Mozart in the Movies

 

(1756-1791)


Often times, when we go to the movies we don't even realize what kind of music we are listening to. Many people who would never listen to classical music for recreation are exposed to it at the movies. Usually it blends into the action of the images we are seeing so well that we hear the music subconsciously. The music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been used in many different genres of movies. Below are some of the pieces by Mozart that have been used.

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The four examples you heard were used for either a comedy or an action film. Pick an example that you think was used in an action film and tell why.

Pick an example that you would have used in a comedy and explain why.

 

Scroll down to see what movies the examples were actually used in.