Line #79 ReferencedBy/WolfgangAmadeusMozart


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2	[[caption-width-right:310: ''C'mon and [[Music/{{Falco}} r-r-r-r-rock me, Amadeus!]]'']]
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4	References to Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart in popular culture: parodies, shout-outs, homages, cameos...
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6	Examples related to ''Eine kleine Nachtmusik'' [[StandardSnippet/EineKleineNachtmusik go on the page for that song]].
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8	[[AC:AnimeAndManga]]
9	* [[NextTierPowerUp Requiem forms]] of [[FightingSpirit Stands]], introduced in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'', get their namesake from Mozart's famous Requiem composition. So far, the Requiem forms seen in action are [[TarotMotifs Chariot]] [[FreakyFridayFlip Requiem]] and [[Music/{{Prince}} Gold Experience]] [[MyHeroZero Requiem]], with Chariot Requiem in particular being inspired by the story of the mysterious visitor who randomly visited Mozart one night to provide him with the final pieces to finish the composition of Requiem.
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11	[[AC:ComicBooks]]
12	* ''ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske'': Suske, Wiske, Lambik and Tante Sidonia meet young Mozart in the album "Het Wondere Wolfje" ("The Wonderful Wolfie").
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14	[[AC:{{Film}}]]
15	* In ''Film/BillAndTedFaceTheMusic'', Mozart is one of the musicians picked up by Bill and Ted's daughters to help write the song that will revolutionize the world.
16	* In ''Film/{{Busting}}'', a Mozart piece plays on the radio in an adult bookstore.
17	* Creator/AneurinBarnard stars as Mozart in the 2017 British-Czech film ''Film/InterludeInPrague'', which is a wholly fictional account of his passionate affair with a young soprano named Zuzanna Lubtak in the eponymous city, who's betrothed to Baron Saloka, a serial rapist and murderer who inspires Mozart to compose ''Don Giovanni''.
18	* In ''Film/LiberalArts'', protagonists Jesse and Zibby describe listening to ''Soave sia il vento'' as "making everyone they glanced upon beautiful".
19	* Nigel from ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap'' says that he's influenced by both Mozart and Music/JohannSebastianBach, and refers to "Lick My Love Pump" as a Mach piece.
20	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', he is one of the composers Mei compares 4*Town to in her presentation.
21	* Lacrimosa is played in the climax of ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'' as the wedding between Cletus and Frances ensues.
22	* In ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', Magneto is seen listening to ''Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'' in his prison cell.
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24	[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
25	* Literature/TruemanBradley listens to Symphony #41 in C Major on repeat while he works because the consistent pattern of notes helps him concentrate.
26	* ''Literature/EyeOfAFly'':
27	** Ernest plays Mozart in his head as he leaves his apartment.
28	** Annie's laughter reminds Ernest of the New York World's Fair's carillon playing Mozart's ''Magic Flute''.
29	* Early from ''Literature/NavigatingEarly'' listens to Mozart on most Sundays.
30	* David from ''Literature/WhatToSayNext'' listens to Mozart on his headphones while he navigates the school hallways.
31	* In ''Literature/OrangeCloudsBlueSky'', Skye plays Mozart on the radio because that's what Starr likes, even though she prefers hip-hop.
32	* In ''Literature/WhenMyHeartJoinsTheThousand'', Alvie listens to a Mozart CD in the car after failing to get a job. She remembers listening to "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knnlKS7jRI4 Lech mich im Arsch]]" in detention as a kid and not getting in trouble because the teacher didn't speak German.
33	* Noa from ''Literature/{{Afrotistic}}'' loves Mozart, and listens to his music to calm down. She first became a fan when she noticed that the cool kids at her former school all liked "throwback" music, so she decided to start listening to old music.
34	* ''Literature/HeIsYourBrother'': When Orry turns out to have a talent for playing the recorder, Mr Lewis wants to buy him a clarinet. Mrs Lewis points out that Orry is only six, but Mr Lewis replies that Mozart was even younger when his career began.
35	* In ''Literature/AMangoShapedSpace'', Mia listens to Mozart while she paints because the music makes her see colors.
36	* ''Literature/TheMagicTreehouse'': ''Moonlight on the Magic Flute'' has Jack and Annie travel to 18th century Austria and meet up with a young Mozart, nicknamed "Wolfie", whose antics will eventually inspire him to write ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute''.
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38	[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
39	* Creator/JohnCleese portrays Mozart in ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketch "Famous Deaths", where he is the host of the show.
40	* ''{{Series/Probe}}'''s "[[Recap/ProbeComputerLogic Computer Logic]]": Austin tells his SmartHouse to play Mozart's symphony #35, in D major while Michelle is introducing herself to him.
41	* In ''Series/TheGoodDoctor'' episode "Islands, Part One," Jenny complains about hearing her conjoined twin Katie incessantly practice Mozart songs. Katie answers, "They're not songs, they're concertos."
42	* ''Series/TheAmericans'': The season two episode "A Little Night Music" is named after one of Mozart's compositions (it's the English translation).
43	* A young Mozart is see playing the piano for Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom and her ladies in waiting in ''Series/QueenCharlotteABridgertonStory''.
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45	[[AC:{{Music}}]]
46	* "Rock Me Amadeus" by Music/{{Falco}} was a 1986 pop hit, inspired by the film "Amadeus". It calls Mozart a ''superstar'' and names various facts from his life during the intro.
47	* ''Play with Me'' by Music/{{Extreme}} features riffs from various classical pieces including [[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Mozart's]] ''Rondo Alla turca'' and Music/AntonioVivaldi's ''The Four Seasons''.
48	* Music/{{Evanescence}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgun4FjrRV8 Lacrymosa]] samples the opening of the "Lacrimosa" from Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart's "Requiem" throughout the whole song.
49	* ''Music/TransSiberianOrchestra'''s ''Requiem'' samples the famous intro to Beethoven's 5th. ''Requiem'' is part a rock opera titled ''Music/BeethovensLastNight''. It also includes snippets of Mozart and ''Flight of the Bumblebee'' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
50	* Music/{{Megadeth}}'s ''Symphony Of Destruction'' has a piece of Mozart's ''Requiem (K. 626) - Domine Jesu Christe'' at the start.
51	* ''God Diva'' from the Japanese Duo Music/AliProject samples ''The Magic Flute Queen of the Night Aria'' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
52	* Music/SymphonyX: Interspersed within the album ''V-The New Mythology Suite'' are excerpts of both Verdi's and Mozart's Requiems.
53	* "Falling Down" by David Meece is based on a Mozart sonata.
54	* A trademark of Music/ThePianoGuys, who combine classical motifs with the contemporary. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDsfou6UfjU Their version of "Mission Impossible"]] with Music/LindseyStirling features a bit of Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 ([[UncommonTime performed in 5/4 time]] in a minor [[{{Tonality}} key]]).
55	* He is mentioned as being dead in the song "Decomposing Composers" by Creator/MichaelPalin sang on Creator/MontyPython's ''Audioplay/MontyPythonsContractualObligationAlbum''.
56	* Folk singer Tom Chapin, famous for taking classical pieces and making children's music out of it, wrote a piece called "A Mozart Duet", which is the story of a young pianist learning to play Mozart's famous "Sonata in C" -- set to the melody of "Sonata in C" -- with Mozart's help.
57	-->''This second part is much too difficult\
58	For any kid to play.\
59	Fingers just weren’t meant to move this fast,\
60	Who wrote this turkey anyway?\
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62	"I did. It’s not difficult, a simple scale in C.\
63	I’m Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\
64	And I could have played this at age 3.\
65	Try it again..."''
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67	[[AC:{{Theatre}}]]
68	* ''Theatre/{{Amadeus}}'' is a play about Mozart's life, which was made into the 1984 Oscar winning film ''Film/{{Amadeus}}''. It's the only and most famous film about Mozart in existence, yet despite that it's not always a very accurate depiction of his life. The rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri has been exaggerated for dramatization, for instance. The depiction of Mozart as an infantile ManChild and some sort of robotic being who just composed without thinking it over twice has also been contested. And let's not get into the fact that many actors in this period piece [[NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent have very notable American accents]].
69	* Rudebrat's "[[Theatre/{{Amadeus}} Amadeus]] (Mozart {{Dubstep}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PQXddD3uYU Remix]])" is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
70	* ''Theatre/{{Cosi}}'' is about a group of mental patients who take up amateur theatre as a form of occupational therapy. Over the protests of the facilitator, who'd been planning something less ambitious, one of them persuades the group to do ''Theatre/CosiFanTutte'', which he associates with the happy memories of his childhood.
71	* ''Theatre/DaPonte'' is a musical about the titular poet's collaboration with Mozart on three operas.
72	* ''Theatre/MozartLOperaRock'' is a 2009 RockOpera about Mozart.
73	* ''Theatre/{{Mozart}}'', a musical covering Mozart's life from childhood to death.
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75	[[AC:VideoGames]]
76	* ''VideoGame/PumpItUp'' also uses "Rondo All Turca".
77	* Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim, of ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' fame, not only shares Mozart's given name but also has Mozart's requiem as his [[Leitmotif/VideoGames leitmotif]].
78	* ''[[VideoGame/SuperSolvers Super Solvers: Outnumbered!]]'' uses the first and fourth movements of Symphony 40.
79	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'':
80	** Mozart is a Caster-class Servant. He has MagicMusic abilities, and his Noble Phantasm, Requiem for Death, is a BrownNote attack. They often mention the feelings he had for UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette, who is also a Servant. In this verse, [[spoiler:he is of a magical bloodline that destines him to become a vessel for one of the Demon Pillars, but [[AntiAntiChrist he manages to reject that role]], which he believes is due to either his feelings for Marie or his dedication to music. In alternate universes where he doesn't meet Marie, he succumbs to despair and lets himself get possessed by the Demon Pillar Amdusias.]]
81	** Antonio Salieri is an Avenger-class Servant. In this verse, Mozart and Salieri were in real life, best friends. Unfortunately, since Servants are partially shaped by [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve legends and belief]], his personality becomes twisted so that he hates Mozart, based on the rumors that Salieri was jealous of Mozart and murdered him. He's also dressed like "Man in Grey", a Reaper-like figure who is tied to Mozart's work on composing Requiem and his death. He also has MagicMusic abilities, and his Noble Phantasm, Dio Santissimo Misericordia de mi, is a BrownNote attack said to be a form of music he was not able to achieve in his lifetime.
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83	[[AC:VisualNovel]]
84	* ''VisualNovel/SteinsGateZero'': Directly referenced as [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter Maho's feelings towards the late Kurisu]], with Maho explicitly calling herself "the Salieri to Kurisu's Motzart" (not to mention the [[BrainUploading Amadeus system]] itself - Maho's login is Salieri there too).
85	** However, despite this, the reference is played with - Maho frames her relationship much like [[Theatre/{{Amadeus}} the Theater adaptation]] of Mozart's life (being resentful over Kurisu's prodigy status, as well as having to deal with her death). But what ultimately gets her out of this funk is affirming that the real Salieri and Motzart had [[ShownTheirWork a great deal of respect for each-other]].
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87	[[AC:WebOriginal]]
88	* ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': He battled against Music/{{Skrillex}} in one episode.
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90	[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
91	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The episode "Margical History Tour" has a segment based on "Amadeus", with Bart as Mozart and Lisa as Salieri.
92	* The ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama World Tour'' episode "[[Recap/TotalDramaSlapSlapRevolution Slap Slap Revolution]]" has the ''Total Drama'' contestants sing a WithLyrics version of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik".
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