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BONUS: Isle of the Dead - Dies Irae

BONUS: Isle of the Dead - Dies Irae

Rachmaninov's "Isle of the Dead" makes use of the Dies Irae. Turns out several of his other pieces do t0o, including Symphonic Dances, The Bells, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and Vocalise.

Dies Irae is also used in movies and television shows such as Star Wars, The Lion King, The Shining, Metropolis, It's A Wonderful Life, Faceoff, Groundhog Day, The Good Place, Quantam Leap, and many many more. See https://alexludwig.net/#dies-irae for a running list and some videos. It sorta reminds me of the Wilhelm Scream, but that is a completely different story.

See the video for concise explanation.

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