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The (classical) music in the movie


Does anyone know the three classical compositions that were heard in the movie?

The first one is heard by the parasomniac girl Laura when Danny puts his headphones on her ears while she's in the bed in the hospital.

The second and the third one are played by the cellist girls. (I thought one was Prokoview's March, but then I found out I was wrong :( )



Thanks in advance.

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The Planets Suite: Jupiter

thats the tune the 2 women are playing on violin and celo.

not sure about the first one though. sorry

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Thanks! Gustav Holst, The planets!!!!

And now I am sure the other one is NOT Prokofiew's March - but I don't know what it is. Maybe Elgar?

And the first one noone has any idea :)


But I am very, very, very grateful to you for Jupiter! Thank you!!!!!

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The Planets Suite: Jupiter ...
it was used in Bathory's song Hammerheart.
A funny fact about it, it was played at Quorthon's (Bathory's founder) funeral... he died of a heart attack (see the irony? ^^).

Oh, and ya, toly sweet song!

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The first tune the girls play is Prokoviev's "Dance of the Knights"

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A bit more info on the Prokofiev piece from Wikipedia:

"Montagues and Capulets also known as Dance of the Knights is a score composed by Sergei Prokofiev. It is from Act I, Scene 2 of the ballet Romeo and Juliet."

My guess about the first piece (when he places the headphones on her) is that it is the work of Nicholas Pike, the credited film score composer, but if my guess is wrong then I'd like to know what it is too.

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I believe that the music the Sleeping Girl is listening to when she wakes up for the first time is by Ralph Vaughan Williams... "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Talis". Magnificent piece!

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