2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Johann Strauss II’s The Blue Danube – Spacecraft docking the station.
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Poll: Best use of classical music in film
Here is a list of films that employ well known pieces of classical music. Which film best uses its piece of classical music in the context of the film that it’s used in?
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra – Opening scene. -
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Richard Wagner’s The Ride of the Valkyrie – Helicopter attack. -
Fantasia (1940)
Paul Dukas’s The Sorcerer's Apprentice – Segment. -
The Godfather Part III (1990)
Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo – Ending monologue. -
The King's Speech (2010)
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony 7 – King George VI’s wartime speech. -
The Ladykillers (1955)
Luigi Boccherini’s Minuet in E major – Rehearsal of the musicians. -
The Ruling Class (1972)
Giuseppe Verdi’s Libiamo ne' lieti calici – Grace Shelley's grand entrance as the lady of the Camellias. -
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Wolfgang Mozart’s Duettino Sull'aria – Andy using the warden’s office to play this piece to the entire prison. -
Shine (1996)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee – David playing this piece on the piano. -
V for Vendetta (2005)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture - The destruction of the British Parliament building.
