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Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

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"Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565" is a compositional piece of organ music by German Composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. It was later used as stock music in media, often regarding the horror genre or villainy.

Other Appearances[]

  • The composition has been featured in several albums and performed at various concerts and dance performances since its debut.
  • Notable Appearances
    • The song appeared as Doctor Henry Jekyll/Mister Edward Hyde's theme, in the 1931 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
    • The song appeared in the 1934 adaption of Edgar Allan Poe's Black Cat.
    • The 1950 film, Sunset Boulevard, uses the composition as a joke towards the horror genre.
    • The 1954 Disney film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea features Captain Nemo playing the composition on his organ inside of the Nautilus.
    • The 1962 film adaption of The Phantom of the Opera features Professor Petrie performing the composition.
    • Modern uses of the composition often serves as a theme for Dracula and/or other villainous vampires in media.
    • The classical piece was heard in the opening scene of the Baby Einstein video, Baby Bach.
    • During (Theme From) New York, New York, it was followed by this composition, alongside with "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin. During the composition segment, it features a Gremlin that is a parody the Phantom of the Opera.
    • The song was used in episode 11 of Kamen Rider as a theme for the bloodsucking monster Gebacondor.
    • The song was played by Eudial in episode 21 of the third season of the anime Sailor Moon.
    • Playboi Carti sampled this song for his rap song, "Vamp Anthem", in his Whole Lotta Red album.
    • It was also sampled for the song "Scratch" from the album The Felt of the webcomic Homestuck.
    • The song appeared in episode "The Winter King" in the Adventure Time adult animated spin-off series on HBOMax, Fionna and Cake. After The Candy Queen finished performing her song, she reveals to actually blend Simon Petrikov and Winter King in a gigantic cake mixer.
    • The song was played briefly by Feathers McGraw in the 2024 animated film Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl as an homage to Captain Nemo's organ playing scene in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954).

Videos[]

Due to the absence of an audio of the original composition, here are featured some of the many rearrangements of the composition that have been made across time:

In Media[]

Trivia[]

  • The song is possibly a main inspiration for organ music being associated with horror, which could have inspired other pieces such as "Grim Grinning Ghosts".

See Also[]

           HYDE Songs

Films
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Theatrical
Good 'N' Evil • First Transformation • Alive • Alive (Reprise) • Murder, Murder! • It's a Dangerous Game • Sympathy, Tenderness (Reprise) • Confrontation

           DisneyNavbox Songs

Disney Animated Films
A Special Sort of Death • Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee • I've Got No Strings • Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (Reprise) • The Coach to Pleasure Island • Night on Bald Mountain • Hit the Big Boss (For a Raise) • Pink Elephants on Parade • Man Returns • Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum • Headless Horseman • Sing, Sweet Nightingale • The Walrus and the Carpenter • 'Twas Brillig • Painting the Roses Red • March of the Cards • Who's Been Painting My Roses Red? • The Unbirthday Song (Reprise) • A Pirate's Life (Is a Wonderful Life) • A Pirate's Life (Reprise) • The Elegant Captain Hook • The Siamese Cat Song • Cruella De Vil • Mad Madam Mim • I Wanna Be Like You • Trust in Me • The Phony King of England • Heffalumps and Woozles • A Huntin' Man • The Horned King • The World's Greatest Criminal Mind • Goodbye, So Soon • Poor Unfortunate Souls • Les Poissons • Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) • Home on the Range • Belle • Gaston • Gaston (Reprise) • The Mob Song • Prince Ali (Reprise) • Be Prepared • Stampede • The Virginia Company • The Virginia Company (Reprise) • Mine, Mine, Mine • Savages, Pt. 1 • Savages, Pt. 2 • The Bells of Notre Dame • Out There • Hellfire • Paris Burning • And He Shall Smite the Wicked • The Gospel Truth II • Perfect World • Kronk's Theme Music • The Firebird Suite • (You're The) Devil in Disguise • Yodel-Adle-Eedle-Idle-Oo • Friends on the Other Side • Friends on the Other Side (Reprise) • Healing Incantation • Mother Knows Best • Mother Knows Best (Reprise) • March of the Winkies • Love is an Open Door • Wolves • Kakamora • Shiny • Know Who You Are • At All Costs • This Is The Thanks I Get?! • Knowing What I Know Now

Pixar Films
La Cucaracha • Kronos Unveiled • Rollin' in the Rearview • Songbird • Song of Mor'du • Remember Me • Much Needed Advice • La Llorona • Midnight, The Stars And You

Animated Sequels
I'm Looking Out for Me • Forget About Love • You're Only Second Rate • Welcome to the Forty Thieves • Are You In or Out? • Don't Fall in Love • Things Are Not What They Appear • My Lullaby • Junkyard Society Rag • Here We Go Another Plan • Feel Like a Million • Aloha Oe • Jailhouse Rock • Perfectly Perfect • Just One Mistake • Bye Bye • Brother Betrayed

Other Animated Films
Everybody's Got A Laughin' Place • Cutting Edge • Worthless • Kidnap the Sandy Claws • Oogie Boogie's Song • Gloomius Maximus • I, Ivan Krank • Petey's King of France • Chains of Love • It's Our House Now • If I Ruled the World • Sidekicks and Henchmen • The Frigate That Flies • Alone on Halloween • Gwendolyn's Lament

Live Action Films
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 • We Won't Be Happy 'Till We Get It! • Castle In Spain • Fidelity Fiduciary Bank • The Happiest Home in These Hills • Passamaquoddy • Every Little Piece • Bill of Sale • Scrooge • Marley and Marley • When Love Is Gone • Come Little Children • I Put a Spell on You • Shiver My Timbers • A Professional Pirate • Secret of Survival • Little Girls • Easy Street • Little Girls (Reprise) • Bravo, Stromboli! • The Kraken • Davy Jones • Fabulous • North Pole, North Pole • Hello, Little Girl • Stay with Me • Agony • Last Midnight • Once Upon A Dream • My Jolly Sailor Bold • Mermaids • Rainbow Connection (Moopets Version) •Let's Talk About Me • I'm Number One • I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu) • Rotten to the Core • Evil Like Me • Evil • Ways to Be Wicked • What's My Name? • Chillin' Like a Villain • It's Goin' Down • What a Shame • Queen of Mean • Call Me Cruella • Sympathy for the Devil • One Way or Another • I Wanna Be Your Dog • Tie the Knot Tango • Shut It Down • The Coachman To Pleasure Island • The Witches Are Back • Behemooth • Ode to the Falling • Red • Love Ain't It • Perfect Revenge • All Is Fair • All Is Fair (Reprise)

Animated Series & Shorts
The Skeleton Dance • Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? • Der Fuehrer's Face • The Best of Everything • Fat Cat Stomp • Sky Pirates (TaleSpin) • The Lobster Mobster's Mob • The Beddy Bye Blues • You Wouldn't Want to Mess With Me (Part 1) • You Wouldn't Want to Mess With Me (Part 2) • Evil Lullaby • My Town • One Good Man • Yzmopolis • Boom-Da-Boom • Let's Slay The Beast • Mortimer Mouse • Rappin' Drakken • Cedric the Great • All You Desire • Helping Hand • A Kingdom of My Own • This Fliegel Has Landed • Wendell's Way • My Evil Dreams • My Power Will Be Crystal Clear • Get Wicked • On Your/My Own • Lord Dominator's Theme • Let the Pun Fit the Crime • Mandrake's Evil Jam • I'm the Bad Guy • Tonight We Strike • Jackal Style • Outta the Way • Panic and Run • Lions Over All • We'll Make You a Meal • Bring Back a Legend • I Have A Plan • Big Bad Kenge • We're the Smartest • Let Me Make You Proud • Let Me Make You Proud (Reprise) • Ready As I'll Ever Be • I'm Gonna Run This Dump • Li'l Ol' Me • Weirdmageddon Theme • We'll Meet Again • You Can't Catch Me • Don't Look Now • The Art of the Steal • We've Got Dance Power • All I Do Is Win • Sky Pirates (DuckTales) • Sky Pirates (Reprise) (DuckTales) • Decay Incantation • Waiting in the Wings • Crossing The Line • Waiting in the Wings (Reprise) • Nothing Left to Lose • Goblin Jail • GlomTales Theme Song • I'm Not Very Nice • Heartstomper • Sasha Theme Song Takeover • The Beyonder • Look in Your Eyes • Whatcha Playin'? • If We're Gonna Play Owl House... • Blame It on Toby • Hail to the Legion of Pirate Villains • Killjoy • You've Been Jinxed • We Take What We Want • La Cebolla • Neighslayer Rap Battle • Taco Crunchies • Earworm Jingle • Look in Your Eyes • Tearing You Down • Ice Queen • The Council of Düm • The Scarm Song • Evil As Can Be • Simon Says • Give Me Your Voice • Mary, Mary • Back to Misery • A Dust Mite Might • A Little Bit Bad • A Car Is a Car Is a Car in a Chase • Fist Foot Time • Give Me That Book • Joy No More • Lab of Evil Science • I Annihilate

Deleted Songs
Rolling Along to Pleasure Island • I'm Odd • Beware the Jabberwock • Never Smile at a Crocodile • The Pirate Song • Evil - Evil • The Mighty Hunters • Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor • The Creation of Cruella De Vil • How Much You Mean to Me/Court Me Slowly • Not in Nottingham (Prince John Demo) • Silence is Golden • All Good Things Must End • Arabian Nights (Reprise 1) • Arabian Nights (Reprise 2) • Why Me? • Humiliate the Boy • My Finest Hour • Be Prepared (Reprise) • Born to Be Bad • Snuff Out the Light • Perfect World (Yzma) • Gonna Get My Wish • I'll Give You One Guess • All That I've Done For You • You're You • It's Gonna Get Weird • Hans of the Southern Isles (Reprise 2)

Theatrical Songs
Another Pyramid • Like Father Like Son • Me • Maison Des Lunes • Chow Down • The Madness of King Scar • Brimstone and Treacle (Part 1) • Brimstone and Treacle (Part 2) • It's Never Too Late • I Want the Good Times Back • Sweet Child • Les Poissons (Reprise) • I Want the Good Times Back (Reprise) • Sweet Child (Reprise) • Sweet Child (Reprise) • Diamond in the Rough • Make a Little Noise • Flower of Gold • The Bottom Line • The Bottom Line (Reprise) • Hans of the Southern Isles • Hans of the Southern Isles (Reprise) • I Knew I Smelled A Rat • Prologue • 'Night, Kittens • Getting Even • Getting Even (Reprise)

Video Games
I Love Fur • Puppies, Oh, Puppies • The Rat Tango • Go Bananas in the Coconut Tree • A Mood for Food • Run • Villains of a Sort • The Heartless Has Come • Squirming Evil • One-Winged Angel • Dr. Finkelstein's Song • Hail to Mr. Oogie • Casino Clash • A Filthy Finale • Organization XIII • The 13th Struggle • Ursula's Revenge • Xemnas • It's a Small World • Opening • The Mad Doctor Isn't Mad • I'm Falling Apart • The Fall of Prescott • The Mad Doctor's Plan • Mad Doctor's Wonderful World of Evil • Piece of My World

Promotional Songs
Honest John • Monstro the Whale • If You Wanna See Some Strange Behavior (Take a Look at Man) • The Legend of Davy Jones • Cruella • I'm Gettin' Good at Being Bad • Shadow Man • Do What I Wanna Do • Love is a Magical Mystery

Parks
Hawaiian War Chant • Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) • Grim Grinning Ghosts • Burrow's Lament • We Love Junk • Partners in Crime • Friend Like Iago • Uh-Oa's Song • Mystic Manor Theme Song • Guardians of the Galaxy Monsters After Dark • Magic Mirror

           CNlogo Songs

Films
Land of the Dead • Trick-or-Treater Eaters • Daddy • Wouldn't Change a Thing • Other Friends • Drift Away • Change • Straight Outta Nowhere

Animated Series
Chicken on a Stick Jingle • Go! Monkey Go! • I'm a Little Sandman • Townsville's Going Down • Give Me Your Answer • Hear Me, Fathers • You Wanna Make Us Feel Real Good • Rule All of the World • Everybody Wants To Rule the World • Duo • Brains! • Kids Must Eat • Slam Witch • Licorice • Villains Choice Awards • Nicotine • All We Want is Your Soul • Cool Kitty • Boyfriend Kisser • Blainerific • Condor • This Is How We Will End It • I'm Gonna Make It • Versus • Let Me Show You Something Special • Ice King's Song of Joy • Oh, Bubblegum • Fries • Stompin' on Ants • Evil Wizard • The Jolly Woodsman • The Beast is Out There • Come Wayward Souls • The Old North Wind • The Wicked Song • What's the Use of Feeling Blue? • Morbucks Rap • Star-Crossed Lovers • Set Me Free • Takes-Giving Day • Tez Sez • Winter Wonder World • Baked with Love • Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Adult Swim
Mooninite Death March • Don't Trust Them New N***** Over There • Uncle Ruckus Theme • Step Back, Silverback • Keep Them N***** Outta NASCAR • I Love You • The President's a N***** • One Good N***** • Orders 1-65 • Chupacabra Rap • Down On Your Knees, I'm the Piano God • I Hate You, Jesus • For the Damaged Coda • The Rick Dance • Get Schwifty • Goodbye Moonmen • Tiny Rick Song • Hurt • Moonlight Sonata • Easy to Breathe • Mirror Man • Virtuous Cycle • The Ballad of Charlie the Hero


           Kamen Rider Songs

Toccata and Fugue in D minor • Akuma no Shocker • Kaijin no Uta • Oh! Shocker • Destron Sanka • Goddo no March • Amazon Taose • Wahaha! Tsukuru zo Kyoufu no Kuni Wo • Bara no Okite • My Name Is Smart Lady • Double-Action GAOH Form • Naturally • JUSTICE • Evolution • Revolutionize • ABC Song ~Eigo de Megid~ • Rock Scissors Paper • Odds 'n Ends • CRY SIS • God's Rain • Hikentai no Shinka Ni Okeru Kosatsu • Lost Symmetry • The Formula • One More Bite

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