Why this creepy melody is in so many movies
This deathly 13thcentury song shows up everywhere. Become a Video Lab member Correction: Mozarts Requiem isnt a symphony, its a requiem: a type of Catholic mass for the dead. It was initially written for mass but later popularized and performed outside the church, as was Verdi s. Think back to some of the most dramatic scenes in film history from The Lion King, The Shining, Its a Wonderful Life. Besides being sad or scary, they have something else in common: the dies irae.
|
|