Norway Massacre: Music Inspired Anders Behring Breivik To Violence

Sicut enim corpus sine spiritu emortuum est, ita et fides sine operibus mortua est. (James 2:26)

Norway has held its first funerals for the at least 77 victims of the bomb and shooting massacre.

At the police questioning, Breivik said he got his inspiration to commit the terrible massacre from music.

During the massacre Breivik listened to music, which he said kept him calm and focused.

When he was arrested Breivik wore earphones to his MP3 player.

Breivik wrote in his manifesto he would use the maximum volume level in his MP3 player to suppress eventual fear.

The music which inspired Breivik the most is the requiem Lux Aeterna by the British artist Clint Mansell.

Apparently Breivik listened to this music at the maximum volume level while he shot his young victims one by one at Utoya island.

Breivik said he just could put "Lux Aeterna" by Clint Mansell on repeat, because it is "such a powerful song".

He said the combination of these factors will provide an extremely focused and a deadly power - a "one-man-army".

"Lux Aeterna" means "eternal light" and is according to Breivik a fitting title for himself.

Brevik said: "I have listened to the song hundreds of times and I never seem to get tired of it".

Breivik applauds the Norwegian singer Helene Bøksle, who made the music to the computer game ”Age of Conan”.

He says her music is very powerful and motivating and worthy to listen to during a martyr operation.

Breivik had considered attacking the Royal Palace because of its symbolic value.

This is the music he wants to listen to when he dies, he says.

Breivik added listening to that music "is the most honorable way to die a martyr during combat".

All forms of art are very powerful; music, paintings, and sculptures.

The forces of pure evil and destruction always understood the high value of art.

Hopefully, the value of art as a positive force in both our societies and in our private lives will now be more focused upon.

It is very sad it is a crazy murderer, rather than the political leadership, that tells of the importance of music and art in our lives and in our societies.

Our emotions will ultimately always be ruled by art.

Ars longa, vita brevis.

"Videbam Satanam sicut fulgur de caelo cadentem", Luke 10:18.