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Carl Orff’s
“O Fortuna!” from Carmina Burana ,
owing to similarities between the chorus chanting and music structure. Also the theme song from Jurassic Park
somewhat resembles the fugue from Bach’s Prelude
and Fugue in C minor from the Well-Tempered
Clavier. Numerous other scores
make use of many of the musical ideas from Haydn symphonies. Finally, many movies contain the classical
composers’ works themselves.
For example, Bach’s organ
work Toccata
and Fugue in D minor
has been used in the following films:
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The Aviator
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Star Pilots
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The Life Aquatic with
Steve Zissou
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La Dolce Vita
20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea
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The Rules of Attraction
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Sunset Boulevard
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Hairshirt
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Fantasia
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Sour Grapes
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Escape
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Gremlins 2
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Break of Hearts
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Monty Python’s The
Meaning of Life
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The Raven
The Black Cat
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Rollerball
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Tales from the Crypt
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House of Fear
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Beethoven’s Symphony
No. 7
has been used in:
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Cowards Bend the Knee
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Mr. Holland’s Opus
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The Saddest Music in the
World
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Beethoven Lives Upstairs
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Cravate Club
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Frances
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Irreversible
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A Touch of Class
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The Man Who Wasn’t There
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Lola
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Hilary and Jackie
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The Black Cat
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Sour Grapes
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Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
has also been used in many films:
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Johnson Family Vacation
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The Nutty Professor
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Welcome to Mooseport
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
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Blackball
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All I Want for Christmas
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Charlie’s Angels – Full
Throttle
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Batman
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Daddy Day Care
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The Witches of Eastwick
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Heartbreakers
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Big Trouble
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Anne Frank
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Amadeus
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The Whole Nine Yards
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Sophie’s Choice
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There’s Something About
Mary
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Alien
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G.I. Jane
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For more on classical music used in movies, the
site Classics on the
Silver Screen has a very comprehensive listing.
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