Hi! In the 1986 movie The Money Pit: What is the classical music piece called that plays when Shelley Long and Alexander Godunov are in the restaurant early in the movie? With a beautiful wallpainting in the back. They walk by a fruitplate. Right when he says something like "You look more beautiful than ever..why did we ever divorce?"
It begins with a flute:
Duu-dudi-duu dudi-duu dudi-duu.. dudidudidudidudidudidudi-duu-dii.
Thanks!

Also it was common as a Nokia phone-ring-signal in like 2000. Can´t find it the phone I have now though... I´m "pretty" sure it had the word FUGA in the title..

"Gavotte (sonata VI for violin, E major partita)" by Bach?

Play it here: Pandora Radio - sample from Gavotte by Bach (http://www.pandora.com/#/music/song/christopher+parkening/gavotte+from+sonata+6+e+violin+partita)

Soundtrack --

"THE HEART IS SO WILLING"
Performed by Stephen Bishop
Written by Michel Colombier and Kathleen Wakefield
Produced by Robbie Buchanan

"WEB OF DESIRE"
Written by White Lion
Performed by White Lion and Louise Robey (as Robey)

"SITTIN' ON A DREAM"
Written by Michel Colombier and Kathleen Wakefield

"I GOTTA BE ME"
Written by Walter Marks
Performed by Sammy Davis Jr.
Courtesy of Transamerican Entertainment Corporation

"SKIN TIGHT"
Written by Michel Colombier and Kathleen Wakefield

"COWBOY PARADISE"
Written by Michel Colombier and Kathleen Wakefield

"MI ORQUESTRA"
Written by Julian Bargas
Performed by Los Tupamaros
Courtesy of Taurus Sound Distributors

"RUSH RUSH"
Written by Giorgio Moroder and Deborah Harry
Performed by Deborah Harry
Courtesy of Chrysalis Records, Inc.

"CANDY GAL"
Written by Bill Monroe
Performed by Bill Monroe
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

"I AM A PIZZA (THE PIZZA MAN)"
Written by Peter Alsop
Performed by Peter Alsop
Courtesy of Flying Fish Records, Inc.

"LA BAMBA"
Arranged by Ritchie Valens
Performed by Ritchie Valens
Courtesy of Rhino Records Inc.

"Gavotte (sonata VI for violin, E major partita)"
From the album "Christopher Parkening Plays J.S. Bach"
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Christopher Parkening
Courtesy of Angel Records
A Division of Capitol Records, Inc.

"The Wedding Contract"
From "Lucia Di Lammermor"
By Gaetano Donizetti
Text by Salvatore Cammarano (as Salvadore Cammarano)
Act II - Scene 6; Act III - Scene 6
Performed by The London Symphony Orchestra (as London Symphony Orchestra)
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Conducted by Thomas Schippers
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

"Ode to Joy"
(uncredited)
From "Symphony No. 9 in d-minor"
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

No, the violin sonata is for violin, the piece I want is for flute

Try "Ode to Joy" -- flute version on YouTube. The Ode is from one of the listed musical selections in the movie (from Beethoven's "9th").

Go to 1 min. 30 sec. on this YouTube video: Ode to Joy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFvOKRWN-Kg)

I don´t think this piece is listed. The 9th is played and sung during the characters wedding in the very end. There are several pieces in this movie and others also that are not listed in credits nor on imdb. If you haven´t seen the movie, and if you´re only guessing, you´re just waisting time for both of us. Thanks anyway. Anyone who has actually seen the movie and has more knowledge in classical music than me? Please let me know.

if you´re only guessing
Guess I will rent the movie... Now I'm dying of curiosity.

and if you´re only guessing, you´re just waisting time for both of us.


She wasn't "waisting" time - she was trying to help you. Be nice.

My son saw the movie and thinks it was this (Bolero by Ravel) --

Aditya plays Bolero by Ravel on the flute - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ2xYZyTTnk)

Or, without the piano --

Bolero, Flute Solo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Z1mmOxr1s)

She wasn't "waisting" time - she was trying to help you. Be nice.

I said thanks. That´s nice. Wild guesses is waisting time. Irrelevant whining and pointing fingers is not helping either nor is it nice. If you can help, please do. If you just want to point fingers and whine, please try some other forum, maybe Personal Wellbeing.

They weren't wild guesses. I am a librarian and did my best searching just for you. Athos wasn't whining or pointing fingers. He was defending the librarian.

My son saw the movie and thinks it was this (Bolero by Ravel) --

Aditya plays Bolero by Ravel on the flute - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ2xYZyTTnk)

or, without the piano --

Bolero, Flute Solo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Z1mmOxr1s)

No, that´s not it. Nothing like it. The piece I mean is faster. Check out the movie, it´s a great comedy with lots of great classical music, opera, 80´s pop etc.

It's now in my Netflix queue, and since I was almost a music major, I am sure I will recognize it. More later.

You can hear in the orchestra rehearsal the second movement of Beethoven's 9th (about 1:30 of the piece).

I just watched that part of the movie (my Netflix came through). My son and I think it's Mozart. It's very famous, but we can't pin down a title (yet).

Not Mozart or Beethoven.

It's by JS Bach called
"Badinerie" from
Orchestral suite no 2 in B minor part 7