Album: Requiem for a Dream by Clint Mansell (2000)
Genre: OST | Style: Electronic
Format: Album

Description: Requiem for a Dream is the soundtrack album from the 2000 Requiem for a Dream. It was composed by Clint Mansell and performed by the Kronos Quartet. The music for the film is noted for its minimalist qualities in which it uses constant harmonies, a steady pulse, and often variation of musical phrases to drive a point. The soundtrack is most well known for the song "Lux Aeterna", which has appeared also in one trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, rearranged and re-orchestrated.

Artist Background: Clinton Darryl "Clint" Mansell, (born 7 January 1963) is an English musician, composer, and former lead singer and guitarist of the band Pop Will Eat Itself. After the disbanding of Pop Will Eat Itself in 1996, Mansell was introduced to film scoring when director Darren Aronofsky hired him to score his debut film, π. Mansell then wrote the score for Aronofsky's next film, Requiem for a Dream, which has been well received. Its main composition "Lux Aeterna" has become extremely popular, appea... Part of the Coventry, England music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with OST movement. Known for Electronic style.

Related Artists: Cliff Martinez, James Newton Howard, John Murphy, Steven Price

Music Scene: Part of the Coventry, England music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with OST movement. Known for Electronic style.

Tags: OST, Electronic, 2000s, Album

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Requiem for a Dream is the soundtrack album from the 2000 Requiem for a Dream. It was composed by Clint Mansell and performed by the Kronos Quartet. The music for the film is noted for its minimalist qualities in which it uses constant harmonies, a steady pulse, and often variation of musical phrases to drive a point. The soundtrack is most well known for the song "Lux Aeterna", which has appeared also in one trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, rearranged and re-orchestrated.

Requiem for a Dream

Clint Mansell

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