The Effective Scoring of Requiem for a Dream

Do you remember this music? I bet you do. It was all over the place in the early 2000s, from Youtube videos, trailers, video games, tv shows, tv name it. But why did this music become such an iconic piece of work? What makes it so...’memorable’? Special thanks to my good musician friend Jeesu Chang for listening to and analyzing Lux Aeterna for this video! Want to watch great hand picked films from around the globe? Visit to get extended 30 day trial. /// Music download: Patreon: Paypal: Instagram: @ spikima Merch: Your support helps with keeping the channel running. Love. /// Extra Credits: Interview with Clint Mansell on the scoring process: Vice article on where Lux Aeterna has been used: Timestamp 0:00 Introduction 0:42 Lux Aeterna - Opening 1:56 Music VS Film 2:20 Foreground Edit 2:57 Tuning 4:03 Scores 5:01 Different Motifs 5:50 Lux VS Meltdown 6:51 Trigger - Harry and Marion 8:24 Separation - Tense Motif 9:40 Meltdown 10:10 Graphic Matches 10:49 Sounds 11:59 Build-up 12:28 Specifics 12:53 Shifting Music 13:34 Lux Aeterna - Ending 14:51 Thank you