The ghostly voice before the crash.

Yes, there’s a whispered line just before the accident sound in “The Great Gig in the Sky.”

Right before the big orchestral crash that closes the song, you can barely hear a voice mutter, “I never said I was frightened of dying.” It’s Gerry O’Driscoll, the doorman at Abbey Road, who also says the opening line on “Speak to Me.” The band recorded him rambling about death and stitched that snippet in so quietly that most listeners miss it unless they’re wearing good headphones and listening closely.

It’s a small detail that makes the moment even more unsettling — an ordinary person’s casual confession, tucked into one of the most famous rock