# music to conquer the world by? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 2, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-conquer-the-world-by/374915 "2006-10-02T01:49:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-conquer-the-world-by/374915/21 "2006-10-03T12:11:40Z")
- the Hohenzollern March\*, which was actually written by Frederick the Great. Imperial music from and Emperor. And its light airiness is the very antithesis of Williams’ Star Wars Imperial March, suggesting that you’re so damned good you can just ride over your opponents. (It was used several times in Kubrick’s **Barry Lyndon**. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-conquer-the-world-by/374915/22 "2006-10-03T19:25:01Z")
[Romeo and Juliet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENsa62IR04I) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-conquer-the-world-by/374915/23 "2006-10-03T21:19:25Z")
Another vote for _Ride of the Valkyries_ – that was the first thing that popped into my mind. That, and _Surfin’ Bird_, for some reason. I can see civilizations collapsing to either one of them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-to-conquer-the-world-by/374915.md?page=1)