As of his response, there was only one Prokofiev piece linked (Romeo and Juliet). I assume that that’s what he was referring to.
Yes, Prokofiev is one of the two great 20th-century Soviet Russian composers (Shostakovich is the other). He wrote a lot of great stuff (ballet music, film music, symphonies, concertos, sonatas, etc.) that manages to sound both tuneful and accessible, and edgy and modern.
ISTR one or more 50s history/war/news shows did use the march from Prokofiev’s “Love for Three Oranges”. I think the march really was his second most popular music after “Peter and the Wolf”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0AkO2OTfjA#t=6m0s
The 50s SF series “Tales of Tomorrow” did use the very beginning of Romeo and Juliet as its theme. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmqVWsIz6pc&feature=related One of a few episodes here: http://www.archive.org/details/TalesOfTomorrow-PastTensekarloff
So which Prokofiev piece was it?
It was “Dance of the Knights”
