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29
Apr
2014

Measure for Measure

From operas to pop songs, Shakespeare and his plays have inspired a huge musical outcrop. Below are some of our favorite hits:

“Vivere” – Elliot Goldenthal

from the Titus Soundtrack

 

“Under the Greenwood Tree” – Laura Marling

from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s As You Like It

 

“The Tempest Overture, Op. 109” – Jean Sibelius

 

“Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” – Heath Ledger

from 10 Things I Hate About You

 

“On the Ground, Sleep Sound” – Choir of Downside School

from Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream

 

“Lovefool” – The Cardigans

from the Romeo+Juliet soundtrack

 

“Macbeth” – John Cale

 

“Shakespeare’s Sister” – The Smiths

 

“Brush Up on Your Shakespeare”

from Kiss Me Kate

 

“Prelude” – William Walton

from Richard III

 

“Heavily” – Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen

 

“Fanfare” – Patrick Doyle

from Hamlet

 

“The De Lesseps’ Dance” – Nick Ingman, Gary Wright

from Shakespeare in Love

 

“Three Shakespeare Songs” – Ralph Vaughan Williams

 

“Sigh No More” – David Tennant and Catherine Tate

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