2001: A Space Odyssey, Elvira Madigan, and Fantasia

@Ceili,

Ceili wrote:

I know he's probably not up there with the greats but I loved the movie soundtrack to The Mission by Ennio Moricone and the Passion by Peter Gabriel.
I have a fairly large collection of classical music but these two artist helped me expand my 'classical' tastes in a more modern direction.

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Ceili's post is is now 15 years old, and we haven't seen her here in a long time, but I do agree with her about the film scores of Ennio Morricone - wonderful music. The score of "The Mission" which she cited and as well those of "Cinema Paradiso" and "Once upon a time in America" are all quite beautiful. Morricone also wrote the film scores for most of the so called "spaghetti westerns directed by Sergio Leone.

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@Phoenix32890,

Fantasia is actual remade a couple of times. I forget if they alter ( add and or remove sequences but often they just keep adding to it ).

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@Phoenix32890,

Phoenix32890 wrote:

What do these movies have in common? The generous use of classical music. In a world where great music is often ignored by people, these films allowed people to experience fine music, while enjoying excellent filmmaking.

What films have YOU seen, that included great classical music? Did watching these films impel you to learn more about the music that they contained?

Although I am not a big fan of the movie Godfather III, Coppola's use of one of my favorite classical pieces Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, was superb. It happens to be a piece that brings a touch of tears to my eyes each time I hear it.

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@Frank Apisa,

The Favorite (Queen Anne)
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B Flat, D.960 – 2. Andante sostenuto

Another performance by Sviatoslav Richter:

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Phoenix32890 wrote:

Boy, I am glad that Kubrick went with the classical score for 2001. It really "made" the movie!

When Disney released "Fantasia" he said, "This will really "make" Beethoven!"

I was at a concert where the second piece of the performance was Mozart's Piano Concert 21 No. 21. When the second movement began you could hear the rustle of program notes all through the concert hall as people recognized the music popularly known as the "Theme to Elvira Madigan".

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Just discovered Naxos.com. They have two lists of classical movies. One is by the movie name, and the other by the composers' names. I was shocked that there was so much of it.

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@Phoenix32890,

The Andante movement from the Schubert Trio I posted yesterday (Piano Trio in E-flat major, Op. 100, D.929) was used very effectively in Kubrick's Barry Lyndon. Lightwizard (back in 2003) referred to music by Handel, Bach, and Mozart in the film but didn't mention the Schubert.

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