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Composer David Lang was commissioned by the Raymond Poincaré Hospital in Garches, France, to write this music for their morgue, or Salle Des Departs. The images in the video are of the morgue, which was designed by Ettore Spalletti. To learn more about the project:
wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/episodes/2008/01/29
bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/lastgoodbye.shtml