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... in A Clockwork Orange...

Posted by musetap on December 21, 2008 at 16:58:02:
as well as the use of various Ludwig Van scattered throughout.
"Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh. It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal
or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now. As I slooshied, I knew such lovely pictures!"
Plus W. Carlos' pieces.
I have many favorite usages of music in specific film scenes (many are already mentioned in this thread) -
and the music in ACO may not be my "favorite", but one could write a thesis on the use, effect and symbolism of it in "A Clockwork Orange".
Someone probably has, over and over...
Mind you, I haven't seen this film in nearly 25 years, but the effectiveness of the music in it... resonates.
"...You're all welcome to stay for the next set...we're going to play all the same tunes, but in different keys..." -Count Basie