Lacrymosa by Evanescence

“Lacrymosa" was written by Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo, produced by Dave Fortman, and recorded in a chapel near Seattle, Washington. In a number of interviews, Lee revealed that everyone asked about a collaboration between her and Mozart. She further stated that she always wanted to make Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem a metal song, later adding that The Open Door was "the time for that, for trying things I hadn't been brave enough to try before." In an interview with VH1 News .