Help me identify a song (without lyrics).
April 22, 2007 7:18 PM Subscribe
What is the name of the song in this video?
It sounds like Lux Aeterna from requiem for a dream.
posted by null terminated at 7:21 PM on April 22, 2007
posted by null terminated at 7:21 PM on April 22, 2007
Best answer: Original . A remix was done for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers called "Requiem for a Tower".
posted by null terminated at 7:24 PM on April 22, 2007
posted by null terminated at 7:24 PM on April 22, 2007
Response by poster: Incredible, AskMeFi rules. Thanks null terminated. The song is presently being played in a teaser for "Lost" on ABC.
posted by ajr at 7:30 PM on April 22, 2007
posted by ajr at 7:30 PM on April 22, 2007
The question has already been answered, so I hope this isn't considered a "derail", but that song is exceedingly common in trailers for everything now, and seems to have become the 21st century's "O Fortuna" as far as commercial spots go.
posted by twiggy at 7:48 PM on April 22, 2007
posted by twiggy at 7:48 PM on April 22, 2007
re: not-a-derail, I was filled with disgust the first time I recognized a song in a movie from a different movie. Are these people really that uncreative that they all need to use the same songs?
I think there was some song(s) in Gladiator that saw some reuse.
posted by philomathoholic at 8:47 PM on April 22, 2007
I think there was some song(s) in Gladiator that saw some reuse.
posted by philomathoholic at 8:47 PM on April 22, 2007
philomathoholic: Apparently so.
ajr: You're not the only one to find Lux Aeterna familiar but unplaceable.
posted by zamboni at 9:06 PM on April 22, 2007
ajr: You're not the only one to find Lux Aeterna familiar but unplaceable.
posted by zamboni at 9:06 PM on April 22, 2007
Used in the trailer for the recent movie "Sunshine" as well :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNZwrgFo3GE
posted by puddpunk at 9:07 PM on April 22, 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNZwrgFo3GE
posted by puddpunk at 9:07 PM on April 22, 2007
Are these people really that uncreative that they all need to use the same songs?
It's not about creativity, it's about practical reality. First of all, we're talking about promotional materials here, not works of art. Secondly, in many cases the film's score isn't finished when the trailers are being produced, and even if it was that doesn't mean there's a piece that's right for the pace of the trailer.
At any rate, the vast majority of the audience won't recognize the re-use -- most people can only recognize a handful of film themes, and they're all John Williams pieces that nobody would be allowed to license anyway. Also, which do you think would be cheaper: hiring a composer and performers to record something to give you "that Lux Aeterna effect" (and hoping they get it right), or simply licensing Lux Aeterna one more time?
posted by jjg at 4:18 AM on April 23, 2007
It's not about creativity, it's about practical reality. First of all, we're talking about promotional materials here, not works of art. Secondly, in many cases the film's score isn't finished when the trailers are being produced, and even if it was that doesn't mean there's a piece that's right for the pace of the trailer.
At any rate, the vast majority of the audience won't recognize the re-use -- most people can only recognize a handful of film themes, and they're all John Williams pieces that nobody would be allowed to license anyway. Also, which do you think would be cheaper: hiring a composer and performers to record something to give you "that Lux Aeterna effect" (and hoping they get it right), or simply licensing Lux Aeterna one more time?
posted by jjg at 4:18 AM on April 23, 2007
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posted by ajr at 7:21 PM on April 22, 2007