100 Best Film Classics

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

Miserere (Chariots of Fire)

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Stephen Cleobury

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

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

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

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

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

Piano Concerto No. 20 (Amadeus)

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

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra, Annie Fischer

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

Christian Zacharias, David Zinman, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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

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

Gymnopédie No. 1 (What Lies Beneath)

Erik Satie - Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux

London Symphony Orchestra

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

Casta Diva (The Bridges of Madison County)

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

Norberto Mola, Tullio Serafin, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan

La donna è mobile (Captain Correlli's Mandolin)

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

Julius Rudel, Philharmonia Orchestra

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

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

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

Un'aura amorosa (My Left Foot)

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

Bernard Haitink

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

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

La mamma morta (Philadelphia)

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

Tullio Serafin, Philharmonia Orchestra

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

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

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

Che gelida manina (Moonstruck)

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

James Levine, National Philharmonic Orchestra

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

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

Nessun dorma (The Witches of Eastwick)

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

Alain Lombard, Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg

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

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

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

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

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G (Hannibal)

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

Jerzy Maksymiuk, Philip Pickett

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