Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Esther (class of 2025) and features classical pieces used in various film soundtracks.

Music in Film

Ludwig Van Beethoven – “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: ‘Ode to Joy'” (Die Hard)

Modest Mussorgsky – “Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Gnomus” (The Big Lebowski)

Béla Bartók – “Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta” (The Shining)

Frédéric Chopin – “Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Romance Larghetto” (The Truman Show)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – “Duettino Sull’aria from Le nozze di Figaro“ (The Shawshank Redemption)

Gustav Mahler – “Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, Adagietto” (Death in Venice)

Richard Strauss – “Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I Prelude” (2001: A Space Odyssey)

Peter Il’yich Tchaikovsky – “Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet“ (A Christmas Story)

Franz Schubert – “Polonaise in B Flat Major, D.580” (Little Women)

Dario Marianelli – “Dawn” (Pride & Prejudice)

Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezXVAhyJoSw1tbSYTslfXXH&si=Tg37dJ6ldT0DH7uv