History Music / CarminaBurana

* The original version of "One Winged Angel" from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' borrows its lyrics from ''Carmina Burana'' (with the exception of an insertion of the villain's name). The song was given original, more thematically-fitting lyrics later on for its appearance in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' and ''[[TheMovie AdventChildren]]''.

* ''Film/InterviewWithAVampire''

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* Every live sports event ever, usually when the home team takes the field/court/ice/whatever.
* Music/MichaelJackson's ''Dangerous'' tour opened with a video montage set to this.

* ''TheXFactor''

* Used to great effect in ''OnlyFoolsAndHorses'' to highlight Rodney's suspicions that Del's son Damien is the Antichrist.

''Carmina Burana'' can be used for a little bit of musical snobbery, distinguishing the people who recognize the work for what it is[[note]]"O Fortuna" is basically [[EmoTeen a college student complaining about how life isn't fair, and probably lamenting a loss at the gambling table]][[/note]] from those who only know it as the music from ''Film/TheOmen1976'' (or ''Film/{{Excalibur}}'', or ''Film/DieHard2'') or indeed from the Old Spice TV advert for aftershave.[[note]] - This ran for forever at least on British TV. Less well-kinown, more pastoral themes from later in the Burana have also been used to sell bread, potatoes and butter on British TV[[/note]]

* The "definite" version might be the one by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle for the Frankfurt Opera, exuberant in CostumePorn, SceneryPorn (and a dash of FreudWasRight porn too), doing the music justice.

* ''{{Interview With a Vampire}}''

* ''The General's Daughter''
* "O Verona" from ''WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'' appears to be based on this musical piece.

* Rare non-"O Fortuna" example: The Alien's theme in ''LiquidSky'' is a synthecized version of "Trionfo Di Afrodite".

* The original version of "One Winged Angel" from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' borrows its lyrics from ''Carmina Burana'' (with the exception of an insertion of the villain's name). The song was given original, more thematically-fitting lyrics later on for its appearance in ''KingdomHearts'' and ''[[TheMovie AdventChildren]]''.

''Carmina Burana'' can be used for a little bit of musical snobbery, distinguishing the people who recognize the work for what it is[[note]]"O Fortuna" is basically [[EmoTeen a college student complaining about how life isn't fair, and probably lamenting a loss at the gambling table]][[/note]] from those who only know it as the music from ''Film/TheOmen1976'' (or ''{{Finlandia}}'', or ''Film/DieHard2'') or indeed from the Old Spice TV advert for aftershave.[[note]] - This ran for forever at least on British TV. Less well-kinown, more pastoral themes from later in the Burana have also been used to sell bread, potatoes and butter on British TV[[/note]]

* ThirtySecondsToMars used to play "O Fortuna" before they came out on stage (more than likely to evoke the same reaction it gets when it's played right before a sporting event). Used most commonly during touring in support of ''A Beautiful Lie'' and used infrequently since then to create some cheap heat amongst older fans and pump up the rest of the crowd.

* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': Tom Servo [[LyricSwap uses new words]] to turn "O Fotuna" into [[SmallNameBigEgo a song about amazing he is.]]

* ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': Tom Servo [[LyricSwap uses new words]] to turn "O Fotuna" into a BraggingThemeSong about himself.

* MichaelJackson's ''Dangerous'' tour opened with a video montage set to this.

* ''Glee'' uses this whenever Sue goes on a rampage.
* An episode of ''HowIMetYourMother'' Season 9 has this when Marshall is about to slap Barney...''in slow motion''.

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* ''BattleAngelAlita'', despite being a non-audio medium, nonetheless '''quotes''' "O Fortuna" during Den's last charge.

No relation to [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]], although a combination of the two would undeniably be ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot awesome as hell]]''.

Scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff between 1935 and 1936, based on [[AdaptationDistillation a collection of medieval poems]].The piece lasts about an hour and has serious moments, goofy moments, and more than its share that are pure {{Narm}}. The lyrics cover all aspects of medieval life from sex, to drinking to the plight of sentient, talking roasted swans. If you've ever heard them and think that [[LyricalDissonance they don't sound a bit like this]], you're right. As an unfortunate footnote, it remains the most famous piece of music to emerge from UsefulNotes/NaziGermany.

''Carmina Burana'' can be used for a little bit of musical snobbery, distinguishing the people who recognize the work for what it is[[note]]"O Fortuna" is basically [[EmoTeen a college student complaining about how life isn't fair, and probably lamenting a loss at the gambling table]][[/note]] from those who only know it as the music from ''TheOmen'' (or ''{{Finlandia}}'', or ''Film/DieHard 2'') or indeed from the Old Spice TV advert for aftershave.[[note]] - This ran for forever at least on British TV. Less well-kinown, more pastoral themes from later in the Burana have also been used to sell bread, potatoes and butter on British TV[[/note]]

** See also [[http://wookiessong.ytmnd.com/ "Wookiee Song"]]: "Saw some [[StarWars wookiees,]] great big wookiees, they came to maul Darth Vader"

* TransSiberianOrchestra has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gohfV1b5MY an arrangement of "O Fortuna"]] on their album "Night Castle".

''Carmina Burana'' can be used for a little bit of musical snobbery, distinguishing the people who recognize the work for what it is[[note]]"O Fortuna" is basically [[EmoTeen a college student complaining about how life isn't fair, and probably lamenting a loss at the gambling table]][[/note]] from those who only know it as the music from ''TheOmen'' (or ''{{Finlandia}}'', or ''Film/DieHard 2'')or indeed from the Old Spice TV advert for aftershave.[[note]] - ran for forever at least on British TV. Less well-kinown, more pastoral themes from later in the Burana have also been used to sell bread, potatoes and butter on British TV[[/note]]