Hans Christian Lumbye (1810–1874) was employed as the first music director at the Copenhagen amusement park Tivoli when it opened in 1843. Here he had a platform for presenting a large foreign and Danish repertory, including his many waltzes and gallops. In 1839, he had heard a Viennese orchestra play music by Johann Strauss, after which he composed in the same style, eventually earning the nickname "The Strauss of the North". One of his most popular pieces, associated with Tivoli, is "Champagnegaloppen" (the "Champagne Galop"), which starts with the happy sound of a champagne cork popping. It has been used in several Danish films including "Reptilicus" (1961), and "Champagnegaloppen" (1938).