posted 08-19-200412:50 AM
I'm looking for a musical piece that I have heard on a few movies and most distinctly in the Smurfs. It is a musical piece that is usually used when something exciting, menacing or dangerous is occurring. This is all I can describe. I think it was used in "A Circus for Baby" in one istant, but it was used a fair few times I'm sure.
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Posts: 70 | From: Australia | Registered: Aug 2004
posted 08-20-200412:08 AM
Hi Handy, and welcome to the board.
Well, I know that they used a lot of classical music on the TV series, but I'm unsure as to the piece you're referring to. Has the piece been used in a movie that you can think of?
Vic George is quite knowledgeable about the TV show, perhaps he knows.
posted 09-09-200407:31 AM
Well I found that orchestrated piece I was looking for. It was Schubert's Symphony in B Minor, No. 8 "Unfinished" first movement, "Allegro Moderato."
Posts: 70 | From: Australia | Registered: Aug 2004
posted 09-19-200409:04 AM
Well the reason I found that part was because it was featured in the movie, 'Being There.' IMDB came in handy too since that piece was uncredited.
Posts: 70 | From: Australia | Registered: Aug 2004
posted 12-06-200408:20 PM
Hi Handy Smurf, thanks for finding out this great info about the music in the Smurfs.
I've looked all through the Smurfs CDs and records for sale on the 'net and never found a soundtrack (or even an accurate listing) for the series - so far...
posted 02-07-200503:20 AM
I'm restarting this thread for a second because there's another musical piece I was wondering about. Would anyone know what the sad musical theme is in the Smurfs? This is played when there is a sad moment that occurs. I think it's a voilin playing. It might be created by the Smurfs cartoon series musicians, or it could be a snippet from another music composition.
Posts: 70 | From: Australia | Registered: Aug 2004
posted 02-08-200509:55 PM
In addition to Schubert's symphony as noted above, Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" is the source of two themes used in Smurfs. The composition is about 34 minutes in length, and well worth experiencing, IMO.
Gargamel's theme starts about one and half minutes into the composition (little adaptation is made from the original). Another theme which I remember was used as a segway between scenes or after a commercial break is found about 10 minutes into the piece (a series of notes taken almost verbatim and looped).
If you like this work from Mussorgsky, then don't miss his "St. John's Night on Bare Mountain" piece.
Posts: 1 | Registered: Feb 2005
posted 02-16-200506:34 AM
Thanks for that SoylentChewToy. It's good to hear some of the titles of musical pieces that the Smurfs cartoon series appropriated. Would anyone else know of any others?
Posts: 70 | From: Australia | Registered: Aug 2004
posted 01-15-200605:44 PM
There are two parts from Modeste Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" (composed in 1874) that are in The Smurfs cartoon. They are Gnomus and Tuileries. Gnomus is the scary Gargamel music and Tuileries is the classic happy incidental smurfy music.
Click and save these midi files to your hard-drive or use Windows Media Player (or something like it) to have a listen. You'll recognize the music as soon as you hear it, especially Tuileries. Or just listen below:
♪ Listen to Gnomus Smurf Music Posts: 5 | From: Smurfing Sing-Song Land | Registered: Jan 2006
posted 08-01-200807:01 PM
Here's a listing of the musical pieces in the cartoon show.
Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047 Allegro moderato
Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5, BWV 1056 Arioso. Largo
Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 Gavotte
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 8 ("Pathétique"), first movement
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 14 ("Moonlight"), third movement. The above two tunes are frequently used in scenes where the Smurfs are in danger, or which otherwise have a great deal of dramatic tension.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 23 ("Appassionata"), first movement
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 1, first movement
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 ("Pastoral"), first and fourth movements
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 ("Choral"), second movement
Hector Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, second movement
Léon Boëllmann, Suite Gothique: Toccata
Alexander Borodin, Polovtsian Dances (Fifth Dance: "Dance of the Boys")
Claude Debussy, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Paul Dukas, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Edward Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory)
César Franck, Symphony in D minor, first and second movements
Edvard Grieg, Peer Gynt: Morning Mood, In the Hall of the Mountain King (often heard when Mother Nature is present)
Edvard Grieg, Lyric Suite: March of the Dwarfs
Albert W. Ketelbey, In a Persian Market
Lev Knipper, Cavalry of the Steppes
Franz Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1
Franz Liszt, Totentanz
Felix Mendelssohn, Spring Song
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Magic Flute
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, German Dance, K. 605, No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony #35 in D major, K.385 "Haffner", 4th movement (The Smurflings episode - slowed down version of the music)
Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition: Gnomus, Tuileries (Gargamel's theme variation about 1.5 minutes in, and a scene segue part about 10 minutes in, are used in the cartoon)
posted 08-02-200809:26 AM
Good work, whoever did the entry for the Smurfs cartoon show and the episode listings.
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Modest Mussorgsky is a Russian composer. He is actually known as one of the "Russian Five", the five Russian nationalist composers. This is the Tuileries movement from the suite, "Pictures at an Exhibition". The suite has nine other movements - including Gnomus.
I will post more of the most popular songs and well recognized music from The Smurfs cartoon here. That way, we can all listen to it and better learn the names of each song!
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posted 02-03-201302:29 PM
Do you mean, the la-la song? Or the Smurfs intro from the first season?
Smurfs (intro) 1981
The Flintstones - Season 1 - Intro
The Flintstones - Intro
Top Cat - Intro
Jonny Quest - Intro and Credits
Josie and the Pussycats - Intro
It was Hoyt Curtin - who had done memorable intro themes for HB productions (eg 'The Flintstones', 'Top Cat', 'Jonny Quest', 'Josie and the Pussycats') - the composer.
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posted 06-03-201701:11 PM
Sometimes I wonder if Mr. Curtin was a little inspired by this aria (Bizet's Carmen, Act III) to compose the famous Smurf la-la song. Pay attention to the part near the end.
Carmen Act III - Quant au douanier, c'est notre affaire
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