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Dark Sasami: I thoroughly dispute the assertation that the William Tell Overture is not known except through The Lone Ranger. Go ahead. Find a midi file of the Ranz de vaches movement and tell me you don't know that--it's the "waking up in the morning with nature around" music used when Mickey Mousing a cartoon. (Here, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tell_
(opera) Wikipedia]] has an Ogg that starts with the Ranz.) And the Storm is even more recognizable: it's the music you hear when there's a--wait for it--storm, and a ship is being battered by waves and wind. Only the Finale was used for the Lone Ranger theme, and it has no claim on being the only reason one would know the theme--most popular, yes, but not only.
Er...looks like this wiki doesn't recognize parentheses as valid url characters. Y'all know how to get to Wikipedia though.
Ununnilium: Agreed - even the Finale is familiar from other sources.
Red Shoe: While I will concede this, I would point out that none of these bits of the opera are commonly known as bits of that opera; we've just said it: the Oveture is known as the Lone Ranger theme, "Ranz de Vaches" is the waking-up-micky-mousing, and "Storm" is known for its use in other things.
Ununnilium: Jeez, a different version in each episode? The DVDs only had one. ;.;
Looney Toons: Talking about Evangelion, U? Hm. There've been different DVD releases, but I wouldn't think this would change between them. There are subtle differences, at least in the set I own; and Hayashibara once complained in an interview how Hideaki Anno would demand "okay, this time in your regular voice, this time as Rei, this time as kind of a cross between your regular voice and Rei..."
Ununnilium: Well, by "DVDs" I meant "DVD", as I've only watched the first one. `-`; Perhaps I missed the subtleties.
Ununnilium: The Dave Barry Show had one of these, right?
Whogus The Whatsler: The show is called Dave's World, and the song is "You May Be Right" by Billy Joel. Don't ask me why I know that, I just do.
Licky Lindsay: the official soundtrack CD for The Wonder Years lists Joe Cocker as the artist. I'm pretty sure it's him. (Of course, Cocker's version was a cover itself)
Ununnilium: So edited.
Kilyle: I've little familiarity with this, but somewhere in my head I have it that Highlander used Princes of the Universe and that that was a song not specifically written for Highlander. Am I dead wrong or is that an example for this trope?
HeartBurn Kid: I'm afraid you'd be wrong on that one. The A Kind of Magic album was written and recorded specifically for Highlander, which makes "Princes of the Universe" a Thematic Theme Tune instead (and a damn good one).
Adam850: Natter Bad! Adam smash! Look:
- I thought it was the Washington Post march. Oh well.
- Definitely Liberty Bell. Referenced in Ian Banks's novel Canal Dreams.
- Well it does have a bell sound at the start.
- I thought it was the Washington Post march. Oh well.
It isn't the Washington Post march. What purpose does that conversation have? Don't answer that.
