Requiem for a Tower
| Corner Stone Cues Presents: "Requiem For A Tower" | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 26 March 2006[1] |
| Genre | Trailer Score Soundtrack |
| Length | 24:46 |
| Producer | ℗ 2010 Corner Stone Cues, Howling Entertainment |
"Requiem for a Tower" is a version of Clint Mansell's Lux Æterna/Requiem for a Dream, re-orchestrated with a choir and full orchestra for film and video game trailers for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.[2] It was arranged by Simone Benyacar, Daniel Nielsen, and Veigar Margeirsson.
Although never intended for release, after considerable demand by fans the re-recording(s) were made available as part of the Requiem for a Tower album release from Corner Stone Cues,[3] a subsidiary catalogue of Howling Entertainment.[4] While the release was originally made physically,[5] production was discontinued indefinitely with increased digital sales of the album on major electronic music distributors iTunes[6] and Amazon MP3.[7]
Monique Evans is a professional ballerina and her Miss Texas 2014 title-winning competition talent was performing ballet en pointe to "Requiem for a Tower".[8][9]
The popularity of the original song, "Lux Aeterna", led to its use in popular culture outside the film, most notably in film and teaser trailers along with being the theme song on Sky Sports News.
Release
Composers recorded nine new tracks in Seattle to accompany the three movements of Requiem:[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Requiem For A Tower Mvt II" (Veigar Margeirsson / Clint Mansell) | 0:57 |
| 2. | "Requiem For A Tower Mvt III" (Simone Benyacar / Craig Stuart Garfinkle / Clint Mansell) | 0:49 |
| 3. | "Requiem For A Tower Mvt IV" (Dan Nielsen / Clint Mansell) | 0:41 |
| 4. | "Wicked" (Simone Benyacar / Craig Stuart Garfinkle /) | 2:39 |
| 5. | "J.B.D." | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Betrayal & Redemption" | 2:40 |
| 7. | "Threshold" | 2:03 |
| 8. | "Shining Path (L.U.2.P.)" | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Leather Tomb" | 1:58 |
| 10. | "Ghost in the Trees" | 2:06 |
| 11. | "Azure" | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Forest Chase" | 1:34 |
References
- ^ Album release date http://music.163.com/#/album?id=405864 Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "The Movie Answer Man" Archived 2019-08-04 at the Wayback Machine November 17, 2002. (accessed January 18, 2015)
- ^ Jonathan, Jarry (2006-11-08). "Corner Stone Cues Presents: "Requiem For A Tower"". SoundtrackNet. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Howling Entertainment". Howling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Requiem For A Tower: Corner Stone Cues: Music". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Corner Stone Cues Presents: Requiem for a Tower by Various Artists". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-03-26. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Corner Stone Cues Presents: Requiem For A Tower: Corner Stone Cues: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ Evans, Monique (July 3, 2014). "I danced to "Requiem for a Tower" last night..." Twitter. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Alexander, Heather (July 8, 2014). "New Miss Texas is UT student and professional ballerina". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.