O Fortuna
(i.e., that opening movement from Carmina Burana) is a superb piece of music - in fact, the whole cantata is awesome to listen to and even more fun to sing (especially if you're male).

Unfortunately, as you say, it's been over-used. The arsehole DJs, advertisers, etc., who use it just keep reusing it because they can't be arsed to look for another piece of dramatic music (and because they've finally realised that continuous use of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor has become so cliche, darling...)

What annoys me even more is the fact they invariably use the edited version, which goes straight from the intro to the finale of O Fortuna, missing all of the beautifully orchestrated build-up in between!

Send him a copy of The Fountains of Rome by Respighi and tell him if he uses O Fortuna again you'll eat his children.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 9:27, Reply)