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Title: Good classical music
Post by: NOA_Haunted on February 20, 2008, 06:22:29 PM
Like I want some that sounds evil, dark, and diabolical. 
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: NOA_Haunted on February 20, 2008, 06:25:14 PM
What is the music from V for Vendetta? When he blows the shit up!
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Samus Aran on February 20, 2008, 06:37:23 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on February 20, 2008, 06:25:14 PM
What is the music from V for Vendetta? When he blows the shit up!


Beethoven's 9th, if I remember correctly.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: NOA_Haunted on February 20, 2008, 06:42:01 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on February 20, 2008, 06:37:23 PM
Beethoven's 9th, if I remember correctly.
I read 5th somewhere
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Samus Aran on February 20, 2008, 11:08:04 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on February 20, 2008, 06:42:01 PM
I read 5th somewhere



No. I was wrong too though. It's Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," I believe. I don't know why I always think it's part of one of Beethoven's symphonies. I just do. Later in the overture, it's easier to tell that it's Tchaikovsky's work, just from hearing it.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Daphnia on February 21, 2008, 01:09:34 PM
Dream Theater does a great arrangement of the 1812.

Verdi is evil.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: YPrrrr on February 21, 2008, 01:32:59 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on February 20, 2008, 11:08:04 PM
No. I was wrong too though. It's Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," I believe. I don't know why I always think it's part of one of Beethoven's symphonies. I just do. Later in the overture, it's easier to tell that it's Tchaikovsky's work, just from hearing it.
Well, Beethoven's 5th is in the movie... it is played before he blows up Parliament.

Also, Haunted, if you want something dark and sinister, there's always Night on Bald Mountain and In the Hall of the Mountain King.

More I edited in:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Samus Aran on February 21, 2008, 03:51:43 PM
Quote from: Your Posting Rival on February 21, 2008, 01:32:59 PM
Well, Beethoven's 5th is in the movie... it is played before he blows up Parliament.

Also, Haunted, if you want something dark and sinister, there's always Night on Bald Mountain and In the Hall of the Mountain King.

More I edited in:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor


1812 plays while he blows it up. I thought that's what he was talking about.

And I can also recommend In the Hall of the Mountain King. One of my favorite classical pieces. Rainbow did a cool vocal rock arrangement of it too.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: YPrrrr on February 21, 2008, 04:27:45 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on February 21, 2008, 03:51:43 PM
1812 plays while he blows it up. I thought that's what he was talking about.

And I can also recommend In the Hall of the Mountain King. One of my favorite classical pieces. Rainbow did a cool vocal rock arrangement of it too.
Oh, I thought you were saying you thought Beethoven was somewhere in the movie, which he is.

Yeah, 1812 plays while it blows up
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 09:28:15 PM
Apologies for a few days bump, but a few obvious and well known pieces.........

-Beethoven's moonlight sonata(duh)
-Mozart's entire "requiem": Super grim-like with amazing vocal sections.
-Beethoven's symphony no.7 in A Major,Op. 92:II Allegreto---look it up. Awesome.
-Carmina burana's "O fortuna" (for a laugh)
-Adagio for strings; the leonard bernstein arrangement

If you want a few deeper selections, I'd be more than happy to make a few suggestions. Cheers and happy listening.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Samus Aran on February 26, 2008, 09:31:24 PM
Just a note...I personally prefer Tchaikovsky's work as a whole over any other composer's. After all, pretty much the all of 1812 Overture and the entire Nutcracker Suite are awesome.

But other than him, Beethoven, and a few pieces by assorted other composers, I don't listen to much classical.

But Tchaikovsky I can definitely recommend.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on February 26, 2008, 09:34:23 PM
Schubert is an easy listen for background shenanigans. Holst's planets is an amazing experience as well, and who can forget "also sprach zarathustra" by gool ol' strauss.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: YPrrrr on February 27, 2008, 01:56:06 PM
Canon by Pachelbel

Gets overused, but still good
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Squirtlejazz on March 02, 2008, 06:33:09 AM
Boognish stole mine. I was gonna say Moonlight.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: LINK2K9 on March 02, 2008, 01:36:09 PM
Maybe Ennio Morricone?
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Snorkel on March 02, 2008, 01:36:45 PM
Quote from: Kazarus on February 26, 2008, 09:31:24 PM
Just a note...I personally prefer Tchaikovsky's work as a whole over any other composer's. After all, pretty much the all of 1812 Overture and the entire Nutcracker Suite are awesome.

But other than him, Beethoven, and a few pieces by assorted other composers, I don't listen to much classical.

But Tchaikovsky I can definitely recommend.


I second that, although I kind of hate 1812 Overture. The "Little Russian" and "Polish" symphonies (#2 and 3, respectively) are his best, in my opinion. Tchaikovsky is definitely my favorite, though.

I'd also recommend Dvorak, Wagner, and Brahms.
Title: Re: Good classical music
Post by: Squirtlejazz on March 02, 2008, 05:15:25 PM
Any of Mozarts Concertos, Weber's Clarinet Concerto is good also.