaso Albinoni (Music being considered starts at the 1:05 mark of the clip)


#7 Rabbit of Seville What would you want with a wabbit? - Mostly from the "Overture" from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini but briefly uses Mendelssohn's "Wedding March"

A full video of Rabbit of Seville via dailymotion.com
#10 Amadeus Like a rusty squeezebox - "Serenade For Winds 3rd Movement" by W.A. Mozart


#8 The Shining Come play with us - "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta" by Bela Bartok.

#9 The Truman Show Classical Clive - "Rondo Alla Turca" (Turkish March) by W.A. Mozart


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Regional
#1 Die Hard: The Nakatomi Vault Opens - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven (NSFW Language)

#16 There Will Be Blood Final Scene - "Violin Concerto in D major" by Johannes Brahms


#2 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World First Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Concerto No. 3 'Strassburg' 3rd Movement" by W.A. Mozart

#15 He Got Game Yo, yo yo, we got next - "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo by Aaron Copland (NSFW Language)


#3 Fantasia Mickey at Hogwarts - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas

Full scene via vimeo.com
#14 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Life aboard the Nautilus - "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" by J.S. Bach


#4 The Shawshank Redemption Every last man in Shawshank felt free - "Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto" from The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart

#13 V for Vendetta Do You Like Music Mr. Finch - "1812 Overture" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky


#5 2001: A Space Odyssey Opening Scene - "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss

#12 The Sum Of All Fears Payback - "Nessun dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini


#6 Scent Of A Woman Hold me down son (Tango scene) - "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel

#11 Barry Lyndon Game - "Piano Trio No.2 in E flat major" by Franz Schubert


#7 Alien At Narcissus - Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze by W.A. Mozart (Small cheat but the best I could find of the scene Cinco Ranch described)

#10 Philadelphia Do you like opera? - "La Mamma Morta" from Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano


#8 Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Opera Scene - "Nessun dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini

#9 Amadeus The very Voice of God - "Sinfonia Concertante in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra," "Symphony No.29 in A major," "Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra No.10 in E-flat major," "Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E major." and "Great Mass No.17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, I. Kyrie" by W.A. Mozart


Ludwig van Beethoven Regional
#1 The Bad News Bears Wait Until Next Year - "Toreador" from Carmen by Georges Bizet

#16 Breaking Away The Italians Are Coming! - "Symphony No. 4" (Italian Symphony) by Felix Mendelssohn


#2 Platoon The Death of Sgt. Elia - "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber (NSFW Language)

#15 A Clockwork Orange As we walked along the flat block marina - "Overture" from La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) by Gioachino Rossini


#3 Excalibur King Arthur rides out - "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff

#14 Rollerball Intro - "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" by J.S. Bach


#4 National Lampoon's Animal House I see you've met D-Day - "Overture" from William Tell by Gioachino Rossini

#13 Pretty Woman At the Opera - La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi


#5 Amadeus Mozart's Funeral - "Requiem in D Minor - Lacrimosa" by W.A. Mozart

#12 Carlito's Way Under the Rain - "Flower Duet" from Lakme by Leo Delibes (Music being considered starts at about 1:50 mark of the clip)



#6 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Man Overboard (at 2:30 approx) & Burial at Sea - "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams



#11 Manhattan Opening - "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin


#7 Amadeus Consigned to flames of woe - "Requiem in D Minor - Confutatis" by W.A. Mozart

#10 Equilibrium Music for the first time - "Symphony No. 9 in D minor" by Ludwig van Beethoven


#8 Se7en How's this for culture (Library scene) - "Suite No. 3 in D Major" by J.S. Bach


#9 Raging Bull LaMotta Dancing in the Ring (Opening Credits) - "Intermezzo" from Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni

Voted, but Ride of the Valkyries in Apocalypse Now has to be the overall winner. That scene is just so iconic that it almost defines that song.

You have the same Pretty Woman video twice, but the scene/music titles appear correct.

When are votes due?

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I'll probably keep this round open until sometime Tuesday afternoon mostly because I really won't have the time set up the next round until then.

Quite a few close races which is not all that surprising considering the results of the preliminary rounds. A couple of what I would consider real upsets are in the making. No scene has received 100% of the vote not even "Ride of the Valkyries" from Apocalypse Now. The highest percentage of the vote at this point belongs to the two scenes from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Brutal matchup here:

#2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Let there be light - "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel

#15 Step Brothers Climatic Scene - "Por ti Volar" (Con te partiro) by Francesco Sartori

Good thing that my pick by either metric is currently winning.

That said...Die Hard is up there with 2001. And Truman Show just because I think the music goes really well with the particular scene. Sucks it got a tough matchup so early.

Only one 2001 scene now has the highest percentage of the vote, Apocalypse Now is now in the 2nd spot. A number of really close contest. Two 11 or lower seeds are currently winning (both pleasant surprises for me) and two more are either tied or within a single vote.

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Friendly reminder that it's "Best Use of Classical Music in Film" and not "My Favorite Film That Just Happens to Use Classical Music in a Cool Scene". Give all the entries a chance.

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I'm sure most of these is just people voting for their favorite movie.

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Friendly reminder that it's "Best Use of Classical Music in Film" and not "My Favorite Film That Just Happens to Use Classical Music in a Cool Scene". Give all the entries a chance.

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I'm sure most of these is just people voting for their favorite movie.

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Not so fast, at least in this round it appears at least a few folks are giving the nod to scenes in comparatively far less popular films.

Morning bump. Polls will close sometime this afternoon. The Round of 32 should be posted this evening.

The Round of 64 Results

There were four ties, since I did not vote I used myself as the tie breaker, In three of the cases I voted for the scene that was enhanced the most by the music. The exception was The Scent of a Woman (Tango) vs Barry Lyndon (Game). I love that scene, it made the movie IMO. I guess I'm just not artsy enough to vote for a film that is as fun to watch as paint drying even if that paint is drying on a masterpiece.

Richard Wagner Regional
#1 Apocalypse Now We'll come in low out of the rising sun - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure by Richard Wagner 94.1% vs #16 Trading Places Opening Credits - "Overture" from Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart 5.9%

#2 The Right Stuff Glenn Launch/First Orbit - "Mars" and "Jupiter" from The Planets by Gustav Holst 82.4% vs #15 M Potential Victim - "In The Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg 17.6%

****#3 Ocean's Eleven There is always someone watching (Final Scene) - "Clair de lune" by by Claude Debussy 50% vs #14 Portrait of a Lady on Fire She did not see me - "Storm" from "Summer" of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi 50%****

#4 Fantasia Witches' Sabbath vs Theotokos - "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky and "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert 61.1% vs #13 A Clockwork Orange It's a sin! That!... Using Ludwig van like that! - "Symphony No. 9 in D Mvt. 4" by Ludwig van Beethoven 38.9%

****#5 Schindler's List Bach? Nien, Mozart - "English Suite No. 2 in A minor" J.S. Bach 50% vs
#12 The King's Speech Speaking Unto Nations - "7th Symphony, 2nd mvt" by by Ludwig van Beethoven****

#6 What's Opera, Doc? Kill the Wabbit! - Borrows heavily from several operas by Richard Wagner 64.7% vs #11 Shine How about a tune - "Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 35.3%

#7 Amadeus God forced to listen - "Requiem in D Minor - Introitus" by W.A. Mozart 88.9% vs #10 Star Trek Beyond Is that classical music? Yes Doctor it would seem to be - "Sabotage" by Adam Yauch, Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond 11.1%

#8 Kill Bill Vol. 1 One ticket to Tokyo, please - "Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 61,1% vs #9 The Pianist Do you work here? - "Nocturne in C-sharp minor" by Frederic Chopin 38,9%

Johann Sebastian Bach Regional
#1 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Second Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" by Luigi Boccherini 70.6% vs #16 Copying Beethoven .Symphony No.9 - Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven 29.4%

#2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Let there be light - "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel 77.8% vs #15 Step Brothers Climatic Scene - "Por ti Volar" (Con te partiro) by Francesco Sartori 22.2%

#3 The Social Network Henley Royal Regatta - "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg 55.6% vs #14 Pretty Woman Final Scene - "Dammi tu Forza, O Cielo" from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi 44.4%

****#4 Groundhog Day Phil's Piano solo - "Eighteenth Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Sergei Rachmaninov 50% vs #13 The New World Opening Sequence - "Vorspiel" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner 50%****

#5 2001: A Space Odyssey Rendezvou with Space Station - "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II 88.3% vs #12 Life is Beautiful A Night at the Opera - "Barcarolle" from The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach 16.7%

#6 Dead Poets Society Montage - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven 41.2% vs #11 Gallipoli As fast as a leopard - "Adagio in G minor" by Tomaso Albinoni 58.8%

#7 Rabbit of Seville What would you want with a wabbit? - Mostly from the "Overture" from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini but briefly uses Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 58.8% vs #10 Amadeus Like a rusty squeezebox - "Serenade For Winds 3rd Movement" by W.A. Mozart 41.2%

#8 The Shining Come play with us - "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta" by Bela Bartok 66.7% vs #9 The Truman Show Classical Clive - "Rondo Alla Turca" (Turkish March) by W.A. Mozart 33.3%

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Regional
#1 Die Hard: The Nakatomi Vault Opens - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven 72.2% vs #16 There Will Be Blood Final Scene - "Violin Concerto in D major" by Johannes Brahms 27.8%

#2 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World First Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Concerto No. 3 'Strassburg' 3rd Movement" by W.A. Mozart 76.6% vs #15 He Got Game Yo, yo yo, we got next - "Hoe-Down" from Rodeo by Aaron Copland 23.5%

#3 Fantasia Mickey at Hogwarts - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas 66.7% vs #14 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Life aboard the Nautilus - "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" by J.S. Bach 33.3%

#4 The Shawshank Redemption Every last man in Shawshank felt free - "Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto" from The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart 72.2% vs #13 V for Vendetta Do You Like Music Mr. Finch - "1812 Overture" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

#5 2001: A Space Odyssey Opening Scene - "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss 88.9% vs #12 The Sum Of All Fears Payback - "Nessun dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini 11.1%

****#6 Scent Of A Woman Hold me down son (Tango scene) - "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel 50% vs #11 Barry Lyndon Game - "Piano Trio No.2 in E flat major" by Franz Schubert 50%****

#7 Alien At Narcissus - Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze by W.A. Mozart 61.1% vs #10 Philadelphia Do you like opera? - "La Mamma Morta" from Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano 38.9%

#8 Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation Opera Scene - "Nessun dorma" from Turandot by Giacomo Puccin 38.9% vs #9 Amadeus The very Voice of God - Snippets from five works by W.A. Mozart 64.7%

Ludwig van Beethoven Regional
#1 The Bad News Bears Wait Until Next Year - "Toreador" from Carmen by Georges Bizet 64.7% vs #16 Breaking Away The Italians Are Coming! - "Symphony No. 4" (Italian Symphony) by Felix Mendelssohn 35.3%

#2 Platoon The Death of Sgt. Elia - "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber 72.2% vs #15 A Clockwork Orange As we walked along the flat block marina - "Overture" from La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) by Gioachino Rossini 27.8%

#3 Excalibur King Arthur rides out - "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff 64.7% vs #14 Rollerball Intro - "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" by J.S. Bach 35.3%

#4 National Lampoon's Animal House I see you've met D-Day - "Overture" from William Tell by Gioachino Rossini 70.6% vs #13 Pretty Woman At the Opera - La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi 29.4%

#5 Amadeus Mozart's Funeral - "Requiem in D Minor - Lacrimosa" by W.A. Mozart 64.7% vs #12 Carlito's Way Under the Rain - "Flower Duet" from Lakme by Leo Delibes 35.5%

#6 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Man Overboard & Burial at Sea - "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams 72.2% vs #11 Manhattan Opening - "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin 35.5%

#7 Amadeus Consigned to flames of woe - "Requiem in D Minor - Confutatis" by W.A. Mozart 72,2% vs #10 Equilibrium Music for the first time - "Symphony No. 9 in D minor" by Ludwig van Beethoven 27.8%

#8 Se7en How's this for culture (Library scene) - "Suite No. 3 in D Major" by J.S. Bach 61.1% vs #9 Raging Bull LaMotta Dancing in the Ring (Opening Credits) - "Intermezzo" from Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni 38.9%

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****#3 Ocean's Eleven There is always someone watching (Final Scene) - "Clair de lune" by by Claude Debussy 50% vs #14 Portrait of a Lady on Fire She did not see me - "Storm" from "Summer" of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi 50%****

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Travesty.

Great first round!

Round of 32 (Vote Here)

Richard Wagner Regional
#1 Apocalypse Now We'll come in low out of the rising sun - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure by Richard Wagner

#8 Kill Bill Vol. 1 One ticket to Tokyo, please - "Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov


#2 The Right Stuff Glenn Launch/First Orbit - "Mars" and "Jupiter" from The Planets by Gustav Holst

#7 Amadeus God forced to listen - "Requiem in D Minor - Introitus" by W.A. Mozart


#14 Portrait of a Lady on Fire She did not see me - "Storm" from "Summer" of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi

#6 What's Opera, Doc? Kill the Wabbit! - Borrows heavily from several operas by Richard Wagner

Full video of What's Opera, Doc? via dailymotion.com

#4 Fantasia Witches' Sabbath vs Theotokos - "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky and "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert

#5 Schindler's List Bach? Nien, Mozart - "English Suite No. 2 in A minor" J.S. Bach


Johann Sebastian Bach Regional
#1 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Second Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" by Luigi Boccherini

#8 The Shining Come play with us - "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta" by Bela Bartok


#2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Let there be light - "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel

#7 Rabbit of Seville What would you want with a wabbit? - Mostly from the "Overture" from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini but briefly uses Mendelssohn's "Wedding March"

A full video of Rabbit of Seville via dailymotion.com

#3 The Social Network Henley Royal Regatta - "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg

#11 Gallipoli As fast as a leopard - "Adagio in G minor" by Tomaso Albinoni (Music being considered starts at the 1:05 mark of the clip)


#13 The New World Opening Sequence - "Vorspiel" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner

#5 2001: A Space Odyssey Rendezvou with Space Station - "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Regional
#1 Die Hard: The Nakatomi Vault Opens - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven

#9 Amadeus The very Voice of God - "Sinfonia Concertante in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra," "Symphony No.29 in A major," "Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra No.10 in E-flat major," "Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E major." and "Great Mass No.17 for Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra in C minor, I. Kyrie" by W.A. Mozart


#2 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World First Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Concerto No. 3 'Strassburg' 3rd Movement" by W.A. Mozart

#7 Alien At Narcissus - Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze by W.A. Mozart


#3 Fantasia Mickey at Hogwarts - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas

Full scene via vimeo.com
#6 Scent Of A Woman Hold me down son (Tango scene) - "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel


#4 The Shawshank Redemption Every last man in Shawshank felt free - "Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto" from The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart

#5 2001: A Space Odyssey Opening Scene - "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss


Ludwig van Beethoven Regional
#1 The Bad News Bears Wait Until Next Year - "Toreador" from Carmen by Georges Bizet

#8 Se7en How's this for culture (Library scene) - "Suite No. 3 in D Major" by J.S. Bach


#2 Platoon The Death of Sgt. Elia - "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber

#7 Amadeus Consigned to flames of woe - "Requiem in D Minor - Confutatis" by W.A. Mozart


#3 Excalibur King Arthur rides out - "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff

#6 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Man Overboard & Burial at Sea - "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams




#4 National Lampoon's Animal House I see you've met D-Day - "Overture" from William Tell by Gioachino Rossini

#5 Amadeus Mozart's Funeral - "Requiem in D Minor - Lacrimosa" by W.A. Mozart

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****#3 Ocean's Eleven There is always someone watching (Final Scene) - "Clair de lune" by by Claude Debussy 50% vs #14 Portrait of a Lady on Fire She did not see me - "Storm" from "Summer" of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi 50%****

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Both pieces of music fit their respective scenes perfectly but the tremendous scene from the little known film beats the good scene from the popular one.

This round will be open until Thursday afternoon.

Close contest this round also with three dead heats and four more in which the leader has 60% or less of the vote.

Morning bump. Still have two contest that are in dead heats and a few more that are still close.

Round of 32 Results

Richard Wagner Regional
#1 Apocalypse Now We'll come in low out of the rising sun - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure by Richard Wagner 93.3% - #8 Kill Bill Vol. 1 One ticket to Tokyo, please - "Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 6.7%

#2 The Right Stuff Glenn Launch/First Orbit - "Mars" and "Jupiter" from The Planets by Gustav Holst 64.3% - #7 Amadeus God forced to listen - "Requiem in D Minor - Introitus" by W.A. Mozart 35.7%

#14 Portrait of a Lady on Fire She did not see me - "Storm" from "Summer" of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi 42.9 - #6 What's Opera, Doc? Kill the Wabbit! - Borrows heavily from several operas by Richard Wagner 57.1%

#4 Fantasia Witches' Sabbath vs Theotokos - "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky and "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert 73.3% - #5 Schindler's List Bach? Nien, Mozart - "English Suite No. 2 in A minor" J.S. Bach 26.7%

Johann Sebastian Bach Regional
#1 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Second Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" by Luigi Boccherini 66.7% - #8 The Shining Come play with us - "Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta" by Bela Bartok. 33.3%

#2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Let there be light - "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel 60% - #7 Rabbit of Seville What would you want with a wabbit? - Mostly from the "Overture" from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini but briefly uses Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 40%

#3 The Social Network Henley Royal Regatta - "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg 40% - #11 Gallipoli As fast as a leopard - "Adagio in G minor" by Tomaso Albinoni 60%

#13 The New World Opening Sequence - "Vorspiel" from Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner 20% - #5 2001: A Space Odyssey Rendezvou with Space Station - "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II 80%

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Regional
#1 Die Hard: The Nakatomi Vault Opens - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven 66.7% - #9 Amadeus The very Voice of God - Snippets of five works by W.A. Mozart 33.3%

#2 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World First Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Concerto No. 3 'Strassburg' 3rd Movement" by W.A. Mozart 73.3% - #7 Alien At Narcissus - Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze by W.A. Mozart 26.7%

#3 Fantasia Mickey at Hogwarts - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas 78.6% - #6 Scent Of A Woman Hold me down son (Tango scene) - "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel 21.4%

#4 The Shawshank Redemption Every last man in Shawshank felt free - "Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto" from The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart 57.1% - #5 2001: A Space Odyssey Opening Scene - "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss 42.9%

Ludwig van Beethoven Regional
#1 The Bad News Bears Wait Until Next Year - "Toreador" from Carmen by Georges Bizet 66.7% - #8 Se7en How's this for culture (Library scene) - "Suite No. 3 in D Major" by J.S. Bach 33.3%

#2 Platoon The Death of Sgt. Elia - "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber 46.7% - #7 Amadeus Consigned to flames of woe - "Requiem in D Minor - Confutatis" by W.A. Mozart 53,3%

#3 Excalibur King Arthur rides out - "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff 42.9% - #6 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Man Overboard & Burial at Sea - "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams 57.1%

#4 National Lampoon's Animal House I see you've met D-Day - "Overture" from William Tell by Gioachino Rossini 28.6% - #5 Amadeus Mozart's Funeral - "Requiem in D Minor - Lacrimosa" by W.A. Mozart 71.4%


The Sweet 16 (Vote Here)
Richard Wagner Regional
#1 Apocalypse Now We'll come in low out of the rising sun - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure by Richard Wagner

#4 Fantasia Witches' Sabbath vs Theotokos - "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky and "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert


#2 The Right Stuff Glenn Launch/First Orbit - "Mars" and "Jupiter" from The Planets by Gustav Holst

#6 What's Opera, Doc? Kill the Wabbit! - Borrows heavily from several operas by Richard Wagner

Full clip via dailymotion.com

Johann Sebastian Bach Regional
#1 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Second Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" by Luigi Boccherini

#5 2001: A Space Odyssey Rendezvou with Space Station - "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II


#2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Let there be light - "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel

#11 Gallipoli As fast as a leopard - "Adagio in G minor" by Tomaso Albinoni (Music to be considered begins at 1:05 mark)


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Regional
#1 Die Hard: The Nakatomi Vault Opens - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven

#4 The Shawshank Redemption Every last man in Shawshank felt free - "Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto" from The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart


#2 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World First Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Concerto No. 3 'Strassburg' 3rd Movement" by W.A. Mozart

#3 Fantasia Mickey at Hogwarts - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas

Full scene via vimeo.com

Ludwig van Beethoven Regional
#1 The Bad News Bears Wait Until Next Year - "Toreador" from Carmen by Georges Bizet

#5 Amadeus Mozart's Funeral - "Requiem in D Minor - Lacrimosa" by W.A. Mozart


#7 Amadeus Consigned to flames of woe - "Requiem in D Minor - Confutatis" by W.A. Mozart

#6 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Man Overboard & Burial at Sea - "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Shawshank over 2001? Really TA?

One of the most iconic movie openings of all time.

And in the early voting Shawshank is getting curb stomped by Die Hard..

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Shawshank over 2001? Really TA?

One of the most iconic movie openings of all time.

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Absolutely Shawshank over that opening. Andy's act of rebellion was also an attempt to remind his friends and fellow inmates that their dignity, nobility, and humanity could not be taken from them. It is an essential plot point of the movie. The scene would have less impact if Andy had played Your Cheatin' Heart, Fly Me to the Moon, or some other popular tune of the day. It had to be opera. It's a brilliant scene and use of classical music. (Which is what the poll is about, not "most iconic movie openings.") 2001's opening got a tough draw.

2001 was still a better use, imo.

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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2001 was still a better use, imo.

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You're entitled to it, of course. But don't act butthurt about it. All of TA is not wrong for picking Shawshank.

And don't be butthurt about my disagreement. After all, the whole point is to spark conversation.

I think the cartoons are undefeated, and I'm not all that impressed by them, so serious question: what do y'all find so appealing?

Bump. Five of the eight matchups are close.

Final bump for Sweet Sixteen voting, several close contest including a tie. Will close the polls at 5:00.

Sweet Sixteen Results

Richard Wagner Regional
#1 Apocalypse Now We'll come in low out of the rising sun - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure by Richard Wagner 78.6% - #4 Fantasia Witches' Sabbath vs Theotokos - "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky and "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert 21.4%

#2 The Right Stuff Glenn Launch/First Orbit - "Mars" and "Jupiter" from The Planets by Gustav Holst 62.5% - #6 What's Opera, Doc? Kill the Wabbit! - Borrows heavily from several operas by Richard Wagner 38.5%

Johann Sebastian Bach Regional
#1 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Second Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" by Luigi Boccherini 21.4% - #5 2001: A Space Odyssey Rendezvou with Space Station - "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II 78.6%

#2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Let there be light - "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel 57.1 % - #11 Gallipoli As fast as a leopard - "Adagio in G minor" by Tomaso Albinoni 42.9%

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Regional
#1 Die Hard The Nakatomi Vault Opens - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven 57,1 % - #4 The Shawshank Redemption Every last man in Shawshank felt free - "Sull'aria...che soave zeffiretto" from The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart 42.9%

#2 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World First Aubrey/Maturin duet - "Concerto No. 3 'Strassburg' 3rd Movement" by W.A. Mozart 35,7% - #3 Fantasia Mickey at Hogwarts - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas 64.3%

Ludwig van Beethoven Regional
#1 The Bad News Bears Wait Until Next Year - "Toreador" from Carmen by Georges Bizet 46.2% - #5 Amadeus Mozart's Funeral - "Requiem in D Minor - Lacrimosa" by W.A. Mozart 53.8%

#7 Amadeus Consigned to flames of woe - "Requiem in D Minor - Confutatis" by W.A. Mozart 46.2% - #6 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Man Overboard & Burial at Sea - "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams 53.8%

The Regional Finals - The Great Eight (Vote Here)
Richard Wagner Regional
#1 Apocalypse Now We'll come in low out of the rising sun - "Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walkure by Richard Wagner

#2 The Right Stuff Glenn Launch/First Orbit - "Mars" and "Jupiter" from The Planets by Gustav Holst


Johann Sebastian Bach Regional
#5 2001: A Space Odyssey Rendezvou with Space Station - "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II

#2 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Let there be light - "Hallelujah Chorus" from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel


Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Regional
#1 Die Hard The Nakatomi Vault Opens - "Ode to Joy" from "Symphony No.9 in D" by Ludwig van Beethoven

#3 Fantasia Mickey at Hogwarts - "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas

Full scene via vimeo.com

Ludwig van Beethoven Regional
#5 Amadeus Mozart's Funeral - "Requiem in D Minor - Lacrimosa" by W.A. Mozart

#6 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Man Overboard & Burial at Sea - "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams

This round will be open to about 7:00 tomorrow evening.