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Film musicologist has theories for not-so uncommon Bach connection:
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But Kristi Brown, a musicologist at the Colburn School of the Performing Arts in downtown Los Angeles, says the music of J.S. Bach often works differently. These days, when you hear Bach in a film, he tends to accompany serial killers, Nazis and mad scientists.
One of an emerging group of scholars who study classical music's resonance in pop culture, Brown is looking at how movies borrow Bach's music for scenes of stabbings, flayings and falling bombs.
Mein Name ist Bach (2003) I learned about from Reviewed by Mysie: SIFF 2004:
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In the end, the film was much less about music and Bach, and much more about family, relationships, and love. Jürgen Vogel as Frederick was astounding to watch. There were some interesting visuals in this film, including a camel ride of all things. But the film is all about the characters, and everything else is just gravy.
