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Backward Priests (Eyes Wide Shut)
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Backward Priests (Eyes Wide Shut)

The Backward Priests chant from Eyes Wide Shut is a reversed Romanian Orthodox liturgical recording layered over the folk melody 'Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire' (On our flag is written Unity). Composer Jocelyn Pook explained the title and the choice. Here is the full translation and why Kubrick used it.

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