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, often staccato '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). Reportedly Kronos Quartet asked for a very reasonable fee which, according to Aronofsky, suited him well; Aronofsky also stated that the music inspired him during the editing process.[1]
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[2] and is known by the name "Requiem for a Tower". The theme has been featured in trailers for other films, including Babylon A.D.,[3] The Da Vinci Code,[4] I Am Legend,[5] Sunshine,[6] and Valley of Flowers.[7] It also appeared in the video games "Total Miner: Forge" (Xbox Live Indie Game 2011), Assassin's Creed[citation needed], and in numerous TV spots and adverts, and at sporting events. Use of the theme has extended to the point where it is interchangeable with the name "Requiem for a Dream."
A remix album, Requiem for a Dream: Remixed, contained new mixes of the music by Paul Oakenfold, Josh Wink, Jagz Kooner, and Delerium, among others.[8]
[edit] Critical reception
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Reviews have generally been favorable. Allmusic gave the album four stars, saying that the score "manages to be appropriately dark and disturbing, as well as compulsively listenable";[10] Salon praised the "terrific musical score";[11] and The Observer of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College called the score "heart-stopping".[12] Filmcritic.com, in a negative review of the score, spoke of "the driving, thumping, angry, brutal violin score which drums like a hammer and chain beating you into submission."[13]
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[edit] Original album
[edit] Summer
- Summer Overture – 2:37
- Party – 0:28
- Coney Island Dreaming – 1:04
- Party – 0:36
- Chocolate Charms – 0:25
- Ghosts of Things to Come – 1:33
- Dreams – 0:44
- Tense – 0.38
- Dr. Pill – 0:42
- High on Life – 0:11
- Ghosts – 1:21
- Crimin' & Dealin' – 1:44
- Hope Overture – 2:31
- Tense – 0:28
- Bialy & Lox Conga – 0:45
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- Cleaning Apartment – 1:28
- Ghosts-Falling – 1:11
- Dreams – 1:02
- Arnold – 2:35
- Marion Barfs – 2:22
- Supermarket Sweep – 2:14
- Dreams – 0:32
- Sara Goldfarb Has Left the Building – 1:17
- Bugs Got a Devilish Grin Conga – 0:57
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[edit] Winter
- Winter Overture – 0:19
- Southern Hospitality – 1:23
- Fear – 2:26
- Full Tense – 1:04
- The Beginning of the End – 4:28
- Ghosts of a Future Lost – 1:51
- Meltdown – 3:56
- Lux Aeterna – 3:54
- Coney Island Low – 2:13
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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
- 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
- Sleepland – Requiem for a dream (Bonus) – 6:51
- Clint Mansell – Arnold (Film Score) – 0:44
- Clint Mansell – Ghosts (Vocal Version) – 4:22
[edit] References
- ^ Arlin, Marc (2001-03-21). "Interview: Darren Aronofsky, réalisateur de Requiem for a dream". Mr Sizzle. http://cinema.aliceadsl.fr/article/default.aspx?articleid=AR012684. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (2002-11-17). "Movie Answer Man". Rogerebert.com. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20021117/ANSWERMAN/211170301. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Babylon A.D. Official Trailer. YouTube (2008-08-29). Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^ The Da Vinci Code official trailer. YouTube (2007-09-05). Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^ I AM LEGEND – Movie Trailer. YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^ Sunshine Trailer. YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^ Valley Of Flowers Trailer. YouTube. Retrieved on 2010-12-15.
- ^ Track listing on Allmusic
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Requiem for a Dream – Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r499057. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ O'Hehir, Andrew (October 20, 2000). "Requiem for a Dream: Darren Aronofsky doesn't make movies about drugs. They are drugs". Salon.com. http://dir.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/10/20/requiem/. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ DePrez, Stephanie (March 27, 2009). "The Quirky Kronos Quartet". The Observer. http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/2.2755/the-quirky-kronos-quartet-1.255483. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ Kipp, Jeremiah (2000). "Review of Requiem for a Dream". Filmcritic.com. http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Requiem-for-a-Dream. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
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