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Lux Aeterna (Mansell)

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Orchestral piece for the film Requiem for a Dream This article is about the leitmotif of Requiem for a Dream. For other musical compositions called Lux Aeterna, see Lux Aeterna.
"Lux Æterna"
Composition by Clint Mansell
from the album Requiem for a Dream soundtrack
Released2000
Recorded2000
Genre21st-century classical music
Length3:54
LabelNonesuch Records
Songwriter(s)Clint Mansell
Producer(s)Kronos Quartet

Lux Æterna (Classical Latin: [ˈluːks ae̯ˈtɛrna], Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈluks eˈterna]; "eternal light") is an orchestral composition by Clint Mansell. Performed by the Kronos Quartet, it forms a leitmotif in the 2000 film Requiem for a Dream, and is the penultimate piece in the movie's soundtrack.

A re-orchestrated version of the composition, titled "Requiem for a Tower", was created for the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002.

In popular culture

Both "Lux Aeterna" and the re-orchestrated version, "Requiem for a Tower" that was created for the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, have been used in multiple forms of media, including the film trailers for The Da Vinci Code, I Am Legend, Sunshine and Babylon A.D.; trailers for the video games Assassin's Creed and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King; advertising campaigns for such products as Canon PowerShot cameras, Molson Canadian and Canadian wireless carrier Telus; and on television such as in the series So You Think You Can Dance as well as a promo spot the series Flash Forward.

Requiem for a Tower

Corner Stone Cues Presents: "Requiem For A Tower"
Soundtrack album by Corner Stone Cues
Released26 March 2006
GenreTrailer Score
Soundtrack
Length24:46
ProducerCorner Stone Cues, Howling Entertainment

A re-orchestrated version of "Lux Aeterna", titled "Requiem for a Tower", was arranged by composers Simone Benyacar, Dan Nielsen and Veigar Margeirsson for the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. "Requiem for a Tower" features a choir and full orchestra.

Although never intended for release, after considerable demand by fans the re-recording(s) were made available as part of the Requiem for a Tower album release from Corner Stone Cues. While the release was originally made physically, production was discontinued indefinitely with increased digital sales of the album on major electronic music distributors iTunes and Amazon MP3.

Corner Stone Cues release

Corner Stone Cues Presents: Requiem For A Tower (24:46)
No.TitleLength
1."Requiem For A Tower Mvt II" (Veigar Margeirsson / Clint Mansell)0:57
2."Requiem For A Tower Mvt III" (Simone Benyacar / Craig Stuart Garfinkle / Clint Mansell)0:49
3."Requiem For A Tower Mvt IV" (Dan Nielsen / Clint Mansell)0:41
4."Wicked" (Simone Benyacar / Craig Stuart Garfinkle /)2:39
5."J.B.D."2:26
6."Betrayal & Redemption"2:40
7."Threshold"2:03
8."Shining Path (L.U.2.P.)"2:39
9."Leather Tomb"1:58
10."Ghost in the Trees"2:06
11."Azure"4:16
12."Forest Chase"1:34

References

  1. Hischak, Thomas S. (2015). The Encyclopedia of Film Composers. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 440. ISBN 9781442245501. Their second collaboration, the psychological drama Requiem for a Dream, includes in its score a string piece titled "Lux Aeterna" performed by the Kronos Quartet.
  2. ^ Greiving, Tim (2020-10-16). "Requiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness". NPR. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  3. ^ Makalintal, Bettina (2020-10-06). "How the 'Requiem for a Dream' Song Became the Default Sound of Epic Drama". Vice. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. Peters, Mitchell (2010-05-22). "Notes From The Underground". Billboard. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  5. Album release date http://music.163.com/#/album?id=405864 Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Jonathan, Jarry (2006-11-08). "Corner Stone Cues Presents: "Requiem For A Tower"". SoundtrackNet. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  7. "Requiem For A Tower: Corner Stone Cues: Music". Amazon. 2009-09-09. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  8. "iTunes - Music - Corner Stone Cues Presents: Requiem for a Tower by Various Artists". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-03-26. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  9. "Corner Stone Cues Presents: Requiem For A Tower: Corner Stone Cues: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
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