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Dear Marbeth,
I've been trying to find out who wrote this amazing piece, and so far I've found nothing. I've only heard it in this movie, but can't even find it in the original score...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLekEOWUCiU
If you could please look into it, I would be so very grateful :)
Thank you in advance
Regards,
Diana
It's a nice piece, but I've never heard it before. It's not Chopin, and I don't think it's Liszt. Not Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Salieri, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Gershwin, or Britten, judging by the style.
My guess is that it's a piece written for the movie.
If a movie is using music that is under copyright, somewhere in the credits will be the name/s of the piece/s, composer/s, and group/s that performed it/them. Did you look through the movie credits already?
Another option is to look in the credits for the name of the 'composer' or 'music composed by' or 'music director' or 'music by' or 'music arranged by' or some similar designation. From there, use Google or Wiki to see what other details you can glean.
Did you search, as though you wanted to buy the DVD? Sometimes the above info (previous paragraph) is given there in the description particulars. Try Amazon first.
I suggest you submit this to another Expert. I regret that I can't help you further!
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Answers by Expert:
Marbeth
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I have a PhD in musicology, with expertise in medieval - Renaissance - Baroque - Classical periods, but I'll try to help you with any period.
>>*****IMPORTANT NOTE*****<<: I do not answer questions marked "private." I don't want to type the same thing to someone else later if I typed it to you already! If you mark your request "private," I will send it back to you requesting you to remove the "private" flag. Thanks for your understanding. Remember, I'm a volunteer.
My answers are not toss-offs. If I don't know the answer, I will do my best to find it.
I have many requests to identify a piece of music. If I can't identify it, I will tell you (1) what composer I think it is; (2) what composer or composers I think it is not; (3) what style period, genre, etc. I think it is or is not. And give you any other help I can to help you find the answer.
Please find a clear clip. In the interest of good computer hygiene, I will not download a clip. Nor will I go to a site where I must "register" in order to hear the clip. Please mount the clip on a public site for which you can give me a direct URL. Thanks for your understanding in this. Remember, I'm a volunteer!
Students, I do NOT do homework questions. The purpose of answering questions on assignments is not only to learn the information, but to LEARN HOW TO FIND IT. Re-read chapter. Look in the index. Look in the references given at the end of the chapter or elsewhere in the book. You also probably can find the answer using Google. Don't be lazy. I wouldn't be doing you any favors by doing your homework for you! I already know the answer. You don't. You need to find it. MORE IMPORTANTLY, you need to learn HOW to find it. That's the whole purpose of education, after all!
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