[Thor Joachim Haga]

I just discovered this today — “La Folia” is a medieval melody or chord progression of unknown origin that has been used in music for centuries, maybe a bit like the “Dies Irae”. Beethoven’s 5th symphony, for example. I’ve always ADORED this melody or variations thereof, but I wasn’t aware it was a “thing” in music history. Now I know it’s in Vangelis’ 1492: CONQUEST OF PARADISE, for example, or Max Richter’s “Woolf Works” (which I’m about to enter soon).

But my favourite is probably Angel Illarramendi’s drop-dead gorgeous, goosebump-inducing rendition in “Funeral de Juan” from LOS BORGIA. I always thought it was his own composition, as it fits in with his Delerue-like wistfulness, but now I know it’s based on “La Folia”.

Any other examples in film music, or music in general?

[Sigbjørn]

[Thor Joachim Haga]

Brilliant, thank you, Sigbjørn!

[Malte Müller]

Not sure if I heard it directly before, but it instantly somehow reminded me of Delerue’s BLACK ROBE actually.

[Sigbjørn]

Here’s some more:

[Sigbjørn]

I wonder if there’s any piece of music that combines the La Folia with the Dies Irae. I’d be surprised if there isn’t.

[Malte Müller]

According to Wikipedia plenty of usages and it mentions Vangelis and Richter and also Tangerine Dream:

The final section of Force Majeure by the electronic music group Tangerine Dream is built upon the later La Follia progression, and is specifically referenced in the fifth track from their 2014 work Josephine The Mouse Singer, titled “Arcangelo Corelli’s La Folia.” It is also used in the Taizé chant “Laudate Dominum.”[11] The main theme of Vangelis’ Conquest of Paradise resembles the rhythmic paradigm of la folia intentionally. The chord progression is also used in the Britney Spears song, Oops!… I Did It Again, 2000. The Folia is used extensively in Max Richter’s 2017 album Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works.[12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folia

[Sigbjørn]

Thanks, I’ll have to check out that Richter album.

[Forfatter]

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