Anthem for Doomed Youth the first line of the poem: "What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?" The third album by British band The Libertines is named "Anthems For Doomed Youth", and features a song of the same name. American composer Stephen Whitehead included an orchestral setting of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" as a movement in his orchestral piece "Three Laments on the Great War" for soloists and orchestra. The piece is scored as a duet for mezzo-soprano and bass/baritone with orchestra. Anthem for Doomed Youth "Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a well-known poem written in 1917 by Wilfred Owen. It incorporates the
The Bells of Notre Dame and that was the catalyst for the song's creation. "Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary" explains that "the opening sequence of [the film] was originally all narration and the result was deemed too lifeless so ['The Bells of Notre Dame'] was written". Alan Menken said "It's a really rich number and I think it's possibly the best opening number I've ever written for any project". With the DVD release, a multilingual version of Bells of Notre Dame made of all the 31 original dubs was included in the bonus material. Since its first release, more dubs have been made, including