Early in the episode, before the attack, Ben was showing off his pianist skills. Undoubtedly, while he was playing it, you asked yourself, “What is that song, and what does it mean?” Well, maybe you don’t, but that’s how I watch Lost.

To answer your question, the piece was Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Prelude in C-Sharp Minor.” Its significance is that among its various titles are “The Burning of Moscow” and “The Day of Judgment.” As this song was being played just moments before Widmore’s men sieged the Barracks, this little performance was certainly a prelude to the war, and since Ben was forced to make the ultimate decision and the ultimate sacrifice, it was his day of judgment.

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