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Dies Irae: The death melody haunting Hollywood

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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The DS-Early Death Chant

The Wilhelm scream is a classic movie sound effect that's been reused over and over, just like the DS-era. It was George Lucas and Ben Burt who popularized the Wilhelm scream by putting it in Star Wars. In Frozen 2, Elsa hears this mysterious melody throughout the movie. The actual tune is the DS- era, which is a musical reference that goes way back to early times in the church.

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