Great, thanks for elucidating the origin of the musical score at the beginning. How about the rest of the musical score for the movie? I know there are cuts of Wagner here and there... particularily when Hitler (Sir Alec) is getting nostalgic with his entourage in the Fuhrer-bunker.
TIA.
The scene where Hitler is walking his dog uses Siegfried's Funeral March from the opera "Gotterdammerung" (The Death of The Gods)also by Wagner, while the end credits play the Overture to "Der Fledermaus" (The Bat) by Johan Strauss II
shareYou guys are good - the list in order of appearance is:
Prelude to Act III - Lohengrin - Opening and Credits
Tales of the Vienna Woods - first monologue with his cronies before the birthday party.
Die Fledermaus - Background to much of the movie - mainly after the report that Himmler had deserted him and thereon. It was effective when he broke down trashing his new Linz Opera House diorama.
Overture to Tannhauser - walking Blondi, his Alsatian (German) Shepherd
Blue Danube - Throughout the movie but best at the finale.
Sorry, but your wrong on some of the songs.
When he was walking the dog and working on the model of the future Berlin, that is "Siegfried's Death and Funeral March" from the Wagner opera Gotterdamerung, or Twilight of the Gods.
The end piece of the movie is Die Fledermaus.