100 Best Film Classics

The Ride of the Valkyries (Apocalypse Now)

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

Requiem (Amadeus)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626

Richard Hickox, Northern Sinfonia

Temple Duet (Gallipoli)

Georges Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)

Pierre Dervaux, Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda

Intermezzo (The Godfather III)

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

String Trio Divertimento (Mission Impossible)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Divertimento for Violin, Viola & Cello in E-flat major, K. 563

Augustin Dumay, Gérard Caussé

The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Fantasia)

Paul Dukas - L’Apprenti sorcier

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

End Credits (Raiders of the lost Ark)

John Williams - The Raiders March

Nic Raine, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 2 (Somewhere in Time)

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset

Miserere (Chariots of Fire)

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Gerald Finley

Adagio for Strings (Platoon)

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

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

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

John Barbirolli, Philharmonia Orchestra

Mambo (West Side Story)

Leonard Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Paavo Järvi, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 25 (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 25 for Orchestra in G minor, K. 173dB/183 "Little G Minor"

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Main Theme (Jean de Florette)

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino: Sinfonia

John Barbirolli, The Hallé

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: II. Romance (Alien)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Waltz No. 2 (Eyes Wide Shut)

Dmitri Shostakovich - Suite for Variety Orchestra

Mariss Jansons, Philadelphia Orchestra

Ode to Joy (A Clockwork Orange)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

Adrian Boult, Joseph Flummerfelt, Riccardo Muti

Piano Concerto No. 5: II. Adagio (The King's Speech)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”

Hans Vonk, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Zacharias

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Out of Africa)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622

Hans Vonk, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Sabine Meyer

Concerto for Two Pianos: III. Rondo, allegro (Amadeus)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra no. 10 in E-flat major, K. 316a/365

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Radu Lupu

Stabat Mater (The Talented Mr. Ripley)

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo

Paul Daniel, Lesley Garrett, Robin Blaze

Ave verum corpus (Lorenzo's Oil)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Eric Ericson, Riccardo Muti, Berlin Philharmonic

Horn Concerto No. 2 (JFK)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417

Barry Tuckwell, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

String Quintet (Carrington)

Franz Schubert - String Quintet in C major, D. 956

Laszlo Varga, Hungarian Quartet

Le nozze di Figaro: Overture (The Runaway Bride)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia

Colin Davis, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Cello Concerto: I. Adagio (Hilary and Jackie)

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

Norman Del Mar, Robert Cohen

Symphony No. 40: I. Molto allegro (The Living Daylights)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Nimrod (Elizabeth)

Edward Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36

Adrian Boult, London Symphony Orchestra

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: IV. Rondo (There's Something About Mary)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Swan Lake: Act II, 10. Scene (Billy Elliot)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

The Planets: IV. Jupiter (The Right Stuff)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Simon Rattle, Philharmonia Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 21: II. Andante (Elvira Madigan)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Bryden Thomson, The Hallé, Stephen Hough

'Raindrop' Prelude (Face/Off)

Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto

Dimitri Alexeev

Piano Concerto No. 20: II. Romance (Amadeus)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra, Annie Fischer

Piano Sonata No. 11: III. Rondo alla turca (The Truman Show)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”

Andrei Gavrilov

Piano Concerto No. 25 (The Associate)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 25 in C major, K. 503

David Zinman, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christian Zacharias

Piano Sonata No. 11: I. Andante (A Beautiful Mind)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”

Andrei Gavrilov

Moonlight Sonata (Immortal Beloved)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Moura Lympany

Nocturne in C-sharp minor (The Pianist)

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16

Alexandre Tharaud

Piano Concerto No. 1: I. Allegro maestoso (The Music Lovers)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Horacio Gutiérrez

Gymnopédie No. 1 (What Lies Beneath)

Erik Satie - Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux

London Symphony Orchestra, Anne Queffélec

'Minute' Waltz (Paycheck)

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”

Dimitri Alexeev

Für Elise (Rosemary's Baby)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto

Moura Lympany

Piano Concerto No. 1: II. Romance: Larghetto (The Truman Show)

Frédéric Chopin - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Martha Argerich

Clair de lune (Ocean's Eleven)

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82

Kun-Woo Paik

Polonaise No. 6 (Shine)

Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”

Samson François

Norma - Casta Diva (The Bridges of Madison County)

Vincenzo Bellini - Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)

Tullio Serafin, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Rigoletto - La donna è mobile (Captain Correlli's Mandolin)

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)

Julius Rudel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alfredo Kraus

Così fan tutte - Soave sia il vento (Closer)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)

Riccardo Muti, Vienna Philharmonic, Agnes Baltsa

Le nozze di Figaro - Non più andrai (Trading Places)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)

Bernard Haitink, Claudio Desderi

Così fan tutte - Un'aura amorosa (My Left Foot)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)

Bernard Haitink, John Aler

Die Zauberflöte - Der Hölle Rache (Miss Congeniality)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht)

Louis Langrée, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Natalie Dessay

Le nozze di Figaro - Canzonnetta sull'aria (The Shawshank Redemption)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Sull’aria… che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna)

Bernard Haitink, Felicity Lott

Andrea Chénier - La mamma morta (Philadelphia)

Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Maria Meneghini Callas

Don Giovanni - Là ci darem la mano (Babette's Feast)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Eberhard Wächter

Tosca - E lucevan le stelle (Heavenly Creatures)

Giacomo Puccini - Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Carlo Bergonzi

Carmen - Habanera (Callas Forever)

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)

Georges Prêtre, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris, Maria Meneghini Callas

La Bohème - Che gelida manina (Moonstruck)

Giacomo Puccini - La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)

James Levine, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfredo Kraus

Rusalka - Song to the Moon (Driving Miss Daisy)

Antonín Dvořák - Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka)

Stefan Soltész, Munich Radio Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

La Wally - Ebben? ne andrò lontana (Diva)

Alfredo Catalani - La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)

Lamberto Gardelli, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ghena Dimitrova

Les Contes d'Offenbach - Barcarolle (Life is Beautiful)

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)

Sylvain Cambreling, Ann Murray, Jessye Norman

Turandot - Nessun dorma (The Witches of Eastwick)

Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, José Carreras

Solomon - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Four Weddings and a Funeral)

George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Fugue in D minor (The Aviator)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565

Wayne Marshall

Zadok the Priest (The Madness of King George)

George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258

Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society

Concerto for two violins in D minor (Children of a Lesser God)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras

Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor (Truly, Madly, Deeply)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029

Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman

Mandolin Concerto in C (Kramer vs. Kramer)

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425

Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico, Duilio Galfetti

Goldberg Variations (Silence of the Lambs)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988

Nicholas Angelich

Concerto Grosso No. 12: III. Larghetto (Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)

George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330

Yehudi Menuhin

Air 'on the G string' (Runaway Bride)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Iona Brown, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Canon in D (Ordinary People)

Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337

Iona Brown, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

The Four Seasons - Winter: II. Largo (The Other Sister)

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”

Alberto Lysy, Yehudi Menuhin

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Meet the Parents)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“

David Willcocks, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Sarabande (Barry Lyndon)

George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437

Andrei Gavrilov

Keyboard Concerto No. 5: II. Largo (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Andrei Gavrilov

Rinaldo - Lascia ch'io pianga

George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)

Kirk Trevor

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: I. Allegro (Hannibal)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus (Bridget Jones's Diary)

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”

David Willcocks, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge