DJ mini-mega-mix, tracks the use of motifs from Bach’s “Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor.” I was interested in how this piece of music which is over 300 years old continues to evoke such a powerful response that musicians of widely varying styles use it as a kind of shorthand, lending immediate dramatic heft to everything from rap music to movie scores.

 

Sample list:

00:00 – Johann Sebastian Bach. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (1707)

00:10 – Mobb Deep. Watch Ya Self The Safe Is Cracked (2009)

00:25 – Apokaplypsis. It Was Written (1999)

00:40 – Michael Quatro. Rollerbach (1976)

00:55 – Johann Sebastian Bach. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (1707) (second sample)

01:18 – Sebastian. Toccata Club Mix (1999) (vocal bit only)

01:20 – Super Flu. Euterpeh (2011)

01:35 – Sash!. Little River (1998)

01:48 – Teapacks- Toccata and Fugue (1999)

02:08 – Eminem. Brainless (2013)

02:25 – Sebastian. Toccata Club Mix (1999) (instrumental bit)

02:40 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Hooked on Classics (1981)

03:02 – Yukio Kaneoka. Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)

03:08 – 2 Unlimited. The Real Thing (1994)

03:35 – The Crookers. Sveglia (2008)

03:45 – Hans Zimmer. The Kraken, Pirates OST (2006)

04:00 – Toshio Masuda. Orochimaru’s Theme, Naruto OST (2003)

04:25 – Shurik’n. Fugitif 2 (2012)

04:45 – Latin Rascals. Bach to the Future (1987)