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Bishop's classical music collction


Does anyone know the titles of the classical music that Arthur Bishop listens to as he contemplates his marks, particularly the music in the background as he studies the 1st mark? The rest of the fim's soundtrack is by Jerry Fielding and is quite good, although I think these other selections may be by Mozart or Bach. In the novel it details their titles however they are not the ones in the movie. Please write back if you know!

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The music that is played during these scenes are both by Beethoven. They are from the String Quartet Op.18 No.6(2nd Movement)and the Grosse Fugue Op.133. Portions of both these works are included in the soundtrack by Jerry Fielding which has finally been released on Intrada Records.It's quite good if you get a chance to hear it sometime. You can see complete performances of these works by the Alban Berg Quartet on YouTube .

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Thank you! The credits for that music is not at the end. :)

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No only do the credits at the end not include the music, they occupy just one screen. With apologies to best boys and gaffers, I miss the days when only the essentials were credited.

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Great music of course scored and sourced (the Beethoven String Quartets) by the late Jerry Fielding.

I guess you have to really pay attention to the credits at the front end of the movie

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