Goldberg Variations in popular culture
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The Goldberg Variations of Johann Sebastian Bach are one of the best known compositions by this composer. They appear occasionally in works of popular culture. This article is a listing of such appearances. For information about the variations themselves, see Goldberg Variations.
- In the context of a particularly dreadful scene in The Silence of the Lambs, Dr. Hannibal Lecter is seen passionately listening to a recording by Glenn Gould of the Aria which begins and ends the Variations.
- The same music is played during the opening credits of the film's sequel, Hannibal.
- The Aria was played in the movie The English Patient (1996).
- The structure of the Film "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" (1993) was based on the Goldberg Variations.
- Choreographer Mark Haim has constructed a set of solo dances based using the music as a setting. The work premiered at the American Dance Festival in 1997 and has continued to be performed by Haim himself as recently as 2006.
