Remarkableriots Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/29/world/krzysztof-penderecki-composer-death-trnd/index.html Quote Krzysztof Penderecki, the avant garde Polish composer whose works have featured in the Hollywood films "The Exorcist" and "The Shining," died Sunday after a "long and serious illness," the Ludwig von Beethoven Association said. He was 86. Penderecki was "an eminent artist, humanist, (and) one of the world's best known and most acclaimed Polish composers," the organization said. One of his most famous works is the 1960 composition "Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima," a wailing, discordant lamentation dedicated to the victims of World War II's atomic bombing. With its shrieking strings, "Threnody" has been incorporated into the soundtracks for anxiety-inducing works such as the 2006 dystopian film "Children of Men" as well as episodes of "Twin Peaks" and "Black Mirror," according to IMDb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bloodporne Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Penderecki was from another planet. His music could be the most violent, scary sounds you've ever heard mixed with genuinely beautiful passages. I saw him in NYC years back and it was an incredible experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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