The 99 Most Essential Classical Pieces in Movies

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1.
Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Funeral March): Lento
Andrei Ivanovich
2.
Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. by Ravel): I. Promenade 1 - The Gnome - Promenade 2
Herbert von Karajan
3.
The Four Seasons, Op. 8, "Spring", RV 269: Allegro
Pieter Schoeman
4.
Three Nocturnes for Piano, Op. 62: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, G 541: "O lieb so lang' Du lieben kannst": Poco allegro con affetto
Dubravka Tomšič
5.
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
London Philharmonic Orchestra
6.
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
London Philharmonic Orchestra
7.
Cantata, BWV 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", Part 2: X. Chorale: "Jesu bleibet meine Freude" (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring)
Bach Collegium Japan
8.
Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"
London Philharmonic Orchestra
9.
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio
London Philharmonic Orchestra
10.
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9
Finghin Collins
11.
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
12.
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory
London Philharmonic Orchestra
13.
Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
Miah Persson, Mattias Wager
14.
On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
London Philharmonic Orchestra
15.
Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum
Mattias Wager
16.
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, "Episode de la vie d'un artiste": V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat (Dream of a Witches' Sabbath)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
17.
Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten for Strings and Bell (1977) (from Fahrenheit 9/11)
Tapiola Sinfonietta
18.
La Bohème: "Che gelida manina" (from Moonstruck)
Romanian National Opera Orchestra, Constantin Niccolo
19.
Lullaby (Guten Abend, Gute Nacht), Op. 49:4 (from The Truman Show)
Slovak Chamber Orchestra
20.
Finlandia, Op. 26 (from Die Hard 2)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
21.
Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (from The Godfather)
Hans Fagius
22.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Scoop)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
23.
Rhapsody in Blue (from Manhattan)
Slovak Philharmonic, Kamil Hala
24.
Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa (from The Big Lebowski)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
25.
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
London Philharmonic Orchestra
26.
Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga" (from Antichrist)
Yoshikazu Mela
27.
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": II. Molto vivace (from A Clockwork Orange)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
28.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee (from 8 Mile)
Hermitage Museum Orchestra
29.
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ, BWV 565 (from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
Klemens Schnorr
30.
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (from A Room with a View)
Eteri Lamoris
31.
Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: II. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor: Lento
Tomislav Bavnov
32.
Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso (attacca) (from Dead Poets Society)
Cristina Ortiz
33.
Cavatina (from Deer Hunter)
Craig Ogden
34.
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: III. Adagio (from The Shining)
SWR Symphony Orchestra
35.
Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, "The Year 1812", Op. 49 (from V for Vendetta)
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
36.
Ellen's Chants, D. 839: Ave Maria (from Alive)
Cafè Concerto
37.
The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle (from Life Is Beautiful)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
38.
Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies Irae (from X2)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Naira Nachkhatashvili, Tamaz Tseriashvili, Natalia Volchenko, Giya Assatiani
39.
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13: Minuet (from The Dark Knight)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
40.
Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrops" (from Moonraker)
Peter Schmalfuss
41.
Rigoletto: "La donna e mobile" (from Captain Corelli's Mandolin)
Jose Perez, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
42.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (from Fantasia)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
43.
String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76:3, "Emperor": II. Poco adagio: Cantabile (from Casablanca)
Quartetto Pressenda
44.
Radetzky March, Op. 228 (from Kate & Leopold)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
45.
Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba (from Happy Feet)
Jose Perez
46.
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: Andante
Finghin Collins
47.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)
Herbert von Karajan
48.
Fantasy for Orchestra, "A Night on the Bare Mountain" (from Natural Born Killers)
Bamberg Symphony
49.
Madame Butterfly: "Un bel di vedremo" (from Fatal Attraction)
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Madina Venger
50.
Danse Macabre, Op. 40 (from Shrek the Third)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
51.
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Tone Poem for Large Orchestra, Op. 30: Introduction
SWR Symphony Orchestra
52.
L'Elisir d'Amore, Act 2: Una furtiva lagrima (from Match Point)
Ballet Theatre of Russia, Viktor Netrebko
53.
Concerto in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622: II. Adagio (from 27 Dresses)
Martin Fröst
54.
Canon in D Major
London Philharmonic Orchestra
55.
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air
London Philharmonic Orchestra
56.
Symphony No. 5: Adagietto (from Death in Venice)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
57.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico (from Raging Bull)
Bonn Classical Philharmonic
58.
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Le Cygne) (from Mona Lisa Smile)
Stockholm Chamber Duo
59.
Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (from Spider-man 3)
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ekaterina Sarantseva
60.
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture (from Zombieland)
St. Petersburg Festival Symphony Orchestra
61.
William Tell: Overture (from Armageddon)
62.
Kaiserwaltzer (The Emperor's Waltzes), Op. 437 (from The Last Emperor)
Bonn Classical Philharmonic
63.
La Traviata: Brindisi (Libiamo ne' lieti calici) (from Pretty Woman)
Madina Venger, Tamaz Tseriashvili
64.
The Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Suite, Op. 66: Waltz (from Ronin)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
65.
Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor (from Arthur)
Dubravka Tomšič
66.
String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804, "Rosamunde": II. Andante (from The Dark Knight)
Quartetto Pressenda
67.
Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Act 3: Duettino - Sull'aria (from The Shawshank Redemption)
Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Victoria Anderson
68.
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria (from The Silence of the Lambs)
Tatiana Nikolayeva
69.
Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz), Op. 183 (from Chariots of Fire)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
70.
Nocturnes, Op. Posth. 72: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Lento con gran espressione
Roland Pöntinen
71.
Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7 in G-Flat Major: Poco lento e grazioso
Květa Novotná
72.
Samson et Dalila, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix"
Rita Noel
73.
Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra
74.
Solomon, HWV 67: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Four Weddings and a Funeral)
Collegium Musicum
75.
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scéne
London Philharmonic Orchestra
76.
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: III. Wedding March (from American Gangster)
Hermitage Museum Orchestra
77.
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": An die Freude (from The Get Smart)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
78.
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": Allegro (from There's Something About Mary)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
79.
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Can-can (from Moulin Rouge)
St. Petersburg New Philharmonia
80.
Sonata No. 8 in C Minor for Piano, Op. 13, "Sonata Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile (from The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
Dubravka Tomšič
81.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XIV. Waltz of the Flowers: Tempo di valse (from Caddyshack)
Bonn Classical Philharmonic
82.
The Barber of Seville: "Largo al factotum" (from Mrs. Doubtfire)
Alexander Podolkhov, St. Petersburg Zazerkalie Theater Orchestra
83.
Quintet in A Major, D. 667, "The Trout": IV. Theme and Variations: Andantino - Allegretto (from The Sixth Sense)
Quartetto Pressenda
84.
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759, "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Münchner Symphoniker
85.
Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus (from The Father of the Bride)
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
86.
Concerto in C Major for Mandolin and Strings, RV 425: I. Allegro (from Kramer vs. Kramer)
Anton Reinhold, Zagreb Soloists
87.
Trumpet Voluntary in D Major, "The Prince of Denmark's March" (from Julie & Julia)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Rainer
88.
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise" (from August Rush)
Finghin Collins
89.
Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361, "Gran Partita": III. Adagio (from Amadeus)
Slovak Philharmonic
90.
Turandot: Nessun Dorma (from The Killing Fields)
Andrej Kucharsky
91.
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (from The Fall)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
92.
Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
Finghin Collins
93.
Gymnopédie No. 1
Finghin Collins
94.
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
Finghin Collins
95.
Boléro (from 10)
London Symphony Orchestra
96.
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance: Andante
Camerata Salzburg
97.
Thaïs: Meditation
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Pieter Schoeman
98.
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": Largo
London Philharmonic Orchestra
99.
Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor for Piano, Op. 35: III. Marche Funébre (Funeral March): Lento

Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. by Ravel): I. Promenade 1 - The Gnome - Promenade 2

The Four Seasons, Op. 8, "Spring", RV 269: Allegro

Three Nocturnes for Piano, Op. 62: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, G 541: "O lieb so lang' Du lieben kannst": Poco allegro con affetto

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a

Cantata, BWV 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", Part 2: X. Chorale: "Jesu bleibet meine Freude" (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring)

Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio

Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory

Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu

On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314

Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, "Episode de la vie d'un artiste": V. Songe d'une nuit du sabbat (Dream of a Witches' Sabbath)

Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten for Strings and Bell (1977) (from Fahrenheit 9/11)

La Bohème: "Che gelida manina" (from Moonstruck)

Lullaby (Guten Abend, Gute Nacht), Op. 49:4 (from The Truman Show)

Finlandia, Op. 26 (from Die Hard 2)

Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 (from The Godfather)

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Scoop)

Rhapsody in Blue (from Manhattan)

Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa dies illa (from The Big Lebowski)

The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga" (from Antichrist)

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": II. Molto vivace (from A Clockwork Orange)

The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee (from 8 Mile)

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ, BWV 565 (from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)

Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (from A Room with a View)

Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: II. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor: Lento

Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso (attacca) (from Dead Poets Society)

Cavatina (from Deer Hunter)

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106: III. Adagio (from The Shining)

Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, "The Year 1812", Op. 49 (from V for Vendetta)

Ellen's Chants, D. 839: Ave Maria (from Alive)

The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle (from Life Is Beautiful)

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies Irae (from X2)

String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13: Minuet (from The Dark Knight)

Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrops" (from Moonraker)

Rigoletto: "La donna e mobile" (from Captain Corelli's Mandolin)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (from Fantasia)

String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76:3, "Emperor": II. Poco adagio: Cantabile (from Casablanca)

Radetzky March, Op. 228 (from Kate & Leopold)

Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba (from Happy Feet)

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: Andante

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?)

Fantasy for Orchestra, "A Night on the Bare Mountain" (from Natural Born Killers)

Madame Butterfly: "Un bel di vedremo" (from Fatal Attraction)

Danse Macabre, Op. 40 (from Shrek the Third)

Also Sprach Zarathustra - Tone Poem for Large Orchestra, Op. 30: Introduction

L'Elisir d'Amore, Act 2: Una furtiva lagrima (from Match Point)

Concerto in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622: II. Adagio (from 27 Dresses)

Canon in D Major

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air

Symphony No. 5: Adagietto (from Death in Venice)

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico (from Raging Bull)

Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Le Cygne) (from Mona Lisa Smile)

Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (from Spider-man 3)

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture (from Zombieland)

William Tell: Overture (from Armageddon)

Kaiserwaltzer (The Emperor's Waltzes), Op. 437 (from The Last Emperor)

La Traviata: Brindisi (Libiamo ne' lieti calici) (from Pretty Woman)

The Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Suite, Op. 66: Waltz (from Ronin)

Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor (from Arthur)

String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804, "Rosamunde": II. Andante (from The Dark Knight)

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Act 3: Duettino - Sull'aria (from The Shawshank Redemption)

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria (from The Silence of the Lambs)

Les Patineurs Valse (The Skater's Waltz), Op. 183 (from Chariots of Fire)

Nocturnes, Op. Posth. 72: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Lento con gran espressione

Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7 in G-Flat Major: Poco lento e grazioso