Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, "in The Hall Of The Mountain King" [ Fast × TIPS ]

Interestingly, Grieg actually struggled with writing this piece.

Used famously in Fritz Lang's M and The Social Network . Animation: A staple for Looney Tunes and The Simpsons .

Ends with full orchestra, crashing cymbals, and frantic strings.

The music was originally composed in 1875 as incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play, Peer Gynt .

He described it in letters as something that "smells of cow-pies, ultra-Norwegianism, and troll-ish self-satisfaction."

Grieg uses a simple, repetitive theme to create massive psychological tension. A 4-bar phrase played in B minor.