History Main / ClassicalMusicIsCool

* This is the ''raison d'être'' of ''Creator/TwoSetViolin'' –- they set out to prove classical music can be enjoyed by younger generations like pop music and should be treated with more respect, and classical musicians can be casual and relatable.

ClassicalMusic has a reputation for being [[TrueArtIsBoring endless, boring, and stuffy.]] The Classical Music Is Cool trope challenges this by often having a character who initially dislikes classical music become excitedly rapturous after actually listening to a symphony or opera (thus also overlapping with IDoNotLikeGreenEggsAndHam).

This trope also can be invoked to show hidden depths and/or sensitivity in a lower-class/ middle-class male who [[MenAreUncultured seems loutish upon first glance]]. Or maybe he's motivated to appreciate classical music because he's developed an interest in an ElegantClassicalMusician.

* This is the ''raison d'être'' of ''Creator/TwoSetViolin'' – they set out to prove classical music can be enjoyed by younger generations like pop music and should be treated with more respect, and classical musicians can be casual and relatable.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}''. D.W. gets Yo-Yo Ma to come to the library to play the cello. Arthur and his friends are sure it's going to be boring. Francine has invited her uncle, jazz musician Joshua Redman, for the same day. The kids hope that the two will get into a fight. An ImagineSpot has them in a wrestling ring; Ma pulls out his cello and puts Redman to sleep. But on the day of the meeting it actually goes well, both get along and Redman expresses his enjoyment of classical music.

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This trope also can be invoked to show hidden depths and/or sensitivity in a lower-class/ middle-class male who [[MenAreUncultured seems loutish upon first glance]]. Or maybe he's motivated to appreciate music because he's developed an interest in an ElegantClassicalMusician.

* In [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/49/36/5349362d5d18c25986efe461b3c589c1.gif this]] strip from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', the 1812 Overture was being played and Hobbes pointed out to Calvin that those weren't drums in the symphony, but cannons. Calvin's appreciation of the piece greatly increases with this revelation. Another comic has him put on a record and dancing to it like it is the coolest song ever, but then it revealed that he is playing classical music with the RPM sped up, to his parent's annoyance, especially since he is doing it in the middle of the night.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'' had a girl who learned to appreciate her piano lessons after [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext using the sound of pianos to repair Iron Man's armor]].

* In ''Film/MrHollandsOpus'', this is part of Mr. Holland's job as a music teacher, to get kids to appreciate classical music. At one point he demonstrates the connection between Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell's "A Lover's Concerto" (as recorded by the Toys) and Christian Petzold's Minuet in G major,[[note]] Or Music/JohannSebastianBach's Minuet in G major, as Mr. Holland calls it; the scene is set in the 1960s, while Petzold was not definitively identified as the piece's composer until the 1970s.[[/note]] much to the amazement of the students (and [[TheNewRockandRoll disapproval]] from the administration).
* Not quite "classical," but still in the spirit of the trope: In ''Film/{{Drumline}}'' the band director tries to teach his students to appreciate the classics of pop, such as Music/EarthWindAndFire, which the students tend to dismiss as old, stuffy, and out of date. By the end, some of the students write a new routine that incorporates both modern music and the classics.

** ''Film/BillAndTedFaceTheMusic'' repeats this, showing that Creator/JimiHendrix can do a mean accompaniment to Mozart.

* In [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/49/36/5349362d5d18c25986efe461b3c589c1.gif this]] strip from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', the 1812 Overture was being played and Hobbes pointed out to Calvin that those weren't drums in the symphony, but cannons. Calvin's appreciation of the piece greatly increases with this revelation.

* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': Mr.Feeny drags Erik to an opera and the teenager bemoans it all the way until it actually starts. Turns out he's a fan of "Music/RideOfTheValkyries" because it reminds him of Bugs Bunny.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventures'' episode "The Birth of Rock and Roll, or: Too Hip For the Womb," the boys fetch Mozart and Music/LittleRichard to show how rock and roll and classical music compliment each other.

* In [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/49/36/5349362d5d18c25986efe461b3c589c1.gif this]] strip from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'', the 1812 Overture was being played and Hobbes pointed out to Calvin that those weren't drums in the symphony but cannons. Calvin's appreciation of the piece greatly increases with this revelation.

* ''Film/{{Diva}}'': When Jules and Alba first meet, they bond when he plays her his bootlegged tape of opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, and Alba is amazed by her singing voice. It's a recurring theme that the protagonists in ''Diva'' truly love and appreciate music, while the antagonists either treat it with disdain(the crooked cops) or only appreciate music as a way to make money(the Taiwanese gangsters).

* ''Film/{{Diva}}'': When Jules and Alba first meet, they bond when he plays her his bootlegged tape of opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, and Alba is amazed by her singing voice. It's a running theme that the protagonists in ''Diva'' truly love and appreciate music, while the antagonists either treat it with disdain(the crooked cops) or only appreciate music as a way to make money(the Taiwanese record producers).

* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': Bolt, Mittens, Rhino, Penny, and Penny's mom are portrayed as avid consumers of art and culture in all forms, including classical music. This is particularly true of Mittens, who is often shown listening to this, as is Bolt at times. Even Rhino is shown -- much to his and Mittens's surprise -- to be entranced by a TV broadcast of ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'' by Music/GeorgeGershwin. Penny’s mom is presented as being a former high school teacher prior to the TV show’s run, with a specialty in cultural appreciation; she has a huge collection of vintage pop and classical music compact discs.

* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': Mr.Feeny drags Erik to an opera and the teenager bemoans it all the way until it actually starts. Turns out, he's a fan of ''Flight of the Valkyrie'' because it reminds him of Bugs Bunny.

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowski''' starts with Kick's father instructing him to practice piano. He adds that Kick is not to leave the piano. After a few failed workarounds, Kick decides to go wherever he pleases and [[ExactWords take the piano with him.]] He tries his stunts as usual and finds that when he's doing so, he can play the piano perfectly. Furthermore, he finds out that he really enjoys it.

* Cartoons like ''WesternAnimation/WhatsOperaDoc'', ''WesternAnimation/TheBandConcert'', ''WesternAnimation/TheCatConcerto'' and others would not nearly be as hilarious without classical music, either as the source of gags or as {{Standard Snippet}}s. Also, MickeyMousing (making the actions in cartoons follow those in the musical score) often uses classical music.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Jusy your average, boring string quartet. <{{beat}}> IllBeInMyBunk.]]