What was the movie Tom referred to when arguing with Chris?
In the Parks and Recreation episode Operation Ann (S04E14), Chris Traeger was responsible for DJing in a Valentine's Day party. He was playing horrible music and this conversation happened between him and Tom Haverford:
Tom: Hey Chris Cross, can we change up the music? It kinda sounds like the end of a movie about a monk who killed himself.
Chris: It is.
Are they referring to an actual movie? What is it? [You can see the scene here.]
Best Answer
Kundun
This Fader article seems certain that the music is from Philip Glass's score of Kundun, the 1997 Martin Scorsese film about the Dalai Lama. A monk died in it, though I don't think he killed himself. The young Dalai Lama has visions of many dead monks as well,
Listening to the Clip from Parks and Rec I originally thought it was the track Lhasa at Night, due to the horns, but there is no gong in this track even though the rest of it sounds pretty similar to me. Currently listening to the album to see if I can find a better match.
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Answer 2
While it is impossible to prove a negative, I believe there is no such movie and the entire exchange was just a joke.
Answer 3
Its referring to a movie about a monk named ThÃch Qu?ng ??c, i suggest you guys read about it, really good read :)
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