An American Symphony

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An American Symphony is the climactic orchestral piece composed and conducted by the protagonist in the film "Mr. Holland's Opus," symbolizing his lifelong dedication to music and teaching.

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An American Symphony canonical 4

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional musical composition ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
appearsIn Mr. Holland's Opus ⓘ
associatedWithTheme personal sacrifice for teaching ⓘ
teacher-student relationships ⓘ
value of arts education ⓘ
composedByFictionalCharacter Glenn Holland ⓘ
conductorInFiction Glenn Holland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creditedComposerOnSoundtrack Michael Kamen ⓘ
featuresMotifsFrom Glenn Holland's earlier teaching experiences (in-film) ⓘ
fictionalPremiereContext retirement tribute concert for Glenn Holland ⓘ
fictionalPremiereLocation John F. Kennedy High School (fictional) ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1995 ⓘ
genre film score ⓘ
symphonic piece ⓘ
includedOn commercial soundtrack album of Mr. Holland's Opus ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
medium orchestra ⓘ
musicStyle late-20th-century symphonic film music ⓘ
narrativeRole climactic musical piece ⓘ
notableFor emotional culmination of Mr. Holland's life story ⓘ
partOf Mr. Holland's Opus (soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to: Mr. Holland's Opus
performedByFictionalCharacter Glenn Holland ⓘ
realWorldComposer Michael Kamen ⓘ
realWorldOrchestrator Michael Kamen ⓘ
symbolizes protagonist's dedication to teaching ⓘ
protagonist's lifelong dedication to music ⓘ
title An American Symphony ⓘ
usedAs finale of the film ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mr. Holland's Opus → notableWorkInPlot → An American Symphony ⓘ
Glenn Holland → notableWork → An American Symphony ⓘ
Glenn Holland → notableWork → An American Symphony ⓘ
An American Symphony → title → An American Symphony ⓘ