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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