Music
Reflective of Russians' affinity to music,- classical music and musical instruments are well represented in the series. Upright pianos are in the homes of Sasha's mother and Kosmos' father. Olga is a violinist and her rehearsing on a violin impresses Sasha to court her. Olga and Sasha attend a Bolshoi Theater performance of Swan Lake Waltz. This is a non-exhaustive list of music identified in the series:
- Tchaikowski Swan Lake Waltz in Bolshoi Theater performance
- Morning Mood by Peer Gynt (Grieg) during film review awards
- Rock Solid Blues return in a vegetable truck after a near death experience
- The Power (Snap! song) in a Doll's Bar accompaniment to exotic dancing
- Anitra's Dance by Peer Gynt (Grieg) where Sasha snorting his first cocaine with Kosmos
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Famous quotes containing the word music:
“We often feel sad in the presence of music without words; and often more than that in the presence of music without music.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“What is our life? a play of passion;
Our mirth the music of division;
Our mothers’ wombs the tiring-houses be
Where we are dressed for this short comedy.”
—Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)
“Let music sound while he doth make his choice;
Then if he lose he makes a swan-like end,
Fading in music.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)