A Clockwork Orange (soundtrack) A Clockwork Orange (soundtrack) The soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange was released to accompany the 1971 film of the same name. The music is a thematic extension of Alex's (and the viewer's) psychological conditioning. The soundtrack of "A Clockwork Orange" comprises classical music and electronic synthetic music composed by Wendy Carlos. Some of the music is heard only as excerpts, e.g. Edward Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1" (a.k.a. "Land of Hope and Glory") heralding a politician's appearance at the prison. The main theme is an electronic transcription of Henry Purcell's "Music for the Funeral of Queen
Pomp and Circumstance Marches by a quiet swirling bass passage, which leads into the "Trio" section (in the tonic major key of A) which consists of a delightfully simple tune in thirds played by the woodwind (flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons), answered conclusively by the strings and brass. This "Trio" section is repeated, and the march concluded with a brilliant little coda, which includes a drum roll on the snare drum, a shattering chord in A Minor, briefly played by horns, and followed by a final cadence. March No. 3 was completed in November 1904 and published in 1905. It was dedicated "To my