Krzysztof Penderecki – Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (9:53)

facingeast wrote:

This highlights the brilliance of Sebastian's Threnody. And is also obviously chilling in its own right: scary and compelling [2] indeed.

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bobgreen623 wrote:

Scary and compelling

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radiohedge wrote:

Just terrifying... and I love it.

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Erock4430 wrote:

The sound of terror in it's purist form...

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otto1952 wrote:

When this started I reached for the Ban button, yet for some reason changed my mind. As it progressed I found it increasingly fascinating, disturbing, scary, and compelling ...

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Tombadom wrote:

Very...interesting......very... interesting indeed.

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SmugeSmuge wrote:

I wish my brain would explain it to me why I like this...hmmm...

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kor47 wrote:

Pump up the volume!

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Crushyy wrote:

This song isn't healthy, waaaay too disturbing.

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hreichgott wrote:

This is intense.

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Clackers wrote:

Buzzmore, I am not sure of your question, but the piece was used in the 2006 sci-fi film Children of Men.

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Erock4430 wrote:

I guess we owe it to the civilians who were vaporized on that horrific day to listen to this. The ones who were turned to particle dust were the lucky ones, the true horror was witnessed after the destruction.

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buzzmoore wrote:

does anyone know if some of this was used either as part of the soundtrack to the Shining ? Also very similar to the music used at the start of There Will Be Blood ?

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sabsludge wrote:

br00tal

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thiemehennis wrote:

I'm apparently not in the mood for this... BANNED!

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Omega_Deicide wrote:

sigh... "not meant to be enjoyed ". !.?.!. I enjoy it thoroughly as this track, and this album for that matter, it is a masterpiece. Penderecki is so expressive, and experimental, that it puts him into the realm of avant-garde for me. He has a way of creepifing beautiful instuments to the point of being introspectively mood altering, tracks still amaze me now, decades after their creation.

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LivingShit wrote:

breezy and relaxing, those violins sound like a pleasant zephyr blowing gently down at the beach

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photon_man62 wrote:

Fantastic. The only music that actually puts me on the edge of my seat and gives me goosebumps.

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