Lacrymosa (song)
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| Song by Evanescence | |||||
| Album | The Open Door | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | September 2005—March 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 3:37 | ||||
| Label | Wind-up | ||||
| Writer | Amy Lee Terry Balsamo Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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| Producer | Dave Fortman | ||||
| The Open Door track listing | |||||
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"Lacrymosa" is the seventh track on Evanescence's second studio album The Open Door. The song incorporates the Lacrimosa sequence from Mozart's Requiem throughout the song. A clip of the song was used in a promotional trailer for The Open Door. According to Amy Lee, "Lacrymosa" was originally written for the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but in the end was not included.[1] However, the producers of the movie later stated that neither Lee nor Evanescence were approached to compose music for Narnia.[2]
A 22-piece orchestra led by Dave Campbell (with whom Evanescence had already worked for their performance at the Billboard Music Awards 2004), along with The Millennium Choir, serves as backup for Lee's vocals on the track. It was recorded in a chapel near Seattle, Washington.[3] Though based on Mozart's Requiem in D minor, the song was transposed into E minor by Lee and Terry Balsamo.[4]
'Lacrymosa' is also the scientific name for a species of moth, Catocala lacrymosa, also known as the 'Tearful Underwing'.[5] This species of moth features on the cover of The Open Door's booklet and on the cover for the "Sweet Sacrifice" radio promo CD.
[edit] Story behind the song
| “ | I saw Amadeus when I was nine years old and fell in love with Mozart. The part of Mozart's Requiem called "Lacyrmosa" [sic] is my favorite piece of music ever. I always wished we could cover it, but with programming and guitars and make it cool. It's our moment to try all the things I wanted to and couldn't, so I started messing with it in Protools. Terry wrote some riffs and turned it into this awesome metal epic. | ” |
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—Amy Lee, VH1 News[6] |
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[edit] Usage in other media
"Lacrymosa" appears as the backdrop for the promotional clips for the new Showtime Original Series The Tudors.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Reesman, Bryan (November 2006). "The Essence of Evanescence". Metal Edge.
- ^ "Wardrobe closed to Evanescence singer", The New Zealand Herald, 2004-11-27. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ "Listen To Two New Tracks From Evanescence's Album 'The Open Door'", SonyBMG.com.au, Sony BMG News. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
- ^ Lacrymosa Sheet Music (Digital Download). MusicNotes.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ Oehlke, Bill. Catocala lacrymosa. Catocala silkmoths. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ Bottomley, C. "Evanescence: Amy Lee Explains the New Songs", VH1.com, VH1 News, 2006-09-18. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
- ^ (2007). Showtime original series: The Tudors trailer. Showtime via YouTube. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.
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