Canon in D in Everything

As a college student, usually if the topic of classical music is brought up, it’s to remark on how boring it is, or how they use it to fall asleep. But people don’t realize how much influence and what part classical music plays in their lives. One of the best videos that I’ve seen on youtube has been the Pachelbel Rant. A comedian finds that Pachelbel’s canon in D is in much of mainstream music today. It’s amazing to see people so turned off by classical music turn to these different forms of music which have the same melodies and chords as classical music. In harder rock music, such as metal, it is very prominent; and is also prominent in punk music, to many people’s surprise.

Another place that people often discount classical music is in movies. Try to imagine watching any movie today without a soundtrack. People notice when there’s no soundtrack to a movie. Something is distinctly missing. I really noticed this when watching the movie, “No Country for Old Men.” The movie had barely any score, and feeling it conveyed was very pronounced. The entire time, something was missing, and it was unsettling. A score can also be one of the strongest things in a movie. There are always certain melodies from movies that instantly will remind you of them. A few of my favorites are Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Amèlie, and Lord of the Rings. It’s funny when you think about these things, you start to give more appreciation to classical music, and all that it’s brought.