Can anyone tell me the name of a certain classical tune that's often played in movies and tv shows?

Question

It's usually played during scenes where someone either is reunited with someone or something they love or when a person finds what he/she has been searching for. Often it's used for comic effect...like if someone finds the perfect sandwich or something dumb like that. The music will play; beams of sunlight will come down from the heavens, etc. Sometimes it's played as a man and woman rush toward each other in a cliche reunion. Sometimes it's a love at first sight kind of thing. The music features mostly strings, and it seems to be the same version or recording each time I've heard it. I can't name a particular movie or show that used it, or I would simply pull the music from that source. And I can't hum the tune. So I'm hoping someone will be able to give me the title based on this vague information/djescription. The melody is very "sweeping." Maybe someone has seen the kind of scenes I'm talking about and also happens to be up on their classical music. Help! Thanks.

Answer 1

II knew exactly what you were talking about I just listened to Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Overture Fantasy and I'm 99.9% sure that's what you're thinking of. You have to listen to the piece for a few minutes until those passages are played.

Answer 2

I really suspect that the music you are hearing is the "Love Theme" from Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet"

http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Romeo-Juliet-Nutcracker-Swan/dp/B0000025WF/sr=8-9/qid=1171074290/ref=sr_1_9/102-8050158-2219319?ie=UTF8&s=music

Alternatively, possibly from Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini."

Answer 3

there are a number of pieces. why not look up a specific film and its music to nail done your quest?