Title says it all!
I was watching Marathon Man a few days ago and smiled when I heard Die Schone Mullerin, even though it was a Nazi murderer listening to it.
Of course, one of the best cinematic uses of classical music was in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which featured Strauss's Zarathustra, the other Strauss's Blue Danube and, equally importantly, a handful of pieces by Ligeti, such as Atmosphères and Lux aeterna. I love Ligeti's micropolyphony anyway, but I wonder if hearing it in a dramatic, visual context helps people appreciate it.
So what are some great uses of classical music not originally written for the cinema that you can think of? I am going to ban you from choosing music biopics because that's just cheating.
I was watching Marathon Man a few days ago and smiled when I heard Die Schone Mullerin, even though it was a Nazi murderer listening to it.
Of course, one of the best cinematic uses of classical music was in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which featured Strauss's Zarathustra, the other Strauss's Blue Danube and, equally importantly, a handful of pieces by Ligeti, such as Atmosphères and Lux aeterna. I love Ligeti's micropolyphony anyway, but I wonder if hearing it in a dramatic, visual context helps people appreciate it.
So what are some great uses of classical music not originally written for the cinema that you can think of? I am going to ban you from choosing music biopics because that's just cheating.