rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES) (09/12/84)
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Sometime ago I asked for input on a pet project as follows:
I would like to compile a substantial list of examples of classical
themes being used in commercials (either radio, tv, movies or
whatever). For instance, there is ...
Schubert: Symphony No.1, Allegro Vivace -> Campbell Soup Song (mm,mm good)
I would much appreciate your sending me further examples. If there is
sufficient interest, I will post the results to the net. Please
use mail if you can. Thank you. hound!rfg
I received very few replies. I was told this information had been posted
to another newsgroup, but my efforts to obtain it were futile. To those
who replied, many thanks. Here is what I have:
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Yes, please do post the results!
Lynda Feng
I'd be interested. Please post what you find out. I wonder
how many uses of Pachebel's cannon you will find.
- Mark Garrett
Northern Illinois Gas used either the prelude or the fugue
from either the first or second such of the first book
of the Well Tempered Clavier. Sorry I can't be exact.
I also remember hearing the chorale of Wachet Auf,
Ruft Uns Die Stimme, but not what company used it.
I find that practice particurlarly disgusting,
in a field, advertising, which is pretty repellant anyway.
I do not wish to be reminded of a product every time
I listen to a favorite piece of music.
Enough griping. What is your interest in collecting these?
Although there has been a couple of comments whether Gilbert & Sullivan
belongs in this group (My answer: YES!, more later on this), I remember
a handywipes commercial featuring all of the household items you could
possibly handywipe-off rattled off to the tune of the Major General's
patter song in The Pirates of Penzance.
Don't flame at me if this don't fit into your definition of a theme, pleze!
M. Kenig ["Share and Enjoy!"]
Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez was used for the early commercials
for the Chrysler Cordoba, with Ricardo Mantalban playing the suave
Spaniard. BTW, the most interesting streets in Cordoba, Spain are
much to narrow for a Cordoba to use! (The same applies to Seville
and Granada.)
Bill Hery
There was a lot of this dumped into net.trivia last month.
-Ron
There was a *long* list in another newsgroup, I think it was net.games.trivia,
a while back; if you can get to it, check it out. If not, let me know and
I'll see if I can't mail it to you...
Good luck,
James Jones