was that Mahler being played
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alistairahmed9 — 18 years ago(December 02, 2007 08:36 PM)
Yes. It's Gusthav Mahler's symphony number 5, Adagietto. My apologies if the spelling is incorrect. That haunting piece of music was used in the film STALINGRAD as well. Take care

p.s. the music at the start in the cinema scene is Liebestraum by Franz Liszt. -
whittengw — 17 years ago(May 26, 2008 07:34 PM)
I believe that a selection from Mahler's 1st symphony is played at some point in the film. I have not seen Stalingrad (mentioned in earlier post) but the Adagietto from the Mahler 5th is not in Tampopo, though it does have a prominent place in Visconti's Death in Venice.
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Pharaoh Osmosis — 15 years ago(November 20, 2010 10:30 AM)
I'm not sure why folk are saying "Adagietto" from Mahler's 5th Symphony isn't in this when it is played in the scenes with Koji Yakusho's character. I have just watched his final scene again to make sure.
Some versions I have found online are here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1l1VGhFFYs
and:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2q5a0_music
It is probably Mahler's most famous and iconic piece!
"Nothings gonna change my world!"