Fifteen Eighty Four

From operas to pop songs, Shakespeare and his plays have inspired a huge musical outcrop. Below are some of our favorite hits:

“Vivere” – Elliot Goldenthal

from the Titus Soundtrack

“Under the Greenwood Tree” – Laura Marling

from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s As You Like It

“The Tempest Overture, Op. 109” – Jean Sibelius

“Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” – Heath Ledger

from 10 Things I Hate About You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7N6kB11GpE

“On the Ground, Sleep Sound” – Choir of Downside School

from Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream

“Lovefool” – The Cardigans

from the Romeo+Juliet soundtrack

“Macbeth” – John Cale

“Shakespeare’s Sister” – The Smiths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18CJYTzu7CU

“Brush Up on Your Shakespeare”

from Kiss Me Kate

“Prelude” – William Walton

from Richard III

“Heavily” – Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C7EzrGUlV8

“Fanfare” – Patrick Doyle

from Hamlet

“The De Lesseps’ Dance” – Nick Ingman, Gary Wright

from Shakespeare in Love

“Three Shakespeare Songs” – Ralph Vaughan Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YfJ66YmO8k

“Sigh No More” – David Tennant and Catherine Tate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEmBTaA7l5M