Alex Ludwig
@celexo.bsky.social
“Dies Irae Guru” • Liberal Arts @BerkleeCollege • Author, "Hearing Death at the Movies” https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-78795-9
Co-editor, “Woodstock Then & Now” https://libraries.clemson.edu/press/books/woodstock-then-and-now/
Co-editor, “Woodstock Then & Now” https://libraries.clemson.edu/press/books/woodstock-then-and-now/
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Alex Ludwig
@celexo.bsky.social
· May 13
🚨 Hooray -- my author copies have arrived!! In honor of my official pub date (June 11th), I'll be posting some of my favorite Dies Irae clips in this thread. #diesirae #hearingdeath
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IT NEVER WORKS. NEVER. EVER. NEVER WORKS. IT HAS NEVER WORKED. AUSTERITY LEADS TO ENROLLMENT COLLAPSE LEAVES TO UNIVERSITY CLOSURE. EVERY TIME. ALWAYS.
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
IT NEVER WORKS. NEVER. EVER. NEVER WORKS. IT HAS NEVER WORKED. AUSTERITY LEADS TO ENROLLMENT COLLAPSE LEAVES TO UNIVERSITY CLOSURE. EVERY TIME. ALWAYS.
any of you academics noticing your students adding the birth dates for living composers as such: "Howard (1951-) is known for combining...".
This is a new one for me...is it an AI artifact?
This is a new one for me...is it an AI artifact?
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
any of you academics noticing your students adding the birth dates for living composers as such: "Howard (1951-) is known for combining...".
This is a new one for me...is it an AI artifact?
This is a new one for me...is it an AI artifact?
“Do I have some face on my face?” is about as iconic of a line (and a line reading) that you’re going to get. “Welcome to Derry” is waaay better than it deserves to be.
a clown holding a red balloon in his hand
Alt: a clown holding a red balloon in his hand
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December 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
“Do I have some face on my face?” is about as iconic of a line (and a line reading) that you’re going to get. “Welcome to Derry” is waaay better than it deserves to be.
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Black horror is often confined, simplified, or misclassified to fit a safer mainstream narrative. @lmariewood.bsky.social digs into how Sinners challenges that tendency, emphasizing the full scope of its perspective. 👻📽️📚
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DON’T DO THAT: GIVE HORROR WHERE HORROR’S DUE
Black horror is too often boxed in, trimmed down, or miscategorized to fit a narrative that feels safer for the mainstream. Sinners pushes back against that instinct, insisting on the fullness of i…
nighttidemag.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Black horror is often confined, simplified, or misclassified to fit a safer mainstream narrative. @lmariewood.bsky.social digs into how Sinners challenges that tendency, emphasizing the full scope of its perspective. 👻📽️📚
nighttidemag.com/2025/12/07/s...
nighttidemag.com/2025/12/07/s...
I am at the intermission of the most demented double feature ever seen…ironically a good night for Dies Irae quotes because Kill Bill includes a really interesting variation (the Nora Orlandi intrigues me).
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I am at the intermission of the most demented double feature ever seen…ironically a good night for Dies Irae quotes because Kill Bill includes a really interesting variation (the Nora Orlandi intrigues me).
I know what I’ll be listening to tomorrow. As part of the integrated Booker T & the MGs, Cropper was a trailblazer and all around solid musician. The video of his performance backing Otis Redding, w/the MGs, in Stockholm is highly recommended.
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. n.pr/48zf0gD
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I know what I’ll be listening to tomorrow. As part of the integrated Booker T & the MGs, Cropper was a trailblazer and all around solid musician. The video of his performance backing Otis Redding, w/the MGs, in Stockholm is highly recommended.
I’ve seen the Dies Irae bat signal!
(Apparently I need to watch Zootopia 2)
(Apparently I need to watch Zootopia 2)
Holy Dies Irae! #Zootopia2 @celexo.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I’ve seen the Dies Irae bat signal!
(Apparently I need to watch Zootopia 2)
(Apparently I need to watch Zootopia 2)
Two goals in the net and two decisions by VAR that I disagree with. just keeping us all on our toes.
November 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Two goals in the net and two decisions by VAR that I disagree with. just keeping us all on our toes.
Did I get the Midsommar tree topper for my new fake tree downstairs?
Yes…yes I did, and I love it.
Yes…yes I did, and I love it.
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Did I get the Midsommar tree topper for my new fake tree downstairs?
Yes…yes I did, and I love it.
Yes…yes I did, and I love it.
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Twitter and chat gpt are down. Bad day for people who suck.
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Twitter and chat gpt are down. Bad day for people who suck.
In light of all the top 5 film genre posts circulating at the moment, see my typology of the horror genre:
Here's my typology of horror films (in no particular order):
1. Didn't We Kill This Guy Already?
2. Anything with Black Phillip
3. Let's Go Fix That Thing (or Save Those Folks)
4. Final Girl Finally Survives
5. Ewww...gross
6. Don't Open/Go Into/Drink That Obviously Haunted Thing
7. Sexy Psychos
1. Didn't We Kill This Guy Already?
2. Anything with Black Phillip
3. Let's Go Fix That Thing (or Save Those Folks)
4. Final Girl Finally Survives
5. Ewww...gross
6. Don't Open/Go Into/Drink That Obviously Haunted Thing
7. Sexy Psychos
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In light of all the top 5 film genre posts circulating at the moment, see my typology of the horror genre:
Happy birthday to the great Wendy Carlos (b. 11/14/39), whose quotation of the Dies Irae at the beginning of The Shining is so indelibly marked that it became the standard bearer for dozens of Dies Irae quotations that followed in its footsteps.
Everyone knows Wendy Carlos's "Dies Irae" at the beginning of The Shining, right?
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Happy birthday to the great Wendy Carlos (b. 11/14/39), whose quotation of the Dies Irae at the beginning of The Shining is so indelibly marked that it became the standard bearer for dozens of Dies Irae quotations that followed in its footsteps.
Sad to miss AMS/SMT this year, but hope that you all swing by the Palgrave table to thumb through my book "Hearing Death at the Movies"!
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Sad to miss AMS/SMT this year, but hope that you all swing by the Palgrave table to thumb through my book "Hearing Death at the Movies"!
Will the decorations survive the 40mph gusts tonight? We shall see.
October 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Will the decorations survive the 40mph gusts tonight? We shall see.
Happy Halloween (especially to one of my favorite Jerry Goldsmith Dies Irae quotations)!
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The Mephisto Waltz (1971) Title Sequence
YouTube video by E GREEN
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October 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Happy Halloween (especially to one of my favorite Jerry Goldsmith Dies Irae quotations)!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ps...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ps...
Here's my typology of horror films (in no particular order):
1. Didn't We Kill This Guy Already?
2. Anything with Black Phillip
3. Let's Go Fix That Thing (or Save Those Folks)
4. Final Girl Finally Survives
5. Ewww...gross
6. Don't Open/Go Into/Drink That Obviously Haunted Thing
7. Sexy Psychos
1. Didn't We Kill This Guy Already?
2. Anything with Black Phillip
3. Let's Go Fix That Thing (or Save Those Folks)
4. Final Girl Finally Survives
5. Ewww...gross
6. Don't Open/Go Into/Drink That Obviously Haunted Thing
7. Sexy Psychos
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Here's my typology of horror films (in no particular order):
1. Didn't We Kill This Guy Already?
2. Anything with Black Phillip
3. Let's Go Fix That Thing (or Save Those Folks)
4. Final Girl Finally Survives
5. Ewww...gross
6. Don't Open/Go Into/Drink That Obviously Haunted Thing
7. Sexy Psychos
1. Didn't We Kill This Guy Already?
2. Anything with Black Phillip
3. Let's Go Fix That Thing (or Save Those Folks)
4. Final Girl Finally Survives
5. Ewww...gross
6. Don't Open/Go Into/Drink That Obviously Haunted Thing
7. Sexy Psychos
Halloween is my favorite holiday, so obvious reasons...none more so than I get to re-post this version of the "You can't handle the truth" scene that I repurposed into a vignette about me buying too much Halloween candy.
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Halloween is my favorite holiday, so obvious reasons...none more so than I get to re-post this version of the "You can't handle the truth" scene that I repurposed into a vignette about me buying too much Halloween candy.
🚨 Exciting news to share for my Boston followers 🚨
I'll be giving a Lectures on Tap talk in two weeks...if you ever wanted to hear me wax philosophical on the Dies Irae while getting drunk, now's the time!
Tuesday November 4th at Portico Brewing in Somerville...I"ll post the link once it's live.
I'll be giving a Lectures on Tap talk in two weeks...if you ever wanted to hear me wax philosophical on the Dies Irae while getting drunk, now's the time!
Tuesday November 4th at Portico Brewing in Somerville...I"ll post the link once it's live.
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🚨 Exciting news to share for my Boston followers 🚨
I'll be giving a Lectures on Tap talk in two weeks...if you ever wanted to hear me wax philosophical on the Dies Irae while getting drunk, now's the time!
Tuesday November 4th at Portico Brewing in Somerville...I"ll post the link once it's live.
I'll be giving a Lectures on Tap talk in two weeks...if you ever wanted to hear me wax philosophical on the Dies Irae while getting drunk, now's the time!
Tuesday November 4th at Portico Brewing in Somerville...I"ll post the link once it's live.
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Don’t forget to submit a paper by Dec 5 for our Music and Media conference at UCD: “Directions and Aesthetics of the Digital Era”
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October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Don’t forget to submit a paper by Dec 5 for our Music and Media conference at UCD: “Directions and Aesthetics of the Digital Era”
www.ucd.ie/music/newsan...
www.ucd.ie/music/newsan...
I regret to inform you all that the new TRON movie features Jared Leto -- a living, breathing program in the real world -- not only describing Mozart as the greatest composer "that Western culture has created," but also says that he prefers Depeche Mode because he loves their "synth-pop melodies."
a man wearing a helmet with a blue light around his neck looks up
ALT: a man wearing a helmet with a blue light around his neck looks up
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October 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I regret to inform you all that the new TRON movie features Jared Leto -- a living, breathing program in the real world -- not only describing Mozart as the greatest composer "that Western culture has created," but also says that he prefers Depeche Mode because he loves their "synth-pop melodies."
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SCMS highlights the achievement of Alex Ludwig for the publication of his new book, "Hearing Death at the Movies: Film Music and the Long History of the Dies Irae," from Palgrave Macmillan.
October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
SCMS highlights the achievement of Alex Ludwig for the publication of his new book, "Hearing Death at the Movies: Film Music and the Long History of the Dies Irae," from Palgrave Macmillan.
Not gonna lie: Jigoku (1960) is a tremendously slow burn, but once that candle is lit, it does not hold back.
October 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Not gonna lie: Jigoku (1960) is a tremendously slow burn, but once that candle is lit, it does not hold back.
It's been a good week!
Lots of standouts, especially "Good Boy."**
"Sleepy Hollow" & "The VVitch" are stone-cold "fall" classics: cold, foggy New England vibes that are perfect for the holidays.
Argento films and "The Descent" are always good, bloody fun.
(**spoiler alert: the dog lives!!**)
Lots of standouts, especially "Good Boy."**
"Sleepy Hollow" & "The VVitch" are stone-cold "fall" classics: cold, foggy New England vibes that are perfect for the holidays.
Argento films and "The Descent" are always good, bloody fun.
(**spoiler alert: the dog lives!!**)
October 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It's been a good week!
Lots of standouts, especially "Good Boy."**
"Sleepy Hollow" & "The VVitch" are stone-cold "fall" classics: cold, foggy New England vibes that are perfect for the holidays.
Argento films and "The Descent" are always good, bloody fun.
(**spoiler alert: the dog lives!!**)
Lots of standouts, especially "Good Boy."**
"Sleepy Hollow" & "The VVitch" are stone-cold "fall" classics: cold, foggy New England vibes that are perfect for the holidays.
Argento films and "The Descent" are always good, bloody fun.
(**spoiler alert: the dog lives!!**)
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QUANTUS TREMOR EST FUTURUS
October 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
QUANTUS TREMOR EST FUTURUS
Don't mind me, I'm just sitting here listening to the OBAA score by Jonny Greenwood and figuring out when I can see it again.
a woman in a plaid coat is walking down a hallway with the words viva la revolucion on the bottom
ALT: a woman in a plaid coat is walking down a hallway with the words viva la revolucion on the bottom
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October 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Don't mind me, I'm just sitting here listening to the OBAA score by Jonny Greenwood and figuring out when I can see it again.