2006-10-08 13:58:22 · 4 answers · asked by davebarrca 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Savatage in 1987. They used "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from "Peer Gynt" by Grieg.
Others have used it before. Rick Wakeman used the theme for a few seconds in "Journey to the Centre of the Earth," but it was pretty much straight symphony, with a little rockishness thrown in.
Rik Emmet of Triumph played the riff during his stand-alone guitar solo while on tour ("Thunder Seven" tour) - I don't know if there is a recording of this, it may be on Triumph's live album, "Stages."
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2006-10-08 14:05:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grieg's music in popular culture
Morning Mood was a favorite of Carl Stalling who often used it for morning establishing shots in Warner Bros. cartoons. It is now typically associated with nordic scenes; however, it was meant to depict sunrise over the Sahara Desert.
In the Hall of the Mountain King was famously used in the 1931 film M, in which Peter Lorre's character, a serial killer who preys on children, whistles it. The piece has also seen extensive use in movies and commercials, usually in accordance with a dramatic and fantastic event, and is widely associated with the theme park Alton Towers. Famous British rock band The Who also used Grieg's music from In the Hall of the Mountain King for their song Hall of the Mountain King from their 1967 album The Who Sell Out. It also can be heard extensively on Rick Wakeman's (keyboardist with British rock group Yes) album "Journey to the Centre of the Earth". The first movement of Grieg's Piano Concerto is used in Adrian Lyne's 1997 film Lolita. Another piece from Peer Gynt, Anitra's Dance, serves as background music for Quest for Glory IV. Peer gynt also served as a basis for the theme of the Inspector Gadget animated series.
A musical, 'Song of Norway', based very loosely on Grieg's life and using his music, was created in 1944 by Robert Wright and George Forrest, and filmed in 1970.
The 1957 movie musical The Pied Piper of Hamelin used almost exclusively music composed by Edvard Greig.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s Nabisco an American baked snacks company featured the song In The Hall Of The Mountain King on many of their commercials.
2006-10-08 21:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Yes" Journey to the centre of the earth album. The Who also used it in 1967. Rock On!
2006-10-08 21:16:33 · answer #3 · answered by lcsanders45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
elp or emerson lake and palmer did too i believe but in the 60's or 70's.
2006-10-08 21:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by cadaholic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋