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The Medieval Musical Earworm That Still Scares Audiences Today
Resume![A baton, a watch, and patriotic sheet music (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP111102036659-1000x667.jpg)
Musicologist Alex Ludwig joins Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd to discuss the "Dies irae," the medieval funeral chant that has become popular in film scores.
This segment aired on October 30, 2020.