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
Pride, Pomp and Circumstance Magazine conveyed his happiness about seeing trains in the episode: "Before last night’s episode, I was ready to rename it "Hell on Hooves" because, you know, there are more horses than trains. But then 'Pride, Pomp and Circumstance' arrived bellowing enough black smoke to warrant a visit from the EPA." TV Fanatic's Sean McKenna gave the episode almost 4 out of 5 stars: "'Pride, Pomp and Circumstance' continued to move the show forward in its efforts to draw the characters closer towards a larger conflict ... Here's to hoping that the second half of the season begins to take all