History Series / MozartInTheJungle

* SalieriSyndrome: Thomas looks like's going to be this to Rodrigo. [[spoiler: Subverted when he has a HeelRealization.]]

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: In-universe, it's mostly averted, but Anna Maria's (Rodrigo's estranged wife) absurd performance art piece plays it straight.

* MsFanservice: Cynthia, as played by Saffron Burrows, is absolutely stunning as well as the most sexual of the cast. Played with as she starts out in a monogamous relationship with Thomas. Later, she has an affair with Nina the contract lawyer but while it's implied to be sexual, there's no Fanservice involved.

* RealSongThemeTune: An orchestral arrangement of "Lisztomania" by Phoenix

* StupidStatementDanceMix: Played straight and indeed, deliberate. Thomas is invited by the EDM producer to play music to welcome aliens to planet Earth. He does so, and is so excited with the result that he bellows "WELCOME TO EARTH, MOTHERFUCKERS!" into a live mic. And bingo, this trope.

''Mozart in the Jungle'' is a {{dramedy}} about [[ClassicalMusic classical musicians]] in [[BigApplesauce New York City]], from Creator/PrimeVideo. Young, eccentric celebrity conductor Rodrigo (Creator/GaelGarciaBernal) replaces the aging Thomas (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) as conductor of the New York Symphony. Struggling oboist Hailey (Lola Kirke) catches a big break when Rodrigo is entranced by her last-minute audition, but an embarrassing blunder during her first rehearsal reveals that she still has much to learn.

The backstage lives of musicians is the main focus of the show. Hailey and her fellow {{Starving Artist}}s juggle what gigs they can find - giving lessons to hormone-crazed adolescents, playing in the band for terrible {{Jukebox Musical}}s - with fanatic amounts of practice as they try to refine their craft. The orchestra higher-ups, meanwhile, must endlessly butter-up the wealthy patrons who underwrite the orchestra.

The series is co-produced by Roman Coppola, Creator/JasonSchwartzman, and Paul Weitz. Notable guest stars include Schwarztman, Wallace Shawn, Danny Glover, and Creator/JohnHodgman. The series was cancelled after its fourth season.

* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Thomas has one of these when he realizes his jealousy is making him a villain to a man NotSoDifferent from himself. It helps Rodrigo genuinely respects Thomas, even if their conducting styles are different.]] This immediately prompts a HeelFaceTurn as [[spoiler: Thomas]] gets back to what he considers most important: the music.

* NotSoDifferent:

** Hailey and Cynthia due to their close relationships with their respective conductors. Subverted by Hailey with Rodrigo since they're only boss and assistant. [[spoiler: Until the finale.]]

* RealityEnsues:
** Really, Rodrigo, what DID you expect [[spoiler: inviting your class warrior grandstanding wife to perform in a symphony for extremely rich white people?]]
** A running theme is a lot of wacky misunderstandings, feuds, and rivalries are set up only for the individuals involved to check themselves before doing something career-endingly stupid. Which, of course, is how you manage to succeed as a professional musician. Anna Maria is one of the individuals who ''doesn't'' do this, which is part of why no one will hire her (not that she cares).

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Union Bob, a piccolo player who quibbles over bathroom breaks per union rules, almost never uses his last name.

* YourCheatingHeart:
** Thomas is in a marriage of convenience but keeps Cynthia as TheMistress.
** Rodrigo's marriage to Anna Maria doesn't stop him from sleeping with other women or kissing Hailey

* BiTheWay:
** Cynthia, who starts out as Thomas's mistress but then has a thing with Nina, the lawyer the orchestra hires to handle their contract negotiation.
** Rodrigo worries that his estranged wife Anna Maria has met another guy, or another girl.

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: The show isn't shy about showing Bernadette Peters and Monica Belluci as some of the most fabulous and desirable of the female cast members.

The series is co-produced by Roman Coppola, Creator/JasonSchwartzman, and Paul Weitz. Notable guest stars include Schwarztman, Wallace Shawn, Danny Glover, and John Hodgman. The series was cancelled after its fourth season.

The series is co-produced by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Paul Weitz. Notable guest stars include Schwarztman, Wallace Shawn, Danny Glover, and John Hodgman. The series was cancelled after its fourth season.

''Mozart in the Jungle'' is a {{dramedy}} about [[ClassicalMusic classical musicians]] in [[BigApplesauce New York City]], from Creator/AmazonStudios. Young, eccentric celebrity conductor Rodrigo (Creator/GaelGarciaBernal) replaces the aging Thomas (Creator/MalcolmMcDowell) as conductor of the New York Symphony. Struggling oboist Hailey (Lola Kirke) catches a big break when Rodrigo is entranced by her last-minute audition, but an embarrassing blunder during her first rehearsal reveals that she still has much to learn.

The series is co-produced by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Paul Weitz. Notable guest stars include Schwarztman, Wallace Shawn, Danny Glover, and John Hodgman. The series was cancelled after it's fourth season.

The series is co-produced by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Paul Weitz. Notable guest stars include Schwarztman, Wallace Shawn, Danny Glover, and John Hodgman.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Rodrigo is a rare adult male version of this, particularly to Hailey. He fits the artistic, free-spirited aspect of the trope perfectly, stands in stark contrast to traditionalists like Thomas and sticks-in-the-mud like Biben, and he inspires everyone around him to look at things from an unconventional angle. The trope is deconstructed in terms of how this affects his love life: he often attracts women who are just as mercurial as he is, and it really isn't until [[spoiler:Hailey]] that he finds himself in a stable relationship.