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karmar
karmar

I love the theme tune from the movie "The Elephant Man". What is it?

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Posted by karmar on Sunday August 31, 2008 at 6:44 AM and tagged with elephant man, film, john morris, the elephant man, theme song, theme tune.

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  1. jilllessa Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    The song is just called the Elephant Man Theme and it can be found on the soundtrack to the movie which is available at  Amazon.com.  The link is below:

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    http://www.amazon.com/David-Lynch-Box-Elephant-Mulholland...

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    Posted by jilllessa on Sunday August 31, 2008 at 1:50 PM


  2. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    The song is also titled "Adagio for Strings",Opus 11 by the American composer Samuel Barber. It was also used in the Oliver Stone film "Platoon". If you go to iTunes and search for "Adagio for Strings" you will see many versions of this piece. It's also known as "Barber's Adagio.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Sunday August 31, 2008 at 7:03 PM