Dees on March 7, 2009 Born Rigdon Osmond Dees III ( 1950-03-14) March 14, 1950 (age 67), U.S. Nationality Education Occupation Radio personality, comedic performer Spouse(s) Carolyn R Craft ( m. 1973–77) ( m. 1977) Children Kevin Dees Website Rigdon Osmond Dees III (born March 14, 1950 in ), best known as Rick Dees, is an entertainer, radio personality, comedian, actor, and voice artist, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show and for the 1976 novelty song '. Dees is a recipient, a -nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee. He wrote two songs that appear in the film, plus performed the title song for the film.

He co-founded the,, and has hosted Rick Dees in the Morning at and in. Today he continues his own syndicated daily radio show, Daily Dees. Contents • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Dees was born Rigdon Osmond Dees III in on March 14, 1950. He was raised in. Dees graduated from Greensboro's and the with a bachelor's degree in motion pictures, TV, and radio. [ ] Career [ ] Radio [ ] Dees began his radio career at a radio station called while still in high school.

May 17, 2017. Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck (From The Midnight Special). Language English. Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck (From The Midnight Special). Closed captioning no. Identifier Rick_Dees_And_His_Cast_Of_Idiots_Disco_Duck_From_The_Midnight_Special. Welcome to Disco-Disco.com's Disco History page.

He worked for various radio stations throughout the southeastern United States, including in, in, and in. [ ] His introduction to the international entertainment arena began while working at 680 ('The Great 68') in, during the craze of the late 1970s, when he wrote and recorded ', the award-winning hit that sold more than 6 million copies.

The song can be heard in, in a brief scene in which a group of older people were learning to 'move their feet to the disco beat'. While this platinum recording earned him a, and the BMI Award for record sales in one year, Dees was expressly forbidden from playing the song on the air by station management (rival stations refused to play it for fear of promoting their competition). Dees was fired from WMPS when he mentioned that his song, 'Disco Duck', was almost #1, and his own radio station would not let him play it.

The station manager said it was a. Dees did not perform the actual duck vocals on the song since he could not 'talk like a duck.' [ ] The duck vocals were recorded at Shoestring Productions in by Ken Pruitt, who moved away before the song became popular and the vocals for the duck were done by Michael Chesney of Memphis for the concert tour. Chesney had done some comedic voices for Dees prior to Disco Duck. The tour went from Disney World to New York, NY billed as Rick Dees and The Cast of Idiots.

After a 45-day in his contract was satisfied, Dees was hired by to do the morning show at AM 560 in Memphis. [ ] The success of Dees at their Memphis radio station, combined with his TV appearances and hit music, motivated station owner to offer Rick the morning radio show in. Dees helped their ratings, but AM music radio was rapidly losing ground to FM. When KHJ switched to country music, Dees left KHJ, taking a morning position at in July 1981. In a short time, he turned KIIS-FM into the #1 revenue-generating radio station in America, with an asset value approaching half a billion dollars. He began his countdown program, still currently in, in September 1983; the show was created after Dees' station KIIS dropped in a dispute over the playing of network commercials.

The Weekly Top 40 has been heard each weekend in over 200 cities worldwide and the. It is distributed domestically by and internationally by Dees Entertainment International (through ). In December 2008, the Weekly Top 40 became the first English-speaking radio show to air in China.

The Countdown including Hit Radio (for stations), Hot Adult ( radio stations), 80s Edition and 90s Edition, all of which were accessible for online streaming on his. From 2017, this stream was restricted to listeners in the United States with a smartphone app installed. Previously it was able to be streamed from anywhere in the world. After 23 years on radio station KIIS-FM, Dees left in 2004 because of a contract dispute, and he was replaced. Dees returned to Los Angeles radio in August 2006 on, Movin 93.9, hosting the morning show along with Patti 'Long Legs' Lopez and Mark Wong. On April 15, 2009, Movin 93.9 changed format, dismissing its radio personalities and changing the format to contemporary music after a leasing of the station to Mexico City business Grupo Radio Centro. Dees was one of the last voices on the station before the flip, redirecting listeners of his show to RICK.COM.

In April 20, 2011, Dees returned for the second time, this time at KIIS's sister station KHHT (now ), following the station's formatting shift to a Gold-based Rhythmic AC. His show at KHHT lasted for a year.

Dees has continued his Weekly Top 40 show each week and continues to host the syndicated Daily Dees Monday through Friday both online and on radio stations across the United States. Dees has garnered many accolades, including the prestigious Marconi Award, induction into both the, and the Hall Of Fame. In 1984, he received a Grammy Award nomination for his comedy album Hurt Me Baby – Make Me Write Bad Checks and has since received the Grammy Governor's Award. His other comedy albums – I'm Not Crazy, Rick Dees' Greatest Hit (The White Album), and Put It Where The Moon Don't Shine have also enjoyed worldwide success.

He is an inductee in the, the, has received, received a, and has been awarded a star on the. Films and television [ ] In television, Dees hosted his own late-night show on the television network in the early 1990s, Into the Night Starring Rick Dees, which ran for one season and was canceled due to low ratings. He has guest-starred on,,, and many other hit shows. In addition, Dees hosted the popular syndicated series,, from Paramount Television, and his voice has been enjoyed on numerous animated features, including, where he starred as Rock Dees, and, where he played Rocket Rick. In feature films, Rick Dees had a minor role in, portraying, the who helped launch Ritchie Valens's career. Main article: In 1984, Dees (and his record company) made a request of Marvin Fisher, the owner of the copyright in the music of the song 'When Sunny Gets Blue', for permission to use the song in a of the performance. Fisher refused to grant permission for the use.

Dees decided to go ahead and do a parody even without the permission of the copyright holder, using about 29 seconds of the song in a parody album titled Put It Where the Moon Don't Shine. Fisher sued Dees for. The trial court found that the song, titled 'When Sonny Sniffs Glue,' was clearly intended to 'poke fun' at the style of singing for which Johnny Mathis was well known, and thus was not infringing.

The decision was upheld on appeal, in (9th Cir. 1986) Discography [ ] • 1976 – The Original Disco Duck • 1983 – Hurt Me Baby, Make Me Write Bad Checks • 1984 – Put It Where the Moon Don't Shine • 1985 – I'm Not Crazy • 1985 – Rick Dees' Greatest Hit (The White Album) (Macola Record Co., MRC 0971) • 1996 – Spousal Arousal Year Song 1976 ' #1 #6 1977 'Dis-Gorilla (Part One)' #56 – 1978 'Bigfoot' #110 (Bub. Under) – 1984 ' #104 (Bub.

Under) – 1984 'Eat My Shorts' #75 – References [ ]. •, IMDb.com; accessed June 20, 2015. Radio Journal. Retrieved March 24, 2009. • Durkee, Rob.

American Top 40: The Countdown of the Century.. New York City: Schirmer Books, 1999. Accessed December 10, 2007.

• Shuster, Fred (2004).. Thefreelibrary.com • on • Groupe, Kasan. Retrieved on 2012-04-21. • A reference to the text of the decision in Fisher v. Dees appears at Law.UCLA.edu, webpage:. Archived from on December 18, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008..

• Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited.

External links [ ] • • on • at the • • – Listen online to all 4 editions of the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 (US only).

Pronounced 'bee-ZAY.' It's important to note that Bizet was in the hizet for shizet. French opera composer famous for his 'L'Arlesienne Suite,' and these: Carmen (ballet) Habanera From 'Carmen Suite No.

Beyonce sang to this tune in a 2003 'Joy Of Pepsi' ad, after starring in a 2001 urban revival of Carmen titled 'Carmen: A Hip Hopera.' Kind of a tango. This piece played in the 2009 Disney-Pixar film 'Up' as Carl Fredricksen took the motorized chair down the stairs. Carmen (ballet) Les Toreadors From 'Carmen Suite No. The first part of this piece is the theme for the 'Bad News Bears' movies from the late 1970's.

The second part is often heard in parodies. A toreador is a bullfighter (matador). Pronounced 'bock-er-EE-nee.' Italian composer and cellist. Minuet Another famous minuet, this one from the brief third movement of Boccherini's 'String Quintet In E Major.'

Sometimes listed as 'menuet,' 'minuetto,' or rarely, 'menuetto.' Seems like they play this in movies wherever a string quartet or string quintet is shown, or to indicate a formal or fancy black-tie affair. Or old British ladies enjoying crumpets and tea. Sometimes referred to as Boccherini's 'Celebrated Minuet,' even though we've never personally celebrated it.

Pronounced 'deb-yoo-SEE.' Considered one of the most important French composers. His work helped to move classical music from the Romantic period to the Modern period. Suite Bergamasque (suite) Clair De Lune Literally translated it means 'light of the moon,' or simply 'moonlight.'

Proxima Nova Regular Font Free Download Ttf. Used in the 2001 film 'Ocean's Eleven' and the 2007 film 'Ocean's Thirteen' due to its association with the fountain show at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Bella and Edward dance to this in Edward's room in the 2008 film 'Twilight.' Featured in a 2005 commercial for Chanel No. 5 starring Nicole Kidman. Pronounced 'doo-KAW.'

French composer. Sorcerer's Apprentice The story of the 'Sorcerer's Apprentice' existed long before it was made famous by Mickey Mouse in Disney's 1940 animated film 'Fantasia.' This 1897 music by Dukas was inspired by the 1797 poem of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, which in turn was based on a tale by the ancient Greek poet Lucian of Samosata. The moral of the story: A problem halved is trouble doubled. Timeline: 40 of the 50 composers in the Top 100 after the Wild Wild West began (with the California Gold Rush in 1848).

One of the greatest English composers. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 In America, it's the walking down the aisle at graduation music. In Britain, it's the music to the patriotic song, 'Land Of Hope And Glory.' The entrance music for wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage - makes you wanna 'snap into a Slim Jim.'

The music in the 'Donald Duck's ark' piece in Disney's 'Fantasia 2000.' The beginning piano theme in the 2006 My Chemical Romance (MCR) song, 'Welcome To The Black Parade.' For all your pimpin' circumstances. American composer and half of the songwriting team (with brother Ira Gershwin) responsible for musicals like 'Porgy & Bess,' and 'An American In Paris' and songs like 'I Got Rhythm' and 'Someone To Watch Over Me.' Rhapsody In Blue This mind-blowingly complex piece defies definition. Over 16 minutes long, Gershwin's first major piece blended classical and jazz to create 'symphonic jazz.' Appeared in Disney's animated film 'Fantasia 2000' and is the United Airlines theme music.

Note: This composition is not to be confused with the Peanuts theme, a piano piece titled 'Linus And Lucy,' composed by Vince Guaraldi in 1963 and used in TV ads for MetLife. Pronounced 'Greeg.' Norwegian composer famous for his 'Holberg Suite' and these: Piano Concerto One of the more famous openings of any Classical Music piece. Grieg's first and only piano concerto. Peer Gynt (suite) Grieg composed the incidental music for this Norwegian play.

In The Hall Of The Mountain King At first 'sneaky,' this piece builds to a frantic, frightening end. In too many movies, trailers and video games to count, including the teaser trailer for Tim Burton's 2005 film 'Corpse Bride.' The music for British theme park Alton Towers. The inspiration for the Inspector Gadget theme song. On Apple Macintosh computers, the 'Cellos' system voice 'sings' to this tune. The Finnish heavy-metal cello group Apocalyptica covered this on their 2000 album 'Cult.' A version of this by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor is heard in the rowing race scene in the 2010 film 'The Social Network.'

Peer Gynt (suite) Morning Mood If you're looking for another piece that says 'morning,' check out the first link under Rossini's 'William Tell Overture' (). The pieces are used almost interchangeably to set the scene for morning time in cartoons, movies and TV shows. Pronounced like the word 'handle.' German born British Baroque composer famous for his 'Royal Fireworks Music' and these: Messiah (oratorio) Hallelujah Chorus Bet you never heard this before.

Handel's 'Messiah' was first performed during Lent (leading up to Easter), but it is now mostly performed during Advent (leading up to Christmas). Solomon (oratorio) Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba Music that says 'old,' 'stuffy,' 'regal,' or 'British' - or even all four. Popular at weddings. Interesting story about this piece. A queen of some place called Sheba arrived somewhere. Water Music (suite) Suite 2 (Alla Hornpipe) More old, stuffy, regal, British sounding music. 'Water Music' is divided into three suites, and 'Alla Hornpipe' is the nickname for the second suite, also titled 'Suite No.

2 In D Major.' Pronounced 'catch-uh-TUR-ee-un.' Armenian composer.

Gayane (ballet) Sabre Dance This hyperactive piece calls to mind circuses, acrobats, magic shows, juggling, trapeze artists or plate-spinning acts - very 'cartoony.' While this piece was never heard in the 1985 film 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure,' it's most certainly the inspiration for Danny Elfman's 'Breakfast Machine,' a.k.a. 'The Pee-Wee Herman Theme' from the film's soundtrack. For more circus music, see Fucik's 'Entry Of The Gladiators' () and Rosas' 'Over The Waves' (). Pronounced 'List.'

This Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer was the world's first rock star, famous worldwide for his live performances. Hordes of frenzied female fans would show up to his concerts, some even throwing their jewelry on stage. Guess panties hadn't been invented yet. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 The ultimate piece for cartoons, like Warner Brothers' 'Rhapsody Rabbit' featuring Bugs Bunny and MGM's 'The Cat Concerto' featuring Tom And Jerry, both from 1946, both with nearly identical plots. Daffy Duck And Donald Duck play this together on dueling pianos at the Ink And Paint Club in the 1988 film 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.'

Although this 1847 composition is widely used in Warner Brothers cartoons, it is not the Looney Tunes theme or the Merrie Melodies theme. The Looney Tunes theme is 'The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down,' written in 1937 by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin. The Merrie Melodies theme is 'Merrily We Roll Along,' written in 1935 by Eddie Cantor, Murray Mencher and Charles Tobias.

Liebestraum No. 3 The title means 'Dreams Of Love' in German. The final and most famous of a set of three solo piano works. Sweet and sentimental. Pronounced 'fronk-en-SHTEEN.' Heh, kidding.

It's 'MEN-dell-son.' Perhaps the greatest child prodigy after Mozart, Mendelssohn began taking piano lessons at six, made his first public concert appearance at the age of nine, published his first composition by the time he was thirteen, and wrote his first symphony at the age of fifteen. Wedding March Mendelssohn's most popular piece, part of his contribution to William Shakespeare's play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' is the backdrop for the climactic wedding scene. And countless weddings since, usually as the recessional music as the bride and groom leave the church.

By the way, this piece and Wagner's 'Wedding March' () only became widely used in weddings after they were selected by Victoria, The Princess Royal, for her marriage to the Crown Prince of Prussia on January 25, 1858. What a trendsetter. Get music for your wedding. Also spelled 'Musorgsky.'

Commonly pronounced 'moo-SORG-skee,' but really it's 'MOO-sorg-skee.' Yeah we know, who cares. Russian composer famous for 'Pictures At An Exhibition,' and this: Night On Bald Mountain The music for Chernabog, the evil demon guy on top of the mountain in Disney's 1940 animated film 'Fantasia.' Nothing says 'rain,' 'thunder,' or 'lightning' like this piece. A very 'dark and stormy night' classic horror movie feel.

Sometimes called 'Night On Bare Mountain' due to differences in translation. Commonly pronounced 'POCK-uh-bell,' but technically it's 'pah-KELL-bull.' German composer of Protestant church music. Canon In D The original one-hit wonder, also referred to as 'Canon And Gigue For Three Violins And Basso Continuo In D Major.' Remade with a screaming electric guitar by internet sensation JerryC as 'Canon Rock' in 2005. Trans-Siberian Orchestra features a Christmas version of this piece called (what else?) 'Christmas Canon' on their 1998 CD 'The Christmas Attic.' Commonly used as wedding music or processional music.

If this is not the 'walking down the aisle' music you're looking for, try Bach's 'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring' () or Elgar's 'Pomp And Circumstance' (). Not to be confused with Taco Bell's Canon, which has a slightly different sound. Get music for your wedding at Timeline: Pachelbel, the oldest composer on this page, was born 33 years after the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock.

Also spelled 'Rachmaninoff.' Pronounced 'rock-MAW-nun-off.' No, you rock MY nun off. Amazing pianist. Russian composer. Famous for his 'Prelude In C-Sharp Minor,' and this: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini (18th Variation) This sweeping, romantic music was used in the 1980 movie 'Somewhere In Time.'

The sentimental piano says 'love scene.' Bill Murray learns to play this song on the piano in the 1993 movie 'Groundhog Day.' Note: If you're looking for the 'Rachmaninov' piece from the 1971 film 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory,' you actually want Mozart's 'The Marriage Of Figaro Overture' (). The movie script called for the know-it-all Mrs. Teevee to identify the composer incorrectly.

Pronounced 'ruh-VELL.' Generally considered the greatest French composer since Debussy. (Of course, if you're going to tell anyone that, make sure you pronounce 'Debussy' like 'deb-yoo-SEE.' ) Bolero A melody repeated 18 times without change. After his death, it was suggested that Ravel was possibly succumbing to Alzheimer's disease when he wrote it. The world's longest musical crescendo, this beautifully seductive piece was the love scene music in the 1979 film '10' with Bo Derek. The music for British figure skating duo Torvill and Dean's perfect gold medal performance at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Sampled in Rufus Wainwright's 2003 song 'Oh What A World.' British Army Lieutenant who composed (mostly marches) under the pseudonym Kenneth Alford.

Called the 'British March King,' he was Britain's equivalent of America's John Philip Sousa (). Colonel Bogey March This 1914 march was used famously in the 1957 film 'The Bridge On The River Kwai,' as a sly reference to the World War II usage of the tune as the crude march cadence, 'Hitler Has Only Got One Ball.' It's also the tune of the children's song 'Comet.' C'mon, you know the words! 'Comet, it makes your teeth turn green.

Comet, it tastes like gasoline. Comet, it makes you vomit. So get some Comet, and vomit today.' Pronounced 'raw-SEE-nee.'

Italian operatic composer. Famous for his opera 'Semiramide,' and these: The Barber Of Seville (opera) Largo Al Factotum (Figaro) The most popular opera piece ever. Robin Williams sings this as a cartoon bird in the 1993 film 'Mrs. So does Michigan J. Frog in the 1955 Merrie Melodies short 'One Froggy Evening.'

As does Willie the whale in the 1946 Disney animated short 'The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At The Met.' Featured in the 2006 animated TV ad for Hershey's Kissables candy coated mini kisses. By the way, the Figaro here is the same character as in Mozart's 'The Marriage Of Figaro' opera. The Barber Of Seville (opera) Overture Bugs Bunny in 'The Rabbit Of Seville' anyone?

The Thieving Magpie (opera) Overture Used in movies to denote mischief. And ultra-violence in scenes from Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film 'A Clockwork Orange.' And 'colour like no other' in the 2006 British TV advert for the Sony 'Bravia' TV, featuring spectacular paint explosions. William Tell (opera) Overture: Call To The Cows With the help of birds chirping, this piece sets the stage for springtime, sunrise, and morning time in cartoons, movies and TV shows. Used almost interchangeably with Grieg's 'Morning' () for this purpose.

Begins about six minutes into the full 12-minute overture. This portion of the piece is called 'Ranz Des Vaches,' or 'Call To The Cows.' William Tell (opera) Overture: Finale The three-minute conclusion of this overture is the most kick-assical piece ever written. And nothing says galloping horses or Kentucky derby style horse racing like this. Yeehaw, cowboy! The 'Lone Ranger' TV show theme. The tune of the 'Happy Anniversary' song from the February 1961 episode of The Flintstones titled 'The Hot Piano.'

Not to be confused with 'First Call,' the trumpet fanfare or bugle call played at the track before a horse race during the call to post. Pronounced 'sane-SAWNZ.' French composer, pianist, and organist.

Carnival Of The Animals (suite) Aquarium Featured in TV ads for Disney Cruise Line. A rock version of this piece is the soundtrack for Disneyland's indoor roller coaster Space Mountain. The inspiration for 'Prologue' from the soundtrack to Disney's 1991 animated feature 'Beauty And The Beast.' Carnival Of The Animals (suite) Finale The music from the 'flamingo with a yo-yo' scene in Disney's animated film 'Fantasia 2000.'

Also used as the menu music on the DVD. Honorable Mention: Also check out his 'Symphony No. 3 In C Minor (Organ).' It's the tune to the 1977 British pop song 'If I Had Words' by Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley, which was sung at the end of the 1998 movie 'Babe, Pig In The City.' Pronounced 'SUE-zuh.'

American march master, and founding member of Sousapalooza, lol omfg j/k. But seriously, he was cool enough to get a musical instrument named after him. The tuba-like instrument used in marching bands is called a 'sousaphone.' When you hear Sousa, you can't help but think of marching bands, parades, and the 4th of July, America's Independence Day. The Stars And Stripes Forever 'Be kind to your web-footed friends.' Sousa's most popular piece.

The Washington Post Played by every marching band at every college football game ever. 'Strauss' rhymes with 'house,' and his first name is pronounced 'YO-hawn.' The son of Johann Strauss, Sr. Surpassed his father in popularity to become the 'Waltz King Of Vienna.'

The Blue Danube Strauss Jr. Was discouraged by his dad to go into music. Then he went on to compose this - the most famous waltz of all time. See what you might miss out on if you listen to your parents? Featured in the 1999 Spongebob Squarepants 'Jellyfishing' episode, and is the gastrointestinal bypass surgery music in the 2003 film 'Super Size Me.' The music for the space port docking scene in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film '2001: A Space Odyssey.'

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka 'Tritsch-tratsch' means 'chit-chat.' A light, comic piece played when Fender and Rodney skate on ball bearings in the 2005 animated film 'Robots.' 'Strauss' also rhymes with 'house,' even though this guy is not related to the Viennese waltz family above. Oh, and his first name is pronounced 'REE-card,' as in 'let's get Richarded in here.' Also Sprach Zarathustra This half-hour tone poem begins with its most familiar part, called 'dawn,' 'sunrise,' or just 'introduction.' The theme to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film '2001: A Space Odyssey.'

Used ever since to indicate the feeling of something happening on a grand scale, including the television transfer of Mike Teavee in the 2005 film 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Elvis played this before going on stage at some of his live concerts, and WWE wrestler Rick Flair has used it as his entrance music.

The 1972 remake of this piece by Eumir Deodato was a Top 40 hit. The title, which means 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra,' was inspired by the book of the same name by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Also spelled 'Tschaikowsky' and 'Chaikovksy.'

Pronounced 'chai-KOFF-skee' (no matter how it's spelled). This Russian composer is sheer genius - right up there with Mozart. And gay, by the way.

1812 Overture Also called 'The Year 1812, Festival Overture In E Flat Major,' Tchaikovsky's most popular composition was written in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Russia's victory over Napoleon in 1812. It has nothing to do with the other War Of 1812, in which the United States Of America battled the United Kingdom Of Great Britain. Still, it is often heard at 4th of July concerts by the Boston Pops and other symphony orchestras, perhaps because its explosive sound compliments fireworks celebrations. Trashmen Surfin Bird Rapidshare Search.

The '1812 Overture' plays when the Houses of Parliament get blown up in the 2006 film 'V For Vendetta.' 100 years before the first rapper sampled someone else's music, mix-master Tchaikovsky incorporated Russian hymns and folk songs with his own melodies, set the French national anthem 'La Marseillaise' against the Russian national anthem at the time, 'God Save The Czar,' and topped it all off with ringing church bells and live cannon fire.

This was Tchaikovsky's 'sell out' piece - he got a shload of money for it, but he felt the piece was 'loud and noisy,' and 'without artistic merit.' And then he went back to writing his little ballets. The Nutcracker (ballet) Traditionally performed around Christmas. Most of these appeared in Disney's 1940 animated film 'Fantasia.' Dance Of The Mirlitons (Reed Flutes or Reed Pipes) Used in Jiffy Lube radio ads in 2000. 'I wish I had gone to Jiffy Lube, then I wouldn't feel like a gigantic boob. It's not like some others.

Run by deadbeat brothers.' The Nutcracker (ballet) Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy Nothing says 'sneaking around the house on Christmas night' like this piece. Used in lots of Christmas ads where kids discover Santa stuffing the stocking. Played at the beginning of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's rock instrumental 'A Mad Russian's Christmas.' 'Music - 1' in the original 1989 NES version of the video game 'Tetris.' The Nutcracker (ballet) March The Nutcracker (ballet) Tea (Chinese Dance) Remember the Chinese mushrooms in Disney's 'Fantasia?' The Nutcracker (ballet) Trepak (Russian Dance) When you think of kickass Russian Classical Music, you think of this piece.

A rock version is heard in Trans-Siberian Orchestra's 'A Mad Russian's Christmas.' The Nutcracker (ballet) Waltz Of The Flowers This music plays during a flashback scene in which Peter goes synchronized swimming with bulls in a 2006 episode of Family Guy, 'Brian Sings and Swings.' Piano Concerto No. 1 Popularized in 1958 by Ray Conniff's single 'Favorite Theme From Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto.' Romeo And Juliet Fantasy Overture This is the quintessential 'love at first sight' or 'falling in love' music used in movies like the 1992 comedy 'Wayne's World.' Also the kissing music from 'The Sims' video game. A sweeping, 'love scene' piece.

Picture 'two lovers running toward each other in slow motion.' Swan Lake (ballet) Scene Also called 'Swan Theme,' as it's repeated several times throughout the ballet. Check out Clint Mansell's adaptation of this theme on his soundtrack to the 2010 film 'Black Swan.' Honorable Mention: If you've seen 'The Nutcracker,' you might also recognize 'Miniature Overture.' And 'Pas De Deux,' which is simply eight notes of an octave descending in order.

Also check out 'Waltz,' 'March,' and 'Dance Of The Little Swans' from 'Swan Lake.' Pronounced 'vih-VAWL-dee.' Italian composer and violinist. Four Seasons (suite) Spring This is the most recognized of the four concertos, beating out 'Winter,' 'Summer,' and 'Fall' in nationwide taste tests. Indicates a fancy or formal affair, used as dinner music for rich people, or to signify aristocracy in general. The music for 'The History Of The Word F---,' a famous piece of internet humor, recently distributed as a viral video titled 'Using Proper English.' Four Seasons (suite) Winter This piece appears in a cool techno song by Takayuki Ishikawa, a.k.a.

DJ Taka, titled simply 'V,' featured in the 1999 video game 'Beatmania II DX 5th Style' and later in the 2002 video game 'Dance Dance Revolution Extreme' as 'V For Extreme.' It is fitting that American film composer John Williams is last on this list, since he has ripped off - uh, 'drawn inspiration from' - most of the composers on this page. A brilliant composer in his own right, Williams is famous for his themes to the 'Harry Potter' and 'Indiana Jones' movies, 'E.T.,' 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind,' 'Jurassic Park,' 'Superman,' 'Jaws,' and this: Star Wars (film score) Imperial March Darth Vader's theme music, first heard in the 1980 film 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.' Sounds like an amped-up version of Chopin's 'Funeral March' (). A popular ringtone. Kickass Classical features Classical Music made famous in pop culture - today's most relevant and accessible Classical Music. Keywords: classical music download, classical music listen, classical music composers, famous classical music, best classical music, popular classical music, top classical songs of all time list The Kickass Classical name, logo and compilation are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced.

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