Theme from Schindler's List

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Theme from Schindler's List is a poignant and haunting violin-led musical piece composed for the 1993 Holocaust drama film "Schindler's List," widely regarded as one of John Williams's most moving film scores.

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Theme from Schindler's List canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film theme
musical composition
associatedAward Academy Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
associatedEnsemble Boston Symphony Orchestra
surface form: Boston Symphony Orchestra (in concert performances)

various symphony orchestras worldwide
associatedWithDirector Steven Spielberg
associatedWithEvent Holocaust
associatedWithPerson Oskar Schindler
awardedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score
surface form: Academy Award for Best Original Score (to Schindler's List score)
basedOn Schindler's List
surface form: Schindler's List (1993 film)
commissionedFor Schindler's List
surface form: Schindler's List (1993 film)
composer John Williams
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredInstrument violin
firstAppearanceInWork Schindler's List
surface form: Schindler's List (1993 film)
genre classical
film score
hasCulturalImpact frequently performed at Holocaust remembrance events
iconic theme of the film Schindler's List
widely regarded as one of John Williams's most moving themes
hasKey D minor (commonly performed)
hasQuality haunting
lyrical
melancholic
poignant
includedIn Itzhak Perlman recital programs
John Williams compilation albums
inspiredBy story of Oskar Schindler
label MCA Records
surface form: MCA Records (original soundtrack release)
notablePerformer Itzhak Perlman
orchestrator John Williams
originalLanguage instrumental
partOf Schindler's List
surface form: Schindler's List (soundtrack)
partOfSeries John Williams
surface form: John Williams film themes
performer Itzhak Perlman
publicationYear 1993
publisher Universal Music Publishing Group
surface form: Universal Music Publishing (film music division)
recordedFor Schindler's List
surface form: Schindler's List (soundtrack album)
subjectMatter Jewish suffering during the Holocaust
mourning
remembrance
tempoMarking slow
usedAs concert encore piece
usesMusicalElement minor key
rubato phrasing
string orchestra accompaniment
usesMusicalForm theme and variations

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John Williams notableWork Theme from Schindler's List