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One of the world's oldest songs isn't about love, sex or even power. It's about death.

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Dies Irae, the song of death, is a medieval chant that warns of an apocalyptic day of wrath, and has been used as the soundtrack to the end of life for 40 human generations — from the dark ages to Star Wars and The Lion King.

Join CBC Radio 2 host Tom Allen, along with three harps, a bassoon, a tuba, two pianos, lots of percussion and four singing monks, as he winds his way through the labyrinthine halls of the Bishop Strachan School in Toronto to bring us the history of one of the world's oldest songs.

Producer Jeff Reilly
Director David F. Mewa
Sound Engineer Ron Skinner