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Lux Aeterna (Requiem For A Dream)
''Lux Æterna'' (, ; "eternal light") is an orchestral composition by Clint Mansell. Performed by the Kronos Quartet, it forms a leitmotif in the 2000 film '' Requiem for a Dream'', and is the penultimate piece in the movie's soundtrack. A re-orchestrated version of the composition, titled "Requiem for a Tower", was created for the trailer of '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' in 2002. In popular culture Both "Lux Aeterna" and the re-orchestrated version, "Requiem for a Tower" that was created for the trailer of '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'', have been used in multiple forms of media, including the film trailers for '' The Da Vinci Code'', '' I Am Legend'', ''Sunshine'' and ''Babylon A.D.''; trailers for the video games ''Assassin's Creed'' and '' Lord of the Rings: Return of the King''; advertising campaigns for such products as Canon PowerShot cameras, Molson Canadian and Canadian wireless carrier Telus; and on television such as in the series '' So Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Requiem For A Dream
''Requiem for a Dream'' is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher McDonald and Marlon Wayans. It is based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Hubert Selby Jr., with whom Aronofsky wrote the screenplay. The film depicts four characters affected by drug addiction and how it alters their physical and emotional states. Their addictions cause them to become imprisoned in a world of delusion and desperation. As the film progresses, each character deteriorates, and their reality is overtaken by delusion, resulting in a catastrophe. Selby's novel was optioned by Aronofsky and producer Eric Watson. Selby had always intended to adapt the novel into a film, as he had written a script years prior to Aronofsky approaching him. Aronofsky was enthusiastic about the story and developed the script with Selby, despite initial struggles to obtain funding for the film's production. He and the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The King (video Game)
''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' is a 2003 hack and slash action game developed by EA Redwood Shores for the PlayStation 2 and Windows. It was ported to the GameCube and Xbox by Hypnos Entertainment, to the Game Boy Advance by Griptonite Games, to mobile by ImaginEngine, and to Mac OS X by Beenox. The game was published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the 2002 game '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. The game is an adaptation of Peter Jackson's 2002 film '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and his 2003 film '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'', which was released shortly after the game. As it is not an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's 1954 novel, '' The Return of the King'', the third volume in '' Lord of the Rings'', anything from the novel not specifically mentioned or depicted in the films could not be represented in the game. This is because, at the time, Vivendi Universal Games, in partnership with Tolkien Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |