What's that song that's in the Big Lebowski?

August 8, 2005 4:33 PM

I need to know the name of a song, and who the composer is. In the Big Lebowski, during the part where the Dude's landlord, Allan, is doing that performance art/ interpretive dance routine, what song is playing in the background?

I'm doing a short student film, and need that song, or something equally as "end-of-the-world" sounding. If people don't know the name of the song, do they have any suggestions for a song I can use that is similarly grave?

I've already checked the official soundtrack. It doesn't appear to be on there, and I can't seem to find the original score anywhere online.

posted by Malachi Constant to media & arts (12 comments total)

Ask those guys, they will know
posted by growabrain at 4:41 PM on August 8, 2005

It's not Die Tote Stadt: Act I, Glück, Das Mir Verblieb (Marietta's Lied) (Track 10)?
posted by designbot at 4:56 PM on August 8, 2005

I don't have the movie with me to verify, but I believe it's from Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. It is listed in the credits, both after the movie itself and on the Internet Movie Database listing.
posted by Acetylene at 4:59 PM on August 8, 2005

Not Die Tote Stadt: Act 1
posted by Malachi Constant at 5:01 PM on August 8, 2005

You, sir, are correct.
posted by designbot at 5:05 PM on August 8, 2005

Which, of couse, begs the question of why you needed to ask.
posted by designbot at 5:06 PM on August 8, 2005

Begging the question.
posted by oddman at 5:08 PM on August 8, 2005

On further research I think I can be more specific (and again, I could be misremembering the exact piece that played during that scene) -- try the second movement from Pictures at an Exhibition. You can hear a sample here (track 2). It's not on the official soundtrack, but I'm pretty sure that's the one.
posted by Acetylene at 5:09 PM on August 8, 2005

I think it is from Pictures at an Exhibition, actually, I just need to know which song from it.
posted by Malachi Constant at 5:10 PM on August 8, 2005

Thank you everyone!
posted by Malachi Constant at 5:11 PM on August 8, 2005

That second movement, by the way, is called "Gnomus."
posted by nebulawindphone at 6:33 PM on August 8, 2005

Neither here nor there, but the Dude's landlord's name is Marty.
posted by Vidiot at 7:19 PM on August 8, 2005