Lux Aeterna (Mansell)

Orchestral piece for the film Requiem for a Dream

This article is about the leitmotif of Requiem for a Dream. For other musical compositions called Lux Aeterna, see Lux Aeterna.

"Lux Æterna"

Composition by Clint Mansell
from the album  Requiem for a Dream soundtrack
Released| 2000
Recorded| 2000
Genre| 21st-century classical music
Length| 3:54
Label| Nonesuch Records
Songwriter(s)| Clint Mansell
Producer(s)| Kronos Quartet

Lux Æterna (Classical Latin: [ˈluːks ae̯ˈtɛrna], Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈluks eˈterna]; "eternal light") is an orchestral composition by Clint Mansell. Performed by the Kronos Quartet, it forms a leitmotif in the 2000 film Requiem for a Dream, and is the penultimate piece in the movie's soundtrack.[1]

A re-orchestrated version of the composition, titled "Requiem for a Tower", was created for the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002.[2][3]

## In popular culture

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Both "Lux Aeterna" and the re-orchestrated version, "Requiem for a Tower" that was created for the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, have been used in multiple forms of media, including the film trailers for The Da Vinci Code, I Am Legend, Sunshine and Babylon A.D.; trailers for the video games Assassin's Creed and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King; advertising campaigns for such products as Canon PowerShot cameras, Molson Canadian and Canadian wireless carrier Telus; and on television such as in the series So You Think You Can Dance as well as a promo spot the series Flash Forward.[4]

## Requiem for a Tower

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Corner Stone Cues Presents: "Requiem For A Tower"

Soundtrack album by

Corner Stone Cues

Released| 26 March 2006[5]
Genre| Trailer Score
Soundtrack
Length| 24:46
Producer| Corner Stone Cues, Howling Entertainment

A re-orchestrated version of "Lux Aeterna", titled "Requiem for a Tower", was arranged by composers Simone Benyacar, Dan Nielsen and Veigar Margeirsson for the trailer of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.[2][3] "Requiem for a Tower" features a choir and full orchestra.[2]

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were made available as part of the Requiem for a Tower album release from Corner Stone Cues.[6] While the release was originally made physically,[7] production was discontinued indefinitely with increased digital sales of the album on major electronic music distributors iTunes[8] and Amazon MP3.[9]

### Corner Stone Cues release

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Corner Stone Cues Presents: Requiem For A Tower (24:46)No.| Title| Length

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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

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1. ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2015). The Encyclopedia of Film Composers. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 440\. ISBN 9781442245501. "Their second collaboration, the psychological drama Requiem for a Dream, includes in its score a string piece titled "Lux Aeterna" performed by the Kronos Quartet."
2. ^ a b c Greiving, Tim (2020-10-16). "Requiem For A Theme: Film Composer Clint Mansell On The Sound Of Sadness". NPR. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
3. ^ a b Makalintal, Bettina (2020-10-06). "How the 'Requiem for a Dream' Song Became the Default Sound of Epic Drama". Vice. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
4. ^ Peters, Mitchell (2010-05-22). "Notes From The Underground". Billboard. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
5. ^ Album release date http://music.163.com/#/album?id=405864 Archived 2017-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Jonathan, Jarry (2006-11-08). "Corner Stone Cues Presents: "Requiem For A Tower"". SoundtrackNet. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
7. ^ "Requiem For A Tower: Corner Stone Cues: Music". Amazon. 2009-09-09. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "Corner Stone Cues Presents: Requiem For A Tower: Corner Stone Cues: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

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