Requiem for a Dream (soundtrack)
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| Soundtrack by Clint Mansell and Kronos Quartet | ||
| Released | 2000 | |
| Genre | Electronic/Neoclassical | |
| Length | 51:13 | |
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- See also: Lux Aeterna (Requiem for a Dream)
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.
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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 in particular, the track "Lux Aeterna" (which itself is much used in the film) has subsequently been used in various forms of media. The theme was reorchestrated for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers trailer[1] and is known by the name "Requiem for a Tower". The theme has been displayed in trailers for other films, including the The Da Vinci Code, Zathura, 300, Sunshine and Valley of Flowers. It also appeared in the television show Lost, the video game Assassin's Creed, NASCAR promotions, and a special edition of the BBC program Top Gear. Use of the theme extended to the point where it is interchangeable with the name "Requiem for a Dream".
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. However the track "Requiem for a Tower" was not included on this remix album.
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[edit] Requiem For A Tower - EP
- Requiem For A Tower, Movement 2
- Requiem For A Tower, Movement 3
- Requiem For A Tower, Movement 4
[edit] Remixed Album
- Clint Mansell - Tappy's Intro (Film Score) 0:51
- Plant - In the End It's All Nice 6:17
- Psilonaut - Ghost in the Machine 6:56
- Paul Oakenfold - Æternal (6:50)6:50
- Clint Mansell - Seacoast Towers (Film Score) 0:54
- Jagz Kooner - Coney Island Express 7:09
- Clint Mansell - Seacoast Alarm (Film Score) 0:30
- Wish FM - Haunted Dreams 6:36
- Kronos Quartet - Tense 0:14
- Josh Wink - Full Tension 8:25
- Clint Mansell - Food (Film Score) 1:21
- Delerium - Deluxed 7:20
- Clint Mansell - Island (Film Score) 0:16
- A Guy Called Gerald - Body and Fear 5:48
- Clint Mansell - 112 (Film Score) 1:13
- Ils - Overturned 5:41
- Clint Mansell - Sara (Film Score) 1:08
- Hive - Hand Jive 3:27
- Clint Mansell - Arnold (Film Score) 0:44
- Clint Mansell - Ghosts (Vocal Version) 4:22
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- G.M.S. - End Titles: Juice
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- The song "Supermarket Sweep" on the soundtrack is named after Aronofsky's senior thesis film he made at Harvard University.[1]
- One of the tracks, "Crimin' & Dealin'", is most likely a reference to the Beastie Boys song "Rhymin' & Stealin'" from their album Licensed to Ill. This is made more likely because the song was sampled in the Pop Will Eat Itself song "Hit the Hi-Tech Groove". 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. Also, both Arnofsky and Beastie Boy Adam Yauch attended Edward R. Murrow High School albeit several years apart.
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- ^ Answer Man rogerebert.com Retrieved on May 2, 2007.
