Editing Faust (section)

==Musical adaptations==

[[File:Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii - Feodor Chaliapin as Mephisto.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Feodor Chaliapin]] as Méphistophélès, 1915]]

===Operatic===
The Faust legend has been the basis for several major operas: for a more complete list, visit [[Works based on Faust]]
* ''[[Mefistofele]]'', the only completed opera by [[Arrigo Boito]]
* ''[[Doktor Faust]]'', begun by [[Ferruccio Busoni]] and completed by his pupil [[Philipp Jarnach]]
* ''[[Faust (opera)|Faust]]'', by [[Charles Gounod]] to a French [[libretto]] by [[Jules Barbier]] and [[Michel Carré]] from Carré's play ''Faust et Marguerite'', in turn loosely based on Goethe's ''[[Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy|Faust, Part 1]]''
* [[Faust (Spohr)|''Faust'' (Spohr)]], one of the earliest operatic adaptations of the story, with separate versions premiering in 1816 and 1852 respectively
* [[Hector Berlioz]]'s ''[[La Damnation de Faust]]'' (1846)
* [[Havergal Brian]]'s ''Faust'' (1955–6), set on Part I and in German
* [[Alfred Schnittke]]'s ''[[Historia von D. Johann Fausten (opera)|Historia von D. Johann Fausten]]'', composed between 1983–1994, and premiered in 1995
* Rudolf Volz's ''Rock Opera Faust'' with original lyrics by [[Goethe]] (1997)<ref>{{cite report |last = Malone |first = Paul M. |year = 2004 |title = Faust as rock opera |series=Icons of Modern Culture Series |url = https://rudolf-volz.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Icons-of-Modern-Culture-Series-Faust.pdf |via = rudolf-volz.de }}</ref><ref>{{cite report |last = Maierhofer |first = Waltraut |year = 2017 |section = Devilishly good: Rudolf Volz's rock opera ''Faust'' and event culture  |title = Music in Goethe's Faust, Goethe's Faust in Music |url = https://rudolf-volz.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Music-in-Goethes-Faust.pdf |via = rudolf-volz.de }}</ref>

===Symphonic===
Faust has inspired major musical works in other forms: 
* ''[[Faust Overture]]'' by [[Richard Wagner]]
* ''[[Scenes from Goethe's Faust]]'' by [[Robert Schumann]]
* ''[[Faust Symphony]]'' by [[Franz Liszt]]
* Second movement (German) of [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|''Symphony No. 8'']] by [[Gustav Mahler]]
* ''[[Histoire du soldat]]'' by [[Igor Stravinsky]]

===Other adaptations===
* ''[[Abraxas (ballet)|Abraxas]]'', a ballet based on the Faust legend by [[Werner Egk]] which has been choreographed by several different creatives<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Abraxas|title=The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.)|author=Debra Craine|author2=Judith Mackrell|date=19 August 2010 |publisher=[[ Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-956344-9}}</ref>
* ''Faust'' was the title and inspiration of [[Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps]]' 2006 show
* ''[[Faustian Echoes]]'' by American [[black metal]] band [[Agalloch]].
* "Faust Arp" by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Radiohead]]. From the album ''[[In Rainbows]]''.
* "The Small Print" by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Muse (band)|Muse]]. From the album [[Absolution (album)|''Absolution'']]. Originally title ''Action Faust'', it is an interpretation of the tale from the Devil's perspective.
* "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]" by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Queen (band)|Queen]]. From the album [[A Night at the Opera (Queen album)|''A Night at the Opera'']].
* "Faust" by singer songwriter Paul Williams from the original soundtrack of ''[[The Phantom of the Paradise]]''.
* "Faust" by English [[virtual band]] [[Gorillaz]], from their album ''[[G-Sides]]''.
* "Absinthe with Faust" by English [[extreme metal]] band [[Cradle of Filth]], from their album ''[[Nymphetamine]]''.
* "Urfaust", "The Calling", "The Oath", "Conjuring the Cull", and "The Harrowing" by American [[death metal]] band [[Misery Index (band)|Misery Index]]. The first five tracks from the album ''[[The Killing Gods]]''. A five-song, modern interpretation of ''[[Goethe's Faust]]''.
* [[Epica (Kamelot album)|''Epica'']] and ''[[The Black Halo]]'' by international [[power metal]] band [[Kamelot]]. A two-album interpretation of the tale.
* "Faust" by American [[metalcore]] band [[The Human Abstract (band)|The Human Abstract]], from their album ''[[Digital Veil]]''.
* "Faust" by [[horrorcore]] rapper ''[[SickTanicK]]'' feat. "[[Texas Microphone Massacre]]", from the album ''[[Chapter 3: Awake (The Ministry of Hate)]]''.
* "Faust, Midas and Myself" by American [[alternative rock]] band ''[[Switchfoot]]''. From the album ''[[Oh! Gravity]]''.
* "The Faustian Alchemist" by Finnish [[black metal]] band ''[[Belzebubs]]''. From the album ''[[Pantheon of the Nightside Gods]].''
* ''[[Randy Newman's Faust]]'', a rock opera written and co-produced by [[Randy Newman]] with [[Don Henley]] as Faust, Randy Newman as the devil, [[James Taylor]] as the Lord, [[Bonnie Raitt]] as Martha, and [[Linda Ronstadt]] as Margaret. 
* ''[[Damn Yankees]]'' is a 1954 musical adaptation of the novel ''[[The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant]]'', which set the Faust theme in the world of mid-20th century American baseball. The stage musical was [[Damn Yankees (1958 film)|adapted to film in 1958]] and  [[Damn Yankees! (1967 film)|for television in 1967]]
* [[Crossroads (1986 film)|''Crossroads'']], starring Ralph Macchio as the Daniel Webster-like savior of an elderly Blues harpist.
* [[Faust (Guilty Gear)|"Faust"]], a character from the video game franchise ''[[Guilty Gear]]''.
* [[Faust (musician)|Bård Guldvik "Faust" Eithun]], Norwegian drummer and convicted murderer, known primarily for his work for [[black metal]] band [[Emperor (Norwegian band)|Emperor]].
* Faust, a character in the 2023 video game ''[[Limbus Company]]'' created by South Korean studio Project Moon.
* 'The Wicked Trilogy', a set of three albums by German symphonic power metal band [[Avantasia]], consisting of ''The Scarecrow'', ''The Wicked Symphony'', and ''Angel of Babylon''; the trilogy is loosely based on the story of Faust