"The Fall of Man" is an orchestral piece on the season 6 soundtrack. It is the theme for the Man in Black in his original form and represents his wanting and ultimate failing to leave the Island.
Main appearance[]
The Man in Black reveals to Richard that he is the black smoke. He dodges Richard's other questions though, and pushes him to kill Jacob, saying it's the only way to again see his wife.
Richard walks to the ruined statue. Jacob spots him, and the two fight until Jacob disarms Richard.
Full list of appearances[]
The piece and its variations play during the following scenes:
- The Man in Black instructs Richard to kill "the Devil", so Richard can be with Isabella again. ("Ab Aeterno")
- The Boy in Black finds a Senet board. ("Across the Sea")
- The Boy in Black tells Jacob and his Mother that he is going to live with the other people. ("Across the Sea")
- Jacob visits the Man in Black at his camp. ("Across the Sea")
- The Man in Black explains to Jacob how he intends to leave the island. Later, Jacob tells his mother that the Man in Black has found a way to leave. ("Across the Sea")
- The Man in Black discovers his camp has been burned down by his mother. ("Across the Sea")
- The Man in Black stabs his mother and is attacked by Jacob. ("Across the Sea")
- Defeated by Jack and Kate trying to be free of the Island, the Man in Black is kicked off the cliff and falls to his death. ("The End")
Influences[]
Besides its own theme, the piece includes the Others' main motif and a variation on Richard's theme.
Variations[]
The theme reappears in "And Death Shall Have No Dominion", "Dead Man Talking", "Jacob's Advocate", "Locke v. Jack", "The Long Kiss Goodbye", "Make Like A Tree", "Mother of a Plan", and "Mother of Sorrows".
Title significance[]
In religion, the Fall of Man refers to humanity's turning from God, specifically the story of Adam and Eve. When the piece plays last, the Man in Black falls off a cliff.
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