11/27(Tue)Classical music in movies & Trump(Toshi/Andre's)

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11/27(Tue)Classical music in movies & Trump(Toshi/Andre's)

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Session One (Host: Toshi)
Source: 20 Greatest Classical Music Moments In Movies

1. Melancholia: Tristan und Isolde Prelude by Wagner
The prelude to Richard Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde supplies the main musical theme of the film, and Trier‘s use of an overture-like opening sequence before the first act is a technique closely associated with Wagner. This choice was inspired by a 30-page section of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, where Proust concludes that Wagner’s prelude is the greatest work of art of all time.



2. Black Swan – Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
This film’s music marks the fifth consecutive collaboration between Aronofsky and English composer Clint Mansell, who composed the original score for the film.The non-original music featured in Black Swan consists of music by Tchaikovsky featuring performances on-screen and in the soundtrack by violinist Tim Fain.



3. A Clockwork Orange: Symphony No. 9 ‘Ode to Joy’ by Beethoven
The soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange features mostly classical music selections and Moog Synthesizer compositions by Wendy Carlos (then known as Walter Carlos). Alex (Malcolm McDowell), the main character, is a charismatic, sociopathic delinquent whose interests include classical music (especially Beethoven), rape, and what is termed “ultra-violence”. In the novel, Alex is accidentally conditioned against all music, but in the film he is only conditioned against Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.



4. Apocalypse Now: ‘Ride of the Valkyries’ from Die Walküre by Wagner
Now there is an exciting scene. The quick cuts and editing, the helicopters dropping bombs and firing their machines guns while Wagner’s bombastic “Ride of the Valkyries” is played, all get the adrenaline pumping.



5. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra by Strauss
The Space Odyssey’s soundtrack is known for its use of many classical and orchestral pieces, and credited for giving many classical pieces resurgences in popularity especially Richard Strauss’ symphonic poem Also sprach Zarathustra (inspired by the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche), and György Ligeti’s Atmosphères. The soundtrack has been re-issued multiple times: including a 1996 version and a digitally remastered version in 2010.



6. Pretty Woman: La traviata by Verdi
The classic 1990 film Pretty Woman has grossed over $463 million worldwide since its release. One of the most famous scenes occurs when Edward (Richard Gere) takes Vivian (Julia Roberts) to the opera (San Francisco Opera to be specific). The opera they see, La Traviata, is not such a coincidence since it is the story of a courtesan falling in love with one of her suiters, a theme reflected with the film’s characters (although no one dies of consumption). Scenes from Act I, II and III are featured.



7. Platoon: Adagio for Strings by Barber
The “Adagio for Strings” was written by American composer Samuel Barber when he was in his 20s. With a tense melodic line and taut harmonies, the composition is considered by many to be the most popular of all 20th-century orchestral works. The Adagio is a shape shifter, widely appropriated in film and television.



8. The Hunger: The Flower Duet’ from Lakmé by Delibes
The Hunger is a 1983 British horror film directed by Tony Scott, and starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon. It is the story of a love triangle between a doctor who specialises in sleep and ageing research and a vampire couple. The soundtrack features a piano adaption of The Flower Duet in a memorable scene where Catherine Deneuve plays the piano for Susan Sarandon.



9. Amadeus: Requiem by Mozart
The movie Amadeus made Mozart a household name. It did more to bring his music into everyday life than a thousand concerts and compact disks. Peter Shaffer’s screenplay is an inspired piece of storytelling.



11. Chocolat: The Gnossiennes by Satie
This is the first of six Gnossiennes by Eric Satie. This piece has been used in a number of films including “Chocolat” scored by Rachel Portman.



12. Drowning by Numbers: Sinfonia Concertante: II. Andante by Mozart
The film’s musical score by Michael Nyman is entirely based on themes from the slow movement of Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante in E flat, bars 58 to 61 of which are heard in their original form immediately after each drowning.



14. Elvira Madigan: Piano Concerto No.21: Andante by Mozart
Elvira Madigan, byname of Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K 467, three-movement concerto for piano and orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was completed on March 9, 1785. Its wide recognition is in large part due to the Swedish film Elvira Madigan (1967), in which its lyrical second movement was featured and from which it derives its byname.



15. Eyes Wide Shut: Musica Ricercata: II. Mesto by Ligeti
Jocelyn Pook wrote the original music for Eyes Wide Shut, but like other Kubrick movies the film was noted for its usage of classical music. The opening title music is “Waltz 2 from Shostakovich’s Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra”. One recurring piece is the second movement of György Ligeti’s piano cycle “Musica ricercata”. Kubrick originally intended to feature “Im Treibhaus” from Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, but the director eventually replaced it with Ligeti’s tune feeling Wagner’s song was “too beautiful”.



16. Tree of Life: Má vlast by Smetana
Music flows through nearly every frame of Terrence Malick’s darkly devotional film The Tree of Life. The director is an avid classical listener and the soundtrack of his film features works of François Couperin, Bach, Berlioz, Smetana, Mahler, Holst, Górecki, Tavener, and others, alongside original cues by Alexandre Desplat.



17. Jean de Florette: Overture to La forza del destino by Verdi
La forza del destino is an Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The musical score for the French films Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources uses the main theme for both.



19. Bagdad Café: The Well-Tempered Clavier by JS Bach
Bagdad Café is a comedy set in a remote truck-stop café and motel in the Mojave Desert in the US state of California. The film has a melodious backdrop in the form of J. S. Bach preludes played on piano by Brenda’s son (Darron Flagg).



20. Heaven: Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt
It is well known that Arvo Pärt composed original music for roughly forty films. It is, however, less known that Pärt’s concert music has been used repeatedly in a large number of films. In particular, the composition Spiegel im Spiegel (1978) appears in no less than twelve films including Heaven.




Questions of Session One:
1. Have any classical music you like ever appeared in the movie? Can you find out the scene of the movie on youtube? Please share it with us by your mobile phone.
2. Are there any classical music and scenes in the movie that you think are well matched? Can you find out the scene of the movie on youtube? Please share it with us by your mobile phone.
3. Is there any classical music in the movie that you liked the classical music after you watched the movie?



Session Two (Host: Andre's)

Topic: Trump administration and immigrants workers in Taiwan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFL9y1NzvBI

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ ... 03694302/1

Questions of Session Two:

(Please read all of the questions and talk about whichever ones the people in your group rind interesting.)

1. Trump said he would build a wall on the US-Mexico border. The wall is currently being built and he is sending US troops there. Do you think that this means Trump really is a man of his word and are the border wall and border troops really good for Americans?

2. Trump said that he would give Americans healthcare and that he would also end the wars. Even though Americans still don't have healthcare and the wars continue, do you think Trump really intends to give Americans healthcare and end the wars? Yes or no? Why?

3. Why are there so few foreigners and immigrants in Taiwan compared to America?

4. Should Taiwan have birthright citizenship to encourage immigration or what kind of regulations should Taiwan have for immigrants/foreigners to become citizens?

5. There are many Filipinos working in Hsinchu factories. Why hire foreign workers? Are there not enough Taiwanese workers for these jobs?

6. Did you know that Many Filipino workers in Hsinchu factories are not allowed to live in their own apartments but must live in dorms? Why are Taiwanese workers in Hsinchu factories allowed to live outside the dorms?


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Agenda:
6:45 ~ 7:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
7:00 ~ 7:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
7:10 ~ 7:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
7:50 ~ 8:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
8:10 ~ 8:25pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
8:25 ~ 9:05pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
9:05 ~ 9:25pm Summarization (20 mins)
9:25 ~ 9:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements ********************************************************************************************************************************************
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Re: 11/27(Tue.)Greatest classical music moments in movies(To

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“Adagio for Strings” and Platoon are good match!
When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
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Re: 11/27(Tue)Classical music in movies & Trump(Toshi/Andre'

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Material of session two has been updated. :mrgreen:
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