100 Best Film Classics

Also sprach Zarathustra (2001: A Space Odyssey)

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Klaus Tennstedt

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

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

Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)

Stanley Myers - Cavatina

Manuel Barrueco, Steve Morse

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

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

Jazz Suite 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

Eine kleine Nachtmusik: I. Allegro (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)

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

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (from "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 (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

Memories of the Alhambra (Sideways)

Francisco Tárrega - Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Christopher Parkening

Flute & Harp Concerto (The Joy Luck Club)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299

Herbert von Karajan, James Galway, Berlin Philharmonic

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 (Hilary and Jackie)

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

Norman Del Mar, Robert Cohen

Symphony No. 40 (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

'Unfinished' Symphony (Minority Report)

Franz Schubert - Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

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 (Billy Elliot)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake, op. 20

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

Jupiter (The Right Stuff)

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Simon Rattle, Philharmonia Orchestra

The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise (The Piano)

Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Michael Nyman

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 "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 (Amadeus)

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

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra, Annie Fischer

Waltz in C sharp minor (Private Benjamin)

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2

Dimitri Alexeev

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 in A major, K. 331 (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

Maria Tipo

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (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, Op. 11 (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

Moura Lympany

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

La donna è mobile (Captain Correlli's Mandolin)

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

Julius Rudel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alfredo Kraus

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

D'amor sull'ali rosee (Basquiat)

Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora)

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Leontyne Price

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

Vissi d'arte (Copycat)

Giacomo Puccini - Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)

Antonio Pappano, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Angela Gheorghiu

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

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)

Bernard Haitink, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Edita Gruberová

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

La mamma morta (Philadelphia)

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

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra, Maria Meneghini Callas

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

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

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

Che gelida manina (Moonstruck)

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

James Levine, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfredo Kraus

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

Ebben? ne andrò lontana (Diva)

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

Lamberto Gardelli, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ghena Dimitrova

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

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

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

Double Violin Concerto (Children of a Lesser God)

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

Yehudi Menuhin, Christian Ferras

Gloria (Someone to Watch Over Me)

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D major, RV 589

Andrew Parrott, Taverner Players

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

Louis Auriacombe, Toulouse Chamber Orchestra

Goldberg Variations (Silence of the Lambs)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988

Maria Tipo

Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 12 (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

Winter (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 in F minor (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

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G (Hannibal)

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

Jerzy Maksymiuk, Philip Pickett, Polish Chamber Orchestra

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