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Brahms's Third Symphony in popular culture

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32: 43: 323:, the third movement theme is used three times: twice in original full orchestra scoring and once in piano transcription. The second instance is used as source music: Lucien Carr is playing it on a record player in his Columbia dorm room, and Allen Ginsberg hearing it from his own room goes to track it down. 60: 52: 61: 331: 283: 212: 467: 113:
writes, '"Take My Love," which turned a perfectly honest theme from Brahms's Third Symphony into an outright weeper, sold like the dog it was.'
137:, the third movement theme is heard repeatedly, including as the tune of a song ("Say No More, It's Goodbye") sung by the night club singer ( 224:
featured the third movement 'Poco Allegretto' in episode 83 ("After the festival") and in episode 94 ('Rebellion is a Hero's Privilege').
102: 260:, the third-movement theme was used in the ending scene, which shows the crowd toasting to Hon Sam during the Hong Kong handover. 452: 116:
In the 1952 film noir "Angel Face" (dir. Otto Preminger, produced by Howard Hughes, starring Jean Simmons and Robert Mitchum).
319: 171:, when accused by his wife of "listening to that racket", famously responds "Racket!? That's Brahms! Brahms's third racket!" 220: 250: 330:" (2007) is partially borrowed from the 3rd movement of the Symphony — Poco allegretto (this was noted at the Russian 125: 327: 90: 294: 143: 17: 180: 229: 391: 257: 204:
music is an adaptation of the third movement. The song is titled "In Your Eyes" sung by Nancy Wood.
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Robert Palmer album Pride 1983, ″Want You More″ melody line is from Brahms third movement.
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Third movement theme; click on image to enlarge and on button below to play sound file.
419: 98:, the third-movement theme appears both in the opening credits and in multiple scenes. 461: 246: 163: 147:
wrote, "it insistently vulgarises and cheapens a theme from Brahms's Third Symphony".
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Ft. Sinclair & Wilde (1997) the theme from the symphony was used in the refrain.
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has been popular since its premiere in 1883 and has been widely adapted in works of
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In 2007 the third-movement theme was used in the introduction of Stevie Wonder's "
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In 2011 French film "The Art of Love" it was used as the main title music
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uses the symphony as part of the soundtrack for the Industrial Age. See
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In 2012 a theme from the symphony was used by the Russian gymnast
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used the third-movement theme in his song "Love of My Life," (Ft.
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The song "You'll love me yet" (track B3) on the studio album ′′
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Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90 - III. Poco allegretto (6:10)
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paraphrased the main theme in the title track of his album
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Sublime Noise: Musical Culture and the Modernist Writer
215:, based on the novel by Ghanaian writer Ayi Kwei Armah. 31: 334:-2009, in the nomination "For Plagiarism of the Year" 109:also uses the third-movement theme. Of the work, 81:The following list is organized chronologically. 300:In 2010 French film "Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life" 275:) uses the symphony as part of the soundtrack. 451:. Anchor. Excerpts on line at Google Books: 8: 284:Music in the Civilization video game series 253:(1999), although he does not credit Brahms. 158:is a Jazz adaptation of the third movement. 344: 71: 7: 14: 256:In the 2003 Hong Kong crime film 429:Anon. (1947) Review of Goodman, 72:Problems playing this file? See 57: 326:The main musical theme of the " 213:The Beautyful Ones Not Yet Born 1: 468:Symphonies by Johannes Brahms 221:Legend of the Galactic Heroes 105:" recorded and co-written by 372:Volume 239, Issue 1, p. 464. 218:In 1995, the popular anime 484: 310:as her floor music at the 184:for his ex-partner singer 444:. Baltimore: JHU Press. 370:Illustrated London News 295:Back Street (1961 film) 278:The 2005 computer game 144:Illustrated London News 181:Baby Alone in Babylone 141:). A reviewer for the 46: 36: 447:Kaplan, James (2011) 440:Epstein, Josh (2014) 45: 34: 332:Silver Galosha Award 433:(audio recording). 258:Infernal Affairs II 328:Liquidation Series 320:Kill Your Darlings 308:Anastasia Grishina 249:), from the album 197:The Rosary Murders 131:Aimez-vous Brahms? 47: 37: 418:Soundtrack.net: 381:Epstein (2014:22) 360:Kaplan (2011:472) 317:In the 2013 film 236:Eric XL Singleton 209:Branford Marsalis 194:In the 1987 film 156:Ramsey Lewis Trio 154:′′ (1964) by the 152:Bach to the Blues 123:In the 1961 film 96:Katharine Hepburn 62: 475: 449:Frank: The Voice 437:, Apr. 12, 1947. 422: 416: 410: 400: 394: 388: 382: 379: 373: 367: 361: 358: 352: 349: 273:Charles Bukowski 176:Serge Gainsbourg 64: 63: 44: 483: 482: 478: 477: 476: 474: 473: 472: 458: 457: 426: 425: 417: 413: 401: 397: 389: 385: 380: 376: 368: 364: 359: 355: 350: 346: 341: 291:Part-Time Lover 280:Civilization IV 230:When She's Gone 139:Diahann Carroll 129:(also known as 118:Dimitri Tiomkin 101:The 1951 song " 79: 78: 70: 68: 67: 66: 65: 58: 55: 48: 42: 26:popular culture 22:Johannes Brahms 12: 11: 5: 481: 479: 471: 470: 460: 459: 456: 455: 445: 438: 424: 423: 411: 395: 383: 374: 362: 353: 343: 342: 340: 337: 336: 335: 324: 315: 314:Olympic Games. 304: 301: 298: 287: 276: 267:(based on the 263:The 2005 film 261: 254: 243:Carlos Santana 240: 225: 216: 205: 192: 189: 172: 159: 148: 135:Ingrid Bergman 121: 114: 99: 69: 56: 51: 50: 49: 40: 39: 38: 18:Third Symphony 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 480: 469: 466: 465: 463: 453: 450: 446: 443: 439: 436: 432: 428: 427: 420: 415: 412: 408: 405: 399: 396: 392: 387: 384: 378: 375: 371: 366: 363: 357: 354: 348: 345: 338: 333: 329: 325: 322: 321: 316: 313: 309: 305: 302: 299: 296: 292: 288: 285: 281: 277: 274: 270: 266: 262: 259: 255: 252: 248: 247:Dave Matthews 244: 241: 238: 237: 232: 231: 226: 223: 222: 217: 214: 210: 206: 203: 199: 198: 193: 190: 187: 183: 182: 177: 173: 170: 167:(1975-1979), 166: 165: 164:Fawlty Towers 160: 157: 153: 149: 146: 145: 140: 136: 132: 128: 127: 126:Goodbye Again 122: 119: 115: 112: 108: 107:Frank Sinatra 104: 100: 97: 93: 92: 88: 84: 83: 82: 77: 75: 54: 33: 29: 27: 23: 19: 448: 441: 434: 431:Undercurrent 430: 414: 398: 386: 377: 369: 365: 356: 351:Anon. (1947) 347: 318: 251:Supernatural 234: 228: 227:In the song 219: 195: 179: 169:Basil Fawlty 162: 161:In the show 142: 133:), starring 130: 124: 103:Take My Love 91:Undercurrent 89: 85:In the 1946 80: 15: 312:London 2012 202:end credits 186:Jane Birkin 94:, starring 339:References 74:media help 435:Billboard 207:In 1991, 87:film noir 462:Category 265:Factotum 174:In 1983 390:IMDb: 200:, the 178:wrote 111:Kaplan 269:novel 404:IMDb 402:See 16:The 406:: 271:by 233:by 20:of 464:: 454:. 421:. 409:. 393:. 297:. 286:. 76:.

Index

Third Symphony
Johannes Brahms
popular culture

Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90 - III. Poco allegretto (6:10)
media help
film noir
Undercurrent
Katharine Hepburn
Take My Love
Frank Sinatra
Kaplan
Dimitri Tiomkin
Goodbye Again
Ingrid Bergman
Diahann Carroll
Illustrated London News
Bach to the Blues
Ramsey Lewis Trio
Fawlty Towers
Basil Fawlty
Serge Gainsbourg
Baby Alone in Babylone
Jane Birkin
The Rosary Murders
end credits
Branford Marsalis
The Beautyful Ones Not Yet Born
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
When She's Gone

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