It’s no secret that classical music sneaks its way into more than just concert halls and piano recitals. In fact, we’re willing to bet that there are a few hidden gems in your favorite films. Here’s a few of our favorite movies that have classical compositions on their soundtracks:

1. Fantasia (1940): Walt Disney chose Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” as the intense background music to his animated movie that told the history of life on Earth.
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Arthur C. Clarke, Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, and William Sylvester took this fantasy film to new heights using Richard Strauss’ “Also Sprach Zarathustra.”
   
3. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977): Roger Moore was one of the first to play James Bond in the movies that consistently used classical music for its villains, and this one used Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Air on the G String” and Maurice Jarre’s “Lawrence of Arabia.”
4. Apocalypse Now (1979): This war movie starring Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando uses Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyrie” during the infamous bombing scene.
5. Moonraker (1979): Another Roger Moore as James Bond film, this movie uses music from Frederic Chopin, Johann Strauss II’s “Tritsch-Tratsch Polka,” and many others.
6. A View to a Kill (1985): Antonio Vivaldi’s “Spring” is used as one of Christopher Walken’s favorite compositions in this James Bond film, starring Roger Moore.
7. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986): This comedic film starring Matthew Broderick as a rebellious teen received rave reviews by critics, and Luigi Boccherini’s “String Quartet in E, Op.11, No. 5: Menuet Celebre” might have something to do with that.
8. The Living Daylights (1987): Timothy Dalton takes over as the charming secret agent, but this James Bond film still uses Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40” and “The Marriage of Figaro” as well as a few extra compositions.
9. Pretty Woman (1990): A classic romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, this movie uses “La Traviata” by Guiseppe Verdi as one of the main scenes.
10. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994): This comedy uses Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” as hilarious background music to Jim Carrey’s visit to the mental hospital in a pink tutu.
11. Silence of the Lambs (1994): Not for the faint hearted, this horror film stars Anthony Hopkins as a brilliant psychiatrist with a tainted criminal past. Hopkins’ character has great taste in music though as he plays Glenn Gould’s “Bach: The Goldberg Variations” during his prison escape.
12. Titanic (1997): As one of the most successful movies of all time, it’s no surprise that a bit of classical music made the final cut. Lowell Mason’s “Nearer, My God, to Thee” eerily plays as the glorious ship sinks with Leonardo DiCaprio’s and Kate Winslet’s characters.
13. Armageddon (1998): A tear-jerking disaster film thriller starring Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler, and Ben Affleck, Armageddon uses Edvard Grieg’s “William Tell Overture Final: Cavalry Charge.”
14. Toy Story 2 (1999): An animated classic starring a toy astronaut (Tim Allen) and his cowboy best friend (Tom Hanks), Toy Story 2 also uses Grieg’s “William Tell Overture Final: Cavalry Charge.”
15. X2 (2003): The sequel to X-Men stars Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, and many more as a band of superheroes, but Mozart’s “Die Irae” really stole the show.
16. Twilight (2008): This fantasy movie surrounds the romance of a vampire named Edward, played by Robert Pattinson, and a high school mortal named Bella, played by Kristen Stewart. He plays Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” on the piano to steal her heart.
17. Quantum of Solace (2008): The most recent James Bond film to use classical music, this film starring Daniel Craig as Bond features Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca.”
18. Black Swan (2010): This award-winning drama features Natalie Portman as a struggling ballerina and Mila Kunis as her counterpart, but it also stars Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake.”
19. Shutter Island (2010): A thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a U.S. Marshal and Mark Ruffalo as his partner, Gustav Mahler’s “Piano Quarter in A minor” set the mood at an island insane asylum. 

20. The King’s Speech (2010): Colin Firth took this history film to new heights, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92” added a perfect touch of drama.
21. Warrior (2011): This movie stars Tom Hardy as an ex-Marine turned MMA fighter and Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9, in D minor, Op. 125” as his theme song.

We hope that you have a long list of movies to catch up on now. If you’d rather see classical music live, buy tickets to our concert on June 17, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in Jack B. Kussmaul Theater: