# ID This Song/Chorus **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 24, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727 "2002-12-24T15:49:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727/1 "2002-12-24T15:49:10Z")
I’m vague on the details here, so bear with me… The song I am trying to ID has what sounds like an all female choir, singing (or chanting) to a loud crashing orchestra. It is very dark and dramatic. The only place I can think of hearing it right off hand is during the opening sequence to Sean Hannity’s radio program. (Though I have heard on several movies, documentaries, and TV shows) Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![zigaretten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/91b2a8/32.png) [@zigaretten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zigaretten)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727/2 "2002-12-24T16:01:54Z")
[Carmina Burana](http://www.anthea2.freeuk.com/carminaburana/)…O Fortuna ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727/3 "2002-12-24T16:01:58Z")
Just guessing Carmina Burana, because it’s used everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727/4 "2002-12-24T16:03:09Z")
dag nabben rassel fratzin griffin rangle hamsters… ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727/5 "2002-12-24T17:09:23Z")
That would be it. Thanks guys! ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727/6 "2002-12-24T17:57:07Z")
Gotta love Carmina Burana. El Hubbo just HAD to listen to it on the way to and returning from the theater to see “The Two Towers” last week. ---
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727/7 "2002-12-27T18:01:14Z")
Carmina Burana is an absolutely brilliant piece. Carl Orff is genius. My highschool concert band played selections from the university level piece in a national music festival…and we came in second…yah, we rocked. But nothing beats when I saw the local Philharmonic Orchestra do the entire piece with a local choir singing along. wow ---
**Author:** ![peanut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5e925/32.png) [@peanut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peanut)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-song-chorus/144727/8 "2002-12-27T19:16:05Z")
Ooh… Seeing it performed live definately gives one tingles up and down the spine.