In film we hear a lot of the same classical pieces used time and time again. As avid audience members, we come to associate these pieces with specific moods or emotions. So if you happen to be an aspiring filmmaker looking to score your movie, here is an easy guide to picking the right piece for your scene. Or, if you're like me and like to have your own personal life soundtrack, this might come in handy for you too (wink wink).
If you want: Pretty and contemplative
Use: Piano Concerto No 5, Op. 73 ('Emperor') in E-Flat Major: II. Adagio un Poco Mosso by Ludwig Van Beethoven
As heard in: The King's Speech, Picnic at Hanging Rock
If you want: Gorgeously epic
Use: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, II. Allegretto by Ludwig Van Beethoven
As heard in: The King's Speech (again!), The Fall
If you want: Routine, correctness, conformity
Use: "Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major (K. 331) (300): Third Movement: 'Alla Turca'" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
As seen in: The Truman Show, and pretty much everything else! This piece is in every movie and every commercial, I swear.
If you want: Mystery with a hint of sensuality
Use: Any of the Gnossiennes by Erik Satie
As heard in: Chocolat, Henry and June
If you want: Unabashed silliness
Use: "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Franz Liszt
As heard in: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and every cartoon ever.
If you want: OH MY GOD THE GHOST IS PLAYING THE PIANO.
Use: Anything by Frederic Chopin.
As heard in: The Others, The Innkeepers
Seriously. Ghosts only play Chopin.
Hmmm...maybe a part 2 is in order?
Happy listening!
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