Talk:Hooked on Classics (series)

Untitled
I don't have access to a copy of this album, but I'm pretty sure it was actually recorded by an orchestra, and not a remix. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 13:51, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I do, and as far as I know, the bits of classical music were recorded specifically for this group of albums. I wouldn't be surprised if there was significant post-production work, but I don't think it qualifies as a "remix" in the usual sense of the term. Wahkeenah 02:25, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed, if that makes it a "remix", then the vast majority of popular music recordings are "remixes". -- Gyrofrog (talk) 02:46, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I reworded it a bit to take a bit of the "Yee-hah!" out of it (ironically, since I like it quite a lot) and to try to give it more facts. Wahkeenah 02:57, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

Help
I was hoping someone could give a list of the songs title and composer that are featured in the hooked on classics piece i would really like to know so as i can listen to them all in their full glory. please email me at wogsurfer@hotmail.com. thanks.

Tentative (you might to want to check behind me...) Piano Concerto No. 1: Tchaikovsky, Flight of the Bumble Bee: Rimsky-Korsakov, Symphony No. 40: Mozart, Rhapsody in Blue: Gershwin, Karelia Suite: Sibelius, Symphony No.5: Beethoven, Tocatta: Bach, Eine Kleine Nacht Musik: Mozart, Symphony No. 9: Beethoven, William Tell Overture: Rossini, Aria from The Marriage of Figaro: Mozart, Romeo and Juliet: Tchaikovsky, Trumpet Voluntary: J. Clarke, Hallelujah Chorus: Handel, Piano Concerto in A Minor: Grieg, March of the Toreadors: Bizet, 1812 Overture: Tchaikovsky.

-Nate —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.5.91.2 (talk) 20:18, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Minor note - I don't know if this counts as a separate song on its own behalf or not, but the 1812 Overture quotes the (then) Russian anthem God Save the Tsar! near the end of the piece, the part sampled in "Hooked On Classics (Parts 1&2)" clearly has the "God Save the Tsar!" quote in there as well, so "God Save" is on "Hooked", albeit as part of another song. Perhaps there are 17½ pieces in "Hooked"?  ;) --Canuckguy (talk) 01:56, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Hooked on Albums
I've added track listings for Hooked on Classics 2, Hooked on Classics 3 and Hooked on Rhythm & Classics to the main page. Details were sourced from the discography on Louis Clark's official website. I think the three Hooked's and R&C are the four 'original' albums - but it seems that various compilations have been released (and in some cases re-released) in amongst the original set. I've also excluded the other Hooked on titles, as I think the article should concentrate on the Hooked on Classics series, rather than the derivatives (Hooked on Queen, Abba, Beatles etc.)

To confuse matters even more, the RPO have also released an album called "Hooked on Classics 2000" with Paul Brooks holding the baton rather than Louis Clark, but containing original Hooked-on style tracks. Mittfh (talk) 10:16, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Track Details
I thought I'd add some additional track listings courtesy of the compilation album "The Best of Hooked On Classics", so to tidy things up I've moved all the track listings under a single level 2 heading. For the sake of legibility, it's probably best to keep the details of the excepts used in each medley here rather than cluttering up the main page for the time being at least, unless anyone fancies creating a separate page to list them. Mittfh (talk) 09:33, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Hooked on Classics (Parts 1 & 2) Details
In case it's of help, I've gathered additional details of "Hooked on Classics (Parts 1 & 2)" pieces:  Concerto No. 1 In B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Flight Of The Bumble Bee, orchestral interlude closing Act III, Tableau 1 of the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV. 550: I. Allegro molto / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rhapsody in Blue / George Gershwin Karelia Suite, Op. 11, 3rd mvt. Alla marcia / Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67, “Fate”: I. Allegro con brio / Ludwig van Beethoven Toccata in D minor, BWV 565 / Johann Sebastian Bach Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, K. 525, “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik”: I. Allegro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”: IV. Ode to Joy (excerpt) / Ludwig van Beethoven Overture To William Tell / Gioachino Rossini Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 / Act 2, No. 12 Arietta (Cherubino): “Voi che sapete” / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Romeo & Juliet, Overture-Fantasy / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Prince of Denmark’s March, commonly but erroneously called the Trumpet Voluntary in D Major / Jeremiah Clarke Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah (HWV 56) / George Frideric Handel Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, I. Allegro molto moderato / Edvard Grieg <li>March of the Toreadors from the opera Carmen, Suite No. 1 / Georges Bizet <li>The Year 1812, Festival overture in E flat major, Op. 49, “1812 Overture” / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

</ul> Many of these pieces have their own Wikipedia pages and could be cross-referenced. Also, there's a video with captions synced with these pieces on YouTube:. Todd (talk) 15:28, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Hooked on Romance Details
In case it's of help, I've gathered additional details of "Hooked on Romance" pieces: <ul> <li>Orchestral Suite No 3 In D major for Orchestra, BWV 1068: II. Air / Johann Sebastian Bach <li>Ellens dritter Gesang (Ellens Gesang III, D839, Op 52 no 6, 1825), Ellen's third song: III. Ave Maria / Franz Schubert <li>Liebesträume No. 3 / Franz Liszt <li>Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile / Ludwig van Beethoven <li>Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 43 / Sergei Rachmaninoff <li>Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, “Moonlight”: I. Adagio Sostenuto / Ludwig van Beethoven <li>Sonata No. 8 in A-flat major for Piano, Op. 13, “Sonata Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile / Ludwig van Beethoven <li>Concerto in A major for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622: II. Adagio / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart <li>“Ombra mai fù” aria from the opera Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Larghetto, a.k.a. “Largo” / George Frideric Handel </ul> Many of these pieces have their own Wikipedia pages and could be cross-referenced. Also, there's a video with captions synced with these pieces on YouTube:. Todd (talk) 04:08, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Hooked on Bach Details
In case it's of help, I've gathered additional details of "Hooked on Bach" pieces: <ul> <li>Ave Maria, Charles Gounod melody superimposed over Prelude No. 1 in C major from Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 846) <li>Minuet in G major (BWV Anh. 114) from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, possibly attributed to Christian Petzold <li>Orchestral Suite No 2 In B Minor (BWV 1067) - Badinerie <li>Brandenburg Concerto No 3 In G Major (BWV 1048) 1st Movement - Allegro <li>Brandenburg Concerto No 2 In F Major (BWV 1047) 1st Movement - Allegro <li>St. Matthews Passion (BWV 244), No. 15 Choral: Erkenne mich, mein Hüter, also known as “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” after J.W. Alexander's English hymn version (1830) <li>Orchestral Suite No 2 In B Minor (BWV 1067) - Bourée <li>Orchestral Suite No 3 In D Major (BWV 1068) - Gavotte <li>Musette in D major (BWV Anh. 126) from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach <li>March in E-flat major, (BWV Anh. 127) from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach <li>French Suite No 5 In G Major (BWV 816) - Gavotte <li>Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme (BWV 140; Cantata 140, 4th Movement), also known as “Sleepers, Wake”, later transcribed for organ in this Chorale Prelude in E-Flat Major (BWV 645) <li>Prelude No. 1 in C major from Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 846) <li>Ave Maria, Charles Gounod melody superimposed over Prelude No. 1 in C major from Book I of the Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 846)

</ul> Many of these pieces have their own Wikipedia pages and could be cross-referenced. Also, there's a video with captions synced with these pieces on YouTube: [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmhyqIF01yk] Todd (talk) 04:28, 31 October 2009 (UTC)


 * (N.B. The excerpts listed below are in the same format as the sleeve notes for "The Best of Hooked On Classics". It might be worth expanding with the full excerpt title at a future date. The first three tracks are courtesy of Todd, the rest Mittfh)

Can't Stop the Classics

 * Overture to Rusland and Ludmilla (Glinka)
 * Czardas (Delibes)
 * Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 - 'Pathetique' (Beethowen)
 * Pizzicato (Delibes)
 * Slavonic Dance in G Minor Op 46/8 (Dvorak)
 * Overture to Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (Rossini)
 * Dance of the Tumblers (Rimsky-Korsakov)
 * Violin Concerto in F Minor (Vivaldi)
 * Etude in C Minor Op 10/12 (Chopin)
 * Carnival Overture Op 92 (Dvorak)
 * The Sabre Dance (Khachaturian)

A Night at the Opera

 * Hallelujah Chorus (Handel)
 * With Cat-Like Tread (Sullivan)
 * Anvil Chorus (Verdi)
 * The March Of The Toreadors (Bizet)
 * Soldiers Chorus (Gounod)
 * Rule Britannia (Arne)
 * Toreador's Song (Bizet)
 * Hallelujah Chorus (Handel)

Hooked on America

 * Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)
 * Camptown Races (Foster)
 * Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)
 * An American In Paris (Gershwin)
 * Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)
 * Symphony No 9 in E Minor Op 95 - 'From The New World' (Dvorak)
 * Poor Old Joe (Foster)
 * Symphony No 9 in E Minor Op 95 - 'From The New World' (Dvorak)
 * I Wish I Was In Dixie's Land (Emmett)
 * Battle Hymn Of The Republic (Steffe/Howe)

Symphony Of The Seas

 * The Sailor's Hornpipe (Traditional)
 * Portsmouth (Traditional)
 * Anchors Aweigh (Simmerman/Miles/Skinner/Savino/Lottman)
 * A Life On The Ocean Waves (Traditional)
 * What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor? (Traditional)
 * Blow The Man Down (Traditional)
 * The Sailor's Hornpipe (Traditional)

Hooked on a Can Can

 * Can-Can (Offenbach)
 * Unter Donner Und Blitz Op 325 (Johann Strauss II)
 * Hungarian Dance (Brahms)
 * Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op 214 (Johann Strauss II)
 * La Vie Parisienne (Offenbach)
 * Gallop (Ponchielli)
 * Czardas (Monti)
 * La Via Parisienne (Offenbach)
 * Overture To Dichter Und Bauer (Suppé)
 * Can-Can (Reprise)(Offenbach)

Journey Through The Classics

 * Ballet Music (Gounod)
 * Dance of the Clowns (Mendelssohn)
 * Horn Concerto No 3 in E Flat Major (Mozart)
 * Symphony No 7 in A Major Op 92 (Beethoven)
 * Concerto in D Major (Albinoni)
 * Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
 * Bacchanale (Saint-Saêns)
 * Finlandia Op 26 (Sibelius)

(I'll add the remaining six tracks later)Mittfh (talk) 09:21, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Hooked on Phonics
I've removed the claim that this series suggested the title for "Hooked on Phonics." Besides being unsupported by reference, it also ignores that the phrase "hooked on" was in use long before these albums (just look at "Hooked on a Feeling," for one example). Pac if ic Bo y  01:11, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

The Classics in Rhythm
In my search for more information about this album, I've found that it was released in other counties as "Hooked on Rhythm & Classics" and simply "Rhythm & Classics" in the Netherlands. I think some fans are unofficially calling it "Hooked on Classics 5" -- blm07 05:24, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

Tarantella Napoletana
The third section of Hooked on a Song is actually "La Danza" by Rossini. I don't think Rossini wrote "Tarantella Napoletana." "La Danza" is in the same time as "Tarantella Napoletana," but they are different pieces of music. I'm not sure how the original album covers listed it. 71.198.69.254 (talk) 15:53, 27 July 2014 (UTC)

Missing album
Hooked on Classics 5 is missing from the album list.Malcolmlucascollins (talk) 04:47, 26 July 2019 (UTC)