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Dies Irae: The death melody haunting Hollywood

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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Is the DS-Early Music a Threat to Our Culture?

Are all of these composers doing this intentionally? I think about that a lot. There are composers who will use those four notes, just thinking, oh, it just sounds dark and cool,. It's definitely a full-blown trope at this point. For the many composers who do use it intentionally, the deep history of the DS-era is a huge part of its appeal. "For better or for worse, death isn't going anywhere"

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