![]() ![]() While this concept has seen immense success for Netflix, what is new is never really new. Other covers were composed by musicians Steve Horner and Emmy-winning pianist and composer Kris Bowers. The quartet was shocked by the massive response, according to James Curtiss, the Creative Director for VSQ, “On top of that, none of us could have predicted how much the music was going to be such an integral part of the show,” Curtiss said. The Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) even released a music video of their cover of “Dancing on my Own” by Robyn after their streams increased by 350% across all platforms. Mixed in seamlessly with music by composers Haydn and Mozart, “Bridgerton” also features classical covers of songs by pop stars Madonna, Rihanna, and Robyn, each pulling millions of streams. Tannenbaum is a graduate student working with Dimitri Murrath. “They may not understand the history or theory of what they are hearing, but they get the essence and emotion of it,” she added. “One thing that has become blatantly clear from the popularity of these covers is that people of this younger generation do understand classical music,” said SFCM violinist Isabel Tannenbaum (pictured below). The Season One album also reached the No. In its first season, creators used a classical cover of Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams,” by Duomo, which became “Bridgertons” most-streamed song ever, with more than 30 million plays. It’s not the first time “Bridgerton” has used classical covers with such success. This is helped immensely by the fact that “Bridgerton” is the most-watched show in English in Netflix history, (with some 627 million hours viewed) exposing millions to music they may have never heard. Performed by the Midnite String Quartet, “Wrecking Ball” has more than 4 million streams on Spotify alone since the Season Two soundtrack was released on March 25. It’s just one of the pop songs that Netflix’s hit show “Bridgerton” has reimagined in orchestral form in its love story set during the 19th century Regency period. ![]() Yet it’s an instrumental cover of her 2013 hit song “Wrecking Ball” that’s pulling millions of streams right now. ![]() When one thinks of pop star Miley Cyrus, classical music may not come to mind. Hear what SFCM faculty and students think this crossover means for classical music. Netflix’s hit series “Bridgerton” features wildly popular classical covers of pop songs. ![]()
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