Wow! You are on a roll today, Mz Squirrel. Didn't see The Pianist, but it did inspire me. (more about that later)
I do know Mission Impossible, The Godfather, and The Last Mohican, but not Cookie's Fortune.
edgar, I recall The Apartment and love that theme from the movie.
Here's my inspiration from The Pianist, JPB.
The Pianist is an incredible film in many aspects. Roman Polanski's account of the survival of the pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman, is a document about how one man can overcome the worst possible situations in a world gone completely mad around him.
Here is the song to which they refer as the last one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZxzgPNXaO8
Daniel Day Lewis is a marvelous actor. Loved him in The Gangs of New York.
Cellos are among my favorite instruments.