Cue the faux-Latin...

[word_geek]

elora_c and I were talking this morning about "O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana, which led to a discussion of Ominous Latin Chanting in movies. (Warning: That's a link to TV Tropes; if you click the link, you assume responsibility for any lost productivity.) Which led, tangentially, to a discussion of how "Ride of the Valkyries," in a movie, now means "

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[piratelemur]

Powerhouse especially. It's a cartoon factory with chipmunks running through it every single time.

[free_laddicals]

I guess "All Along the Watchtower" is now the rock standard replacement for "Ride of the Valkyries" - at least, so I hear. The only two times I can recall that I've heard it used in an "end of the world" setting is BSG and Watchmen, but apparently there are people who consider any use of it over a '60s montage of protestors and soldiers to be the same thing, and thus it is Cliche.

It probably is. But I love Bear McCreary's cover to itty bitty pieces, and it's likely people who complain about its use in Watchmen also complained about the changes made to the ending, so whatchagonnado?

[mmaresca]

Yeah, I didn't get the complaints of using "Watchtower" in Watchmen was "such a cliche". I couldn't help but think, "Seriously, EVERY time a movie has two heroes flying an owlship to Antarctica, THAT'S the go-to song."

[fluffiana]

A lot of Grieg falls into that category.

[fish_tie]

"Flight of the Bumble Bee" is a staple will still see some usage for any phrentic comedy.

And to add some recursion into the discussion, the theme to 2001: A Space Odyessey is ofttimes used to cue the reveal of something depicted to be awesome.

[hells_satans]

Wow, what a great idea. Several have been mentioned, altho how I'm the first to say Barber of Seville I have no idea

[word_geek]

Wow, that's impressive. Shoulda thought of Rhapsody in Blue myself.

[hells_satans]

I gotta give credit where due to Woody Allen for using that first in Manhattan. Pretty sharp of him.