Requiem for a Dream (soundtrack)
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| Requiem for a Dream | ||
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| Soundtrack by Kronos Quartet | ||
| Released | 2000 | |
| Length | 50:59 | |
Requiem for a Dream is the title of a soundtrack album released in 2000 to accompany the Darren Aronofsky film Requiem for a Dream. The soundtrack was composed by Clint Mansell and performed by the Kronos Quartet.
Mansell's score was his follow-up to the score he composed for Aronofsky's first film, π, and has since become a cult hit. The music is notable for its use of sharp, 'un-vibrato-ed' string instruments to create a cold and discomforting sound from instruments frequently used for their warmth and softness (an effect pioneered in film soundtracks by Bernard Hermann).
The soundtrack has been widely praised, and the track "Lux Aeterna has subsequently been used in various forms in trailers for other films, including the The Da Vinci Code, Zathura and Sunshine.
The soundtrack for Requiem for a Dream also confirmed its popularity with the remix album Requiem for a Dream: Remixed, which contained new mixes of the music by Paul Oakenfold, Josh Wink, Jagz Kooner, and Delerium, amongst others. The "Requiem for a Tower" track was not included on this remix album however.
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[edit] Tracklistings
[edit] Original Album
[edit] Summer
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[edit] Fall
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[edit] Winter
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[edit] Remixed Album
- Clint Mansell - Tappy's Intro (Film Score)
- Plant - In the End It's All Nice
- Psilonaut - Ghost in the Machine
- Paul Oakenfold - Æternal (6:50)
- Clint Mansell - Seacoast Towers (Film Score)
- Jagz Kooner - Coney Island Express
- Clint Mansell - Seacoast Alarm (Film Score)
- Wish FM - Haunted Dreams
- Kronos Quartet - Tense
- Josh Wink - Full Tense
- Clint Mansell - Food (Film Score)
- Delerium - Deluxed
- Clint Mansell - Island (Film Score)
- A Guy Called Gerald - Body and Fear
- Clint Mansell - 112 (Film Score)
- Ils - Overturned
- Clint Mansell - Sara (Film Score)
- Hive - Hand Jive
- Clint Mansell - Arnold (Film Score)
- Clint Mansell - Ghosts (Vocal Version)
[edit] Trivia
- One of the tracks, "Crimin' & Dealin'", is most likely a reference to the Beastie Boys song "Rhymin' & Stealin'" from their album Licensed to Ill. In the commentary for the film, the director, Darren Aronofsky, spoke about listening to hip-hop music as a teenager, which makes the connection even more plausible.
- The song "Supermarket Sweep" on the soundtrack is named after Aronofsky's senior thesis film he made at Harvard University.[citation needed]
- A version of the Requiem theme was also used in the rough cut of One Hour Photo starring Robin Williams. In the film's final version the music was replaced.
- G.M.S. (Growling Mad Scientists), a psytrance group, made a song called 'juice,' featuring melodies from the summer and winter overtures, as well as voice samples from the movie. This rendition done by G.M.S. makes an appearance during the film Man On Fire.
