In this opening Adagio introduction, Beethoven effortlessly captures the energy of the entire movement. There is a very real sense of something about to take place from the first chord that the pianist plays. The drama begins immediately with this relatively early period Beethoven sonata for piano in C minor. Some may be familiar, others perhaps less so, but I hope to leave you in no doubt about the dramatic intentions of these composers and the lasting effect of these pieces of music. It gives me chills whenever I hear it,' said Burt Bacharach, who was represented on the list for co-writing 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head' from 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' and 'Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)' from 'Arthur.' In 2001, Garland's 'Over the Rainbow' (and Bing Crosby's 'White Christmas') also topped the 365 'Songs of the Century' selected by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America.In this article, I am going to take a whistle-stop tour of some of the most dramatic classical ever composed.

cinema in voting by about 1,500 actors, filmmakers, writers, critics and others in Hollywood.

There's no song like 'Over the Rainbow.' Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale's wistful ditty in 'The Wizard of Oz' led the American Film Institute's list of 100 best movie songs Tuesday, followed by 'As Time Goes By' from 'Casablanca' and the title tune from 'Singin' in the Rain.' 'Over the Rainbow,' sung by Judy Garland in the 1939 musical fantasy, was picked as the top song in U.S.

Intense opera music used in movies