Learned about the music of Don Shirley after watching a beautiful movie - The Green Book. I had not even heard of this pianist until the movie and will not be able to separate the two now.
Associations between music and cinema can happen in the reverse too. I love the music of Satie for example and hearing the Gnossiennes in the sound track of a movie can produce a strong point of connection, in a story I know and love - like The Painted Veil or one unknown that completely drew me in like Chocolat. The choice of background music might have to do with the experience of watching those movies. One of my favorite movies ever The Shawshank Redemption used Figaro most unforgettably.
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