Flagellants Scene

There was a scene in "The Seventh Seal" where the Flagellants passed by a village, but as they left they were portrayed ghost like. Suddenly the music stopped , they all "dissapeared" and the camera stayed focused on a patch of dirt. I think the music symbolized life. In some parts the music was dragging on, or repeating itself. Sometimes , after ages of the same job or task, life may feel as if its repeating itself, and nothing new is happening. It almost feels like it is just dragging on, and you may want it to end. Suddenly the music just stops. This shows the unpredictability of death, and how it can come at any moment. Afterwards the camera focuses on a random patch of dirt. This shows that after death, people will become nothing but dirt.