Classical Music in Movies Part 3

The list demonstrating the widespread use of classical music in movies continues.

The Magic Bow
    Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Paganini: Caprice No. 20, Paganini: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Moonraker
    Chopin: Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15, Leoncavallo: Vesti la giubba, from I Pagliacci, J. Strauss II: Tritsch Tratsch Polka
A Night at the Opera
    Verdi: Anvil Chorus, from Il Trovatore
Nijinsky
    Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Stravinsky: The Rite   of Spring
Out of Africa
    Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, 2nd movement
Paradise Road
    Chopin: Funeral March, from Piano Sonata No. 2, Dvorák: Symphony No. 9, Grainger: Country Gardens & Londonderry Air, Holst: Jupiter, from The Planets, Ravel: Bolero
Platoon
    Barber: Adagio for Strings
The Portrait of a Lady
    Bach: Piano Concerto No. 5, Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor, Schubert: Impromptus Op. 90, Nos. 3 & 4, Schubert: String Quartet No. 14, J. Strauss Jr.: Artist's Life
Prizzi´s Honor
    Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville
Raging Bull
    Mascagni: Intermezzo, from Cavalleria Rusticana
Rollerball
    Albinoni: Adagio, Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, 4th movement
Romy and Michele´s High School Reunion
    Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8, "Pathétique," J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau
A Room With a View
    Puccini: Doretta's Dream, from La Rondine, Puccini: Firenze, from Gianni Schicchi, Puccini: O mio babbino caro, from Gianni Schicchi
Schindler´s List
    Bach: English Suite No. 2, Bourrée, Gade: Tango Jalousie, Lehár: Meinen Lippen sie küssen so heiss
The Seven Year Itch
    Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
The Silence of the Lambs
    Bach: Goldberg Variations
Sleeping with the Enemy
    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, 5th movement
Somewhere in Time
    Rachmaninov: Paganini Rhapsody, 18th Variation
Sour Grapes
    Bach: Adagio, from Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Beethoven:    String Quartet No. 2, Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7, Boccherini: Minuet, Brahms: Hungarian Dance, Mozart: Horn Concerto, Mozart: String Quintet, Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours, from La Gioconda, Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Rossini: Overture to The Thieving Magpie, J. Strauss Jr.: Tales from the Vienna Woods, Suppé Poet and Peasant Overture
The Spy Who Loved Me
    Bach: Air, from Suite No. 3
Star Trek: Insurrection
    Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8, "Pathétique", 1st movement, Haydn: String Quartet No. 63, "Lark", 4th movement, Mozart: String Quartet No. 17, "Hunt", 1st movement
The Thin Red Line
    Fauré In paradisum, from Requiem
Titanic
    J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau
To Be Or Not To Be
    Chopin: Military Polonaise
Torrents of Spring
    Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, 2nd movement, Chopin: Etude, Op. 10, No. 6, Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
The Truman Show
    Brahms: Wiegenlied, Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1, 2nd movement, Mozart: Horn Concerto No 1, 1st movement, Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11, 3rd movement
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
    Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Wayne´s World
    Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet
The Untouchables
    Leoncavallo: Vesti la giubba, from I Pagliacci
White Nights
    Bach: Passacaglia in C Minor
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Wow! There’s a lot of classical music in movies, isn’t there? Is a favorite movie listed here? Watch it again, this time focusing on the music. Notice, too, that all types of classical music - symphony, solo sonata, concerto, vocal as well as various lesser categories have been “imported” into film scores. If you wish to discover a particular kind of classical music you can also use this as a guide to explore new classical music forms. Notice, too, that classical music themes can be found in all kinds of movies - animated. spy thriller, romance, sci fi, biopics, historical fiction, etc.

(Finally, remember that my listing of any of these movies is not necessarily an endorsement of their theme or recommendation to view it. I have selected these because of their use of classical music. Some discernment may be called for in considering whether to watch some of these movies. Thanks.)