QMM 4 Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Does anybody know the name of the piece played in the beginning of Schindler's List when Schindler goes out to eat, sees the lady, sends champagne over, and talks to all the Nazis?Much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesluckard 80 Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 It's a tango called "Por Una Cabeza." It's also played in True Lies at the beginning and end, and in Scent of a Woman. It's on the Scent soundtrack, in case you happen to have that. I would assume it is performed by the orchestra we see in the film, because there is no copyright information for the recording of the song in the end credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 Por Una Cabeza is played after the piece I'm asking for. The tango plays when Neeson is dancing but I am almost positive that there is a piece played before the tango that has the violin, accordion and a drummer with a ride cymbal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 I am pretty sure that Por Una Cabeza in Schindlers List was performed by Itzhak Perlman. There is an almost exact same version of it on the Cinema Serenade CD, John Williams conducting and Perlman playing the violin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 I've got Por Una Cabeza and I'm almost 100% sure that there is another piece that is played before it in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesluckard 80 Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 Por Una Cabeza starts playing the moment the film cuts from Schindler in his apartment, getting dressed, to the nightclub. It is played by the violin, accordion and drummer with cymbal that you describe. It continues as he enters, bribes the maitre'd, sits down, surveys the club, and then brings the two Nazis and their Polish female companion over to his table. The film then cuts to chorus girls dancing to a period recording of some song called Die Holzauktion, according to the credits. Schindler never dances. Have you watched the film recently? Just curious. I hadn't myself, but popped the DVD in to be sure about all this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 Ok I found the piece I was looking for, I didn't know that all of them were called Tango.Apologies for saying Schindler danced at that scene, he does it later in the film.Thanks for everybody's help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 Just one more thing then I'll let this thread die.The music in the opening on the radio when Schindler is getting dressed I'm not familiar with, anybody know it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Gloomy Sunday. I've got the vocal version of it (by Billie Holliday), thanks to Ken, but I'm still looking for a version without the vocals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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