Carl Orff's O Fortuna in popular culture Carl Orff's O Fortuna in popular culture In 1935–36, the 13th-century poem "O Fortuna" was set to music by the German composer Carl Orff for his twenty-five-movement cantata "Carmina Burana". The composition appears in numerous films and television commercials and has become a staple in popular culture, setting the mood for dramatic or cataclysmic situations. For instance, it is used to portray the torment of Jim Morrison's drug addiction in the film "The Doors." In 1983, Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek released his third solo album, "Carmina Burana", which is an interpretation of the piece in a contemporary framework. "O Fortuna"
Carmina Virgili Carmina Virgili Professor Carmina Virgili or Carmina Virgili i Rodon (19 June 1927 – 21 November 2014) was a Spanish Professor, politician and geologist. Virgili was born in Barcelona on 19 June 1927. She was the youngest of two children born to Guillem Virgili and Carme Rodón Pelegri. Her family were politically Catalan and they spoke Catalan at home. At the time they were obliged to speak Spanish when outside their home. She was very close to her mother throughout her life. Her mother was a pharmacist who sometimes taught in the school of agriculture. During the Spanish Civil War,