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40. Despite the sterling exceptions listed above,

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 11:31 AM

Aug 2014

my experience has been that Aristus' complaint holds water.

Unfortunately some form of classical music is often invoked to indicate insanity, not just evil - although we may well consider that a form of insanity.

One of my own favorite movies simply did w/o any background music at all - the incomparable 'A Panic In Needle Park'. In this case music would've been an ill-fated attempt to gild the lily. That movie's so perfect I could watch it forever.

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Annoying film cliche: only evil people listen to classical music. [View all] Aristus Aug 2014 OP

They edited the scene out of Silence of the Lambs where Hannibal dances around to NightWatcher Aug 2014 #1

Kinda hard to do your evil scheming to "99 Love Balloons" Throd Aug 2014 #2

The Wiggles wouldn't work so well either lame54 Aug 2014 #23

Throbbing Gristle makes for good "evil" music kentauros Aug 2014 #41

We still have Five Easy Pieces pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #3

All That Jazz. Scheider's character Joe Gideon starts every day with Vivaldi CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #4

Master & Commander Ino Aug 2014 #5

Yeah. My favorite exception. Aristus Aug 2014 #6

Me too. I had to teach it to myself on guitar. panader0 Aug 2014 #13

I love that movie! nt msanthrope Aug 2014 #39

A pity they never tapped the other books Mike Daniels Aug 2014 #42

In the PBS "Inspector Morse" series, Morse was an opera buff. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2014 #7

Was just thinking of him, Ocelot! elleng Aug 2014 #16

good music is like needing AIR to me. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #8

Did you miss Philadelphia? gratuitous Aug 2014 #9

Nope. Forgot. Aristus Aug 2014 #10

yeah, that's a good one fishwax Aug 2014 #17

that just proves what I already knew Enrique Aug 2014 #19

Dang! gratuitous Aug 2014 #21

How about this one? jcboon Aug 2014 #11

Okay, in this case, the people who made that movie were evil... Aristus Aug 2014 #12

I lived in Morocco when I was 6 and 7, in '56 and '57. (Air Force dad) panader0 Aug 2014 #14

Unless you're Patrick Bateman Hong Kong Cavalier Aug 2014 #15

Agreed. geardaddy Aug 2014 #18

the hero in "Serpico" was an opera fan Enrique Aug 2014 #20

Moonstruck sarge43 Aug 2014 #22

What about Inspector Morse? ailsagirl Aug 2014 #24

There's also Star Trek: First Contact jrandom421 Aug 2014 #25

Thank you for all the examples of good guy classical music enthusiasts. Aristus Aug 2014 #26

Maybe an appreciation of the more difficult musical forms like classical and jazz sarge43 Aug 2014 #36

My annoying film cliche: Even downtown in the city there is always parking right in front LynneSin Aug 2014 #27

In fairness, you're not Charlize Theron. Yavin4 Aug 2014 #31

Hey I am pretty darn awesome LynneSin Aug 2014 #34

My other annoying film cliche - it is always raining at funerals LynneSin Aug 2014 #28

There's a technical reason for that actually. Chan790 Aug 2014 #29

I notice this every time, and it's cringe-worthy. chrisa Aug 2014 #30

Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World. Recursion Aug 2014 #32

It's not always bad ... In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #33

The evil/mad genius playing Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, usually on an organ n/t sarge43 Aug 2014 #35

Something Like This? CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #37

Yeah. That's the one. sarge43 Aug 2014 #38

Despite the sterling exceptions listed above, IrishAyes Aug 2014 #40

In the TV series Hannibal The Second Stone Aug 2014 #43