Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685, in Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, into a large and distinguished family of professional musicians. His father, named Johann Ambrosius Bach, was a violinist and trumpeter, employed by the city of Eisenach. His uncles were church organists, court musicians and composers...See full bio »
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Episode #3.1
(2012)
("Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" - uncredited)
2012The Lords of Salem
(writer: "J.S. Bach: Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, BWV 768")
2012Quartet
(writer: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", "Toccata and Fugua in D Minor")
2012To the Wonder
(writer: "Unto Us A Child Is Born; Alleluia From Christmas Cantata No. 142")
2012Frances Ha
(writer: "Concerto for two Violins, Strings, Basso Continuo and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043: Vivace", "Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo No. 2, in E Major BWV 1042: Allegro")
2012American Mary
(writer: "Ave Maria" / as J.S. Bach)
2012Manalive
(writer: "Wachet auf", "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring")
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Episode #19.5
(2011)
(writer: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" - uncredited)
2011Shame
(writer: "Aria from the Goldberg Variations", "Variatio 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla quinta. Andante from the Goldberg Variations", "Prelude & Fugue No. 10 E Minor, BWV 855", "Prelude & Fugue No. 16 G Minor, BWV 885")
2011Panty
(short)
(writer: "Allegro BWV 1003" / as JS Bach)
2009Fame
(writer: "Suite for Solo Cello #2 in D Minor, BVW 1008: III. Courante", "Prelude in C")
2009The Road
(writer: "Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No. 3 in E Major: Adagio Ma Non Tanto" / as J.S. Bach)
2009Halloween II
(writer: "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 1st Mvt." / as J.S. Bach)
2009Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus
(video)
(writer: "Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 107", "Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor", "Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998")
2009/IThe International
(writer: "Wir Setzen Uns Mit Traenen Nieder")
2009In the Loop
(writer: "Prelude no. 1 in C major from The Well-tempered Clavier", "Allegro from Violin Concerto in E Major BWV 1042", "Erbarme dich, mein Gott! from St. Matthew Passion", "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV 225")
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Chuck Versus the Crown Vic
(2007)
(writer: "Brandenberg Concerto No. 3 in G Major" - uncredited / performer: "Brandenberg Concerto No. 3 in G Major" - uncredited)
2007Big Stan
(writer: "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3" / as J.S. Bach)
2007Fermat's Room
(writer: "Preludio en Si menor BWV 855" / as J. S. Bach)
2006/IMy Best Friend
(writer: "Prélude en LA mineur" / as Jean-Sébastien Bach)
2006Away from Her
(writer: "Prelude from 'Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for Lute', BWV 998", "Prelude in C, from 'Das Wohltemperierte Clavier', Book One BWV 846" / as J.S. Bach)
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Episode #1.2
(2006)
(writer: "La passion selon Saint Mathieu")
2006Que ma joie demeure
(TV short)
(writer: "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major", "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major", "Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Major")
2005Following Sean
(documentary)
(writer: "The Well-Tempered Clavier" Book 1, Prelude 1 in C Major)
2005Civilization IV
(Video Game)
(writer: "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047", "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048", "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049", "Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051", "Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007", "Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010", "Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011")
2005Strange Circus
(writer: "Largo from Concert for Keyboard and Strings in F minor", "Aus der Tiefe Rufeich Chorale Prelude BWV 745")
2005Domino
(writer: "Bach Matthauspassion BMV" / as J.S. Bach)
2005Into the Fire
(TV movie)
(writer: "Sarabande from Unacompanied Cello Suite No.1, BWV.1007", "Allemande from Unacompanied Cello Suite No.6, BWV.1012")
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Evolutionary War
(2005)
(music: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" - uncredited)
2005Bee Season
(writer: "Partita in B Minor BWV 1002 Sarabande", "Partita in D Minor BWV 1004 Chaccone", "Piano Concerto in E Major BWV 1053", "Violin Concerto in E Major BWV 1042")
2005Magic Mirror
("Suite Para Violoncelo" / as Johann Sebastian Bah)
2005/IAllegro
(writer: "Piano Concerto No. 5, BWV 1056: II, Largo", "Anna Magdelanas Notebook: Minuet, Menuet, G Sharp", "Piano Concerto No. 3, BWV 1054: II, Adagio E Piano Sempre", "Concerto No. 3, D Major, BWV 974: II, Adagio", "Goldberg Variations: Aria, BWV 515", "The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I", "Prelude No. 3, C Sharp Major, BWV 848", "Prelude No. 1, C Major, BWV 846", "Prelude No. 20, A Minor, BWV 865", "Fugue No. 8, D Sharp Major, BWV 853", "Prelude No. 2, C Minor, BWV 847", "Piano Concerto No. 5, F Minor, BWV 1056: II, Largo", "Piano Concerto No. 3, D Major, BWV 1054: II, Adagio E Piano Sempre", "Piano Concerto No. 1, D Minor, BWV 1052: I, Allegro")
2004Spider-Man 2
(writer: "Suite No. 2 in B Minor")
2004Ladies in Lavender.
("Fuga from Sonata No.1 in G Minor BWV 1001" 1720 / as "Fuga from Sonata No.1")
2004When Will I Be Loved
(writer: "Italian Concerto, BWV 971: 1st Movement, Allegro" 1735, "Praeambulum in F Major, BWV 927" ca 1720, "Two-Part Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779" 1723, "Two-Part Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772" 1723, "Praeambulum in C Major, BWV 924" ca 1720, "French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: Allemande" 1724, "Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829: Sarabande" 1726-31)
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Rat Pack
(2004)
("CANZONA IN D MINOR" / as J.S. Bach)
2004The Final Cut
("Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002")
2004Before Sunset
(writer: "Bach: Goldberg Variation Number 25")
2004Miracle
(writer: "Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G-1 - Movement Allegro")
2004Grande école
(music: "Concerto pour Violon, Hautbois et Orchestre en Ré mineur - BWV 1060", "Passion selon Saint-Mathieu" / as Jean Sébastien Bach)
2004Riding Giants
(documentary)
(writer: "Toccata and Fugue")
2003Saraband
(TV movie)
(writer: "Cello Suite no. 5 in C Minor, Movement 4: Saraband", "Trio Sonata for Organ no. 1 in E Flat Major, Movement 1: Allegro", "Organ Chorale" BWV 1117)
2001Enigma
(writer: "Chorale Prelude No. 18, B W V 668, Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten Sein", "Andante from Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, B W V 1049" 1721 / as J S Bach)
2000Unbreakable
(writer: "Fugue in C major, BWV 953 from 'Klavierbuchlein fur Wilhelm Bach'", "Fugue in C major, BWV 952 from 'Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Bach'", "Prelude in G major, BWV 902 from 'Prelude and Fughetta in G major'")
2000Rated X
(TV movie)
(writer: "Violin Concerto in G Minor: Largo" / as Johann S. Bach)
2000You Can Count on Me
(writer: "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben" from St. Matthew Passion, "G Major Suite for Solo Cello", "Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007/Prélude Instrumental")
2000Joe Gould's Secret
(writer: "Fragments of 'Anna's Magdalen's Notebook'" / as J.S. Bach)
2000Innocents
(writer: "Cello Suite #2: Prelude In D Minor", "Arioso", "Prelude #5 Book 1: The Well-Tempered Harpsichord")
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Episode #3.9
(1994)
("Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" - uncredited)
1994Intersection
("Sonata in G Minor - First Movement" / as J.S. Bach)
1994Ulrike Marie Meinhof
(documentary)
("Sonate pour violon seul no. 2 BVW 1003")
1993Shadowlands
(writer: "Toccata and Fugue in D" - uncredited)
1993The Pelican Brief
(writer: "Choral 'Komm, O Tod, Du Schlafes Bruder'")
1993The Program
(writer: "Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major")
1993Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
("Aria from Goldberg Variations", BWV 988, "Invention No. 13 in A minor", BWV 784, "Prelude from English Suite No. 5 in E minor", BWV 810, "Prelude No. 2 in C minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I", "Gigue from English Suite No. 2 in A minor", BWV 807, "Prelude from English Suite No. 2 in A minor", BWV 807, "Variation 19 from Goldberg Variations", BWV 988, "Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor from The Well-Tempered Clavier", Book I, "Sarabande from French Suite No. 1 in D minor", BWV 812, "Prelude in D minor, BWV 926 from Nine Little Preludes", "Prelude No. 1 in C Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier", Book I, "Contrapunctus 9 from The Art of the Fugue", BWV 1080)
1993Short Cuts
(writer: "Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor BWV 1011" 1717-23)
1988Rough Ranger
(Video Game)
(writer: "Toccata and Fugue in D minor")
1988The Chocolate War
("Italian Concerto", "Prelude in C Sharp Minor" / as J.S. Bach)
1988Another Woman
(writer: "Unaccompanied Cello Suite in D Major" / music: "Sonata for Cello and Piano No.2 BWV 1028" 1721, "Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 BWV 1029" 1721)
1988Dead Mate
(writer: "Prelude from The Well Tempered Clavier" / as J.S. Bach)
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The Monkees in Paris
(1968)
(writer: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" - uncredited)
1968The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach
(writer: "Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050 - Allegro I", "Prelude 6 in E Major, BWV 854", "French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812 - Minuet II", "Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028 - Adagio", "Trio-sonata No. 2 in C Minor for Organ, BWV 526 - Largo", "Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 - Sicut Locutus Est", "Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243 - Gloria", "Partita #6 in E Minor, BWV 830 - Gavotte", "Aeolus Placated, BWV 205", "Funeral Ode for Queen Christiane Eberhardine, BWV 198", "Funeral Music for Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, BWV 244a", "St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - 'Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen'", "Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, BWV 42", "Prelude in B Minor for Organ, BWV 544", "Mass in B Minor, BWV 232", "Cantata BWV 215", "Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11", "Clavier-Uebung, BWV 671 - Kyrie, God Holy Spirit", "Italian Concerto, BWV 971 - Andante", "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140", "Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Variation 25", "Ich habe genug, BWV 82", "Musical Offering, BWV 1079", "The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus XIV", "Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, BWV 668")
1964The Gospel According to St. Matthew
("Matthäus Passion BWV 244", "Concerto for violin and oboe in d minor BWV 1060", "Fuga Ricercata a 6, Nr. 2", "Hohe Messe BWV 232", "Concerto for violin in E major BWV 1042")
1964Plants from the Dunes
(music: "Präludium und Fuge 'Dorisch', BWV. 538" - uncredited, "Chromatische Fantasie und Fuge, BWV. 903" - uncredited, "Toccata und Fuge D minor, BWV. 565" - uncredited)
1948Concert Magic
(writer: "'Aria' from ORCHESTRAL SUITE NO.3", "'Prelude' from UNACCOMPANIED VIOLIN PARTITA NO.3", "AVE MARIA", "'Erbarme dich, mein Gott' from MATTHÄUS PASSION")
1931Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(music: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565" 1708 - uncredited, "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ in F Minor, BWV 639" 1713 - uncredited)