Every Disney fan knows perfectly well the songs from the various tapes, which have accompanied more than one generation and have remained in everyone’s mind.
‘Dies Irae’ the ‘death’ song used by Disney in his songs: learn its origin
His compositions always fit perfectly with the scenes, but when they analyzed some of them in detail, several netizens realized something important: the company used a series of chords belonging to a symphony called “Dies Irae” that portends death.
According to public radio station Interlochen, this tune, which means “day of wrath,” was composed more than 800 years ago, and although it is used in the Catholic Church to pray for the deceased, modern composers use it as a premonition of danger or doom. .
The first four notes are the ones that Disney has “hidden” in some of their movies, for example, it is heard in the animated version of ‘The Lion King’ when Simba runs away from the hyenas shortly after his father’s death and in ‘Frozen 2’the moment Elsa sings “Into the Unknown” when she feels something or someone calling her to the forest.
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, composer of the song sung by the ice princess, explained in an interview with Vanity Fair that “Day of Wrath” was indeed a clear inspiration for it.
While Disney isn’t the only film company to have incorporated these chords over the years, once you recognize it, you won’t be able to stop looking for it in the musical numbers.
In fact, various content creators have taken it upon themselves to spread this information and provide more examples so that internet users can recognize these notes in the future.
Here’s how the internet reacted to Disney’s ‘Dies Irae’ song
Those who come across this discovery and are loyal fans of the tapes, take to social networks to express how surprised they are by the connection between “Dies Irae” and Disney.
@jaimealtozano The death tune in Frozen 2 😱🥶 #diesirae #frozen2 #intotheunknown
♬ original sound – jaimealtozano
Due to the effectiveness of this song of Catholic origin in cinema, it would not be surprising if Disney continued to apply it to their subsequent films to give their scenes more drama.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
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