Mozart's Lacrimosa... ?

Question

Could you please tell me what is the exact name of this song that plays in the background of this video :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9nc9Jc5Ow ?I know it's from Mozart 's Requiem Lacrimosa,but I don't know exactly which part

Thank you so much

Answer 1

OK, first, Lacrimosa is a movement from Mozart's Requiem. This piece bears no resemblence to it or to any other part of Mozart's Requiem.

Here is Lacrimosa:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_843smhCskw

It is yet another piece which tries to copy the "spirit" of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna" from "Carmina Burana". I do not know this piece -- perhaps it was written specifically for this promotional video, or for the show that it is promoting.

Answer 2

Looks like they borrowed it from Mozart's "Requiem". See if you can find Mozart's "Requiem" on line and listen to the Lacrimosa.
Having listened to the clip, I don't recognize it mixed that way!
I hope that helped. I love his "Requiem"...it's such a dark piece but there are such beautiful parts to it.

Answer 3

If you can find out who composed the music for "Lord of the Rings" or "Kingdom of Heaven" it may be by the same composer. I am pretty sure it was composed for film music. Many of them "borrow" the style of the opening of Orff's "Carmina Burana" ("O Fortuna") when they need to evoke an epic, visceral mood.