YMMV / The Twilight Zone (1959) S3E22: "A Piano in the House"

• Genius Bonus: Each piece of music that causes people to reveal their secrets matches the personality they conceal:
  • Throckmorton, the gruff curio shop owner, is affected by "I'm in the Mood for Love," a sweet and simple song about finding happiness just because the singer is near their lover.
  • Martin, Fitzgerald's somber butler, is changed by the musical theatre standard "Smiles," which naturally makes him enormously chipper, as well as break out into uproarious laughter.
  • Esther's tirade towards Fitzgerald is set to "Sabre Dance," famously used in the ballet Gayane to demonstrate skill with actual swords. It's appropriate in her case, given her rage and "cutting" words toward her husband.
  • Gregory talks about his love for Esther when "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" is playing. It goes well with both his deep passion for her and his claims that romance itself is "foolish."
  • Marge dances and confesses to wanting to be a ballerina under the influence of Debussy's "Clair de lune." Not only is this song a gentle, dreamy standard, its title reflects her delicate, beautiful soul.
  • Fitzgerald's plan to "bring out the Devil" uses "Melody in F," known as one of the "Mephisto Waltzes" created by Franz Liszt for a program about the Faust legend; Mephisto is short for Mephistopheles, the Devil as he appears in that work. The roll that Esther ends up switching it with is Brahms's "Lullaby," a song frequently played for babies and small children. Given that it makes Fitzgerald reveal that he's nothing more than a scared, spoiled, angry little boy, it fits perfectly.