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Each month we feature a Kickassical Clip - a video that showcases Classical Music in pop culture. It's the top Classical music from movies, songs, commercials, cartoons, video games and ringtones.
 
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Classical music isn't just for orchestras anymore! Now you can play it on Rock Band, including Mussorgsky's "Night On Bald Mountain," Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight Of The Bumblebee" and more.

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When America celebrates its Independence Day on the 4th of July, they play the most famous piece from the most famous American march master John Philip Sousa.

The Muppets, including the Swedish Chef, Animal and Beaker, perform "The Stars And Stripes Forever" while Sam The Eagle attempts to recite the Constitution.

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The Best Buy "Recycle It On" ad includes ways to recycle a laptop, like ditching it in an elevator, tossing it as a boquet at a wedding, and having it rescued at sea.

It uses Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" from his Piano Sonata No. 11. This fun, a capella vocal version is by The Swingle Singers.

Mozart at Kickass Classical

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Video game Peggle uses a lot of classical music, including Grieg's "Morning," Fucik's "Entry Of The Gladiators," Bach's "Toccata and Fugue," and our favorite, Beethoven's triumphant "Ode To Joy" when you hit Extreme Fever!

Beethoven at Kickass Classical

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It's time to man up! Dove body wash may or may not be the way to manhood, but their "Journey To Comfort" ad pretty much nails the process.

The ad uses Rossini's "William Tell Overture," a manly piece of classical music celebrating the story of a man shooting an apple off his son's head. It's also the manly Lone Ranger theme.

Rossini at Kickass Classical

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New for 2010, the Adidas Originals Star Wars Collection. The ad features David Beckham, Snoop Dogg, Daft Punk and a dope remix of John Williams' theme for Darth Vader, the "Imperial March."

We believe film music is the new classical, so we included one piece in our Top 100. This 1980 soundtrack classic is it.

John Williams at Kickass Classical

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We're pretty sure this is the first time we've seen Mozart's "Symphony No. 40" beatboxed by creative Koreans. Wait... okay, yeah we're sure.

It's one of Mozart's most famous symphonies, re-imagined and re-created in one of the most unique ways we've heard yet!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at Kickass Classical

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An opera singing dog? You have to see it to believe it! Denali the Husky performs to Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca."

It's the third movement from Mozart's "Piano Sonata No. 11 In A major," K. 331, and is also called the "Turkish March."

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at Kickass Classical

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Silent Monks perform a Christmas time fave, the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah."

Handel's "Messiah" was first performed during Lent (leading up to Easter), but it is now mostly performed during Advent (leading up to Christmas). This year marks the 250th anniversary of Handel's death.

George Frideric Handel at Kickass Classical

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1,000 mobile phones. 2,000 texts. One classical music piece.

Vodafone New Zealand uses mobile phones text alerts in sequence to create Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture." It took 53 different ringtone alerts timed precisely to make it happen. Download the ringtones for free here.

Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky at Kickass Classical

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Halloween is coming and there's nothing scarier than Bach's "Toccata And Fugue In D Minor."

Violinist Vanessa Mae does an amazing violin-techno-acoustic-fusion version on her 1995 album "The Violin Player." And the video is cool too.

Johann Sebastian Bach at Kickass Classical

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Get ready for sex and violins!

23 year old Tina Guo rocks the electric cello in her song "Queen Bee," a version of Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Flight Of The Bumblebee."

[ Warning: Nudity ] If blurred-out gold-painted boobies aren't your thing, here's a G-rated live version.

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Summer bugs! The insects unite to "open happiness" in a brand new ad from Coca-Cola.

The mischief is underscored by the whimsical theme to "Peter & The Wolf," by Sergei Prokofiev.

Prokofiev wrote the 35-minute musical story for his children. Each character in the story is represented by an instrument.

Sergei Prokofiev at Kickass Classical

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Summer time means sitting on the couch watching cartoons!

The ultimate music for cartoons is "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer, Franz Liszt.

Here it is played by Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica - the familiar part starts about 5:46.

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What is it with "The Blue Danube" and bodily functions?

You've seen Wakko burp it, now see Mr. Methane uh... blow it out in style! Someone better open a window after this one.

Johann Strauss II at Kickass Classical

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Ah, springtime... May flowers, allergies and bumblebees!

This turbo accordionist's fingers of fire fly across the keys as he performs Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Flight Of The Bumblebee" - a 90 second piece - in less than 60 seconds!

Rimsky-Korsakov at Kickass Classical

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How's this for a unique presentation of classical music? We're talking about Mozart's "Symphony No. 40" played on glass bottles at high speed on roller blades!

This street performer gives Mozart mad props by doing just that. How do people think of thse things?

Mozart at Kickass Classical

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Guitar: Impossible! Filmmaker Joe Penna, a.k.a. Mystery Guitar Man, does with the magic of video editing what one guitar could never do on its own!

His choice of music is the overture from Mozart's 1786 opera "Le Nozze Di Figaro," better known as "The Marriage Of Figaro."

Mozart at Kickass Classical

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This one time... at band camp... Nah, you've never witnessed anything this unusual with a flute!

Experience Prokofiev's "Peter And The Wolf" by beatboxing flute player Greg Pattillo. Greg throws down the dope beats while flauting the classics. Crazy, son!

Prokofiev at Kickass Classical

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Ah, the sublime, soft sounds of classical music... played by the soothing, unforgettable tones of the... hand fart?

Yes, Pachelbel's "Canon In D" has never sounded quite as sweet as it does when played by manualist Gerry Phillips in this ad for Volleys, a popular brand of shoe from Australian shoemaker Dunlop.

Pachelbel at Kickass Classical

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Kickass Classical is kickin' it old school this Christmas! In 1989 all we wanted from Santa was a Nintendo Entertainment System and a brand new game called Tetris!

Our favorite music for the game is "Music 1," which happens to be the magical "Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy" from Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker," a holiday favorite.

Tchaikovsky at Kickass Classical

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After last month's beer clip, we gotta burp!

And nobody can do it quite like Animaniacs character Wakko Warner, a.k.a. "The Great Wakkorotti" (a parody of famous opera singer Luciano Pavarotti).

Wakko turns gastric distress into beautiful music to the tune of "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II.

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October... Oktoberfest... Beer... Beer Cannon! Milwaukee's Best shows us how to party, by shooting random objects out of a cannon... at random objects... in slow-mo!

It just doesn't get any better than this. Oh wait, yes it does. Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" scores the beautiful slow motion destruction. The "1812" is famous for mixing live cannon fire with classical music. Ka-boom!

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How many Beakers does it take to perform one classical Beethoven piece? Six apparently, as the Muppet Beaker attempts to perform "Ode To Joy" from the 4th and final movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Does hilarity ensue? We laughed our meeping meeps off!

Beethoven at Kickass Classical

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Who's excited for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing? We are! For two reasons... For the first time, BMX racing is an Olympic sport. And we'll get to hear the familiar opening of "Bugler's Dream" by Léo Arnaud. Written 50 years ago in 1958, the piece has been used in Olympic TV coverage since 1968, making it synonymous with the Olympics.

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