music

• release melody :

  • descending
  • conjunct
  • glissando
  • wide male vocal range
  • sometimes improvised
• release articulation :

  • legato
  • staccato
• release dynamics :

  • intro builds up from pp
  • solos louder
  • breaks with instruments dropping in + out
• release texture :

  • layered texture using loops
  • homophonic
  • polyphonic in verse 3
• release structure :

  • intro + outro
  • verses
  • solos + breaks
• release harmony :

  • ascending chromatic string part
  • c drone on synth pad at start
  • c aeolian mode (Bb instead of b)
• release instrumentation :

  • bodhran, hurdy gurdy, fiddle, uillean pipes
  • kora, talking drum
  • low whistle, accordian
  • bass guitar, drums
  • reverb, panning, drum pad
• release rhythm :

  • syncopation
  • range of note values in melodies + riffs
  • triplets + sextuplets in solos
• release tempo + metre :

  • 100bpm throughout
  • no metre at beginnig
  • 4/4 throughout
• dg melody :

  • tonic + dominant for main melody
  • perfect 4th + 5th intervals, leaping
  • 'unlimited' leitmotif from sotr
  • word painting 'and leap'
• dg articulation :

  • tremolo
  • used on strings
• dg dynamics :

  • crescendos
  • decrescendos
  • generally gets louder
• dg texture :

  • homophonic
  • polyphonic during coda
  • chorus joining
• dg structure :

  • verses, choruses
  • intro, intro reprise
  • bridge, coda
• dg harmony :

  • chromatic chords in intro
  • bare 5th + sus chords
  • perfect + interrupted cadences
  • uncertain at start, settles in D major
  • unrelated keys such as B major and F major
  • bitonality in bridge (C major + G major)
• dg instrumentation :

  • soprano, mezzosoprano
  • ensemble + other voices
  • strings, woodwind, brass, harp, glockenspiel
  • guitar, drum kit, synth
  • band / orchestra with doubling
• dg rhythm :

  • augmentation
  • cross rhythm
  • push rhythm
  • metrical shifting
  • syncopation
• dg tempo + metre :

  • 2/2, sometimes 3/2 or 3/4
  • fast in chorus
  • medium speed in verses, bridge + coda
• kq melody :

  • syllabic
  • guitar melody based on verse melody (b44 + b51)
  • irregular phrase lengths in verse
  • sequences
• kq articulation :

  • vibrati
  • pull off
  • slide
  • pitch bend
• kq dynamics :

  • no markings
  • loud in chorus
• kq texture :

  • homophonic
  • panning creates antiphonal texture
• kq structure :

  • verses
  • choruses
  • solo + instrumental
  • intro + outro
• kq harmony :

  • circle of fifths (bar 20)
  • slow harmonic rhythm then increases
  • dom 7th + other extended chords
  • inversions to create step bassline
  • Eb major
  • ambiguous tonality as starts in relative minor (Cm)
  • chorus is in Bb major
• kq instrumentation :

  • falsetto, overdubbing, vocables
  • flanger, distortion, wah, pedal, reverb, panning, overdrive
  • palm muting, slides, pull offs
  • vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drum kit
• kq rhythm :

  • anacrusis at bar 2
  • swung rhythm (12/8)
  • syncopation
• kq tempo + metre :

  • 112bpm
  • 12/8, quadruple compound metre
  • some 6/8 bars to accomodate lyrics/melody
• release intro :

  • synth pad drone with effects panned left to right
  • talking drum free solo joins - different pitches
  • shaked introduces rhythm of continuous semiquavers
  • male african spoken vocals
  • joined by bodhran with repeated 4 bar rhythm
  • kora riff can be heard twice wifh female vocals over various loops
• release verse 1 :

  • female vocals
  • instrumentation gradually build up
  • ascending chromatic line from g to bb
• release break :

  • bodhran
  • bass guitar
  • percussion
  • breath sample
• release verse w :

  • male gaelic vocals
  • ascending chromatic line
  • bass drops out
• release solos :

  • uillean pipes solo
  • doubled by the low whistle in the second 4 bars
  • low whistle solo over the ascending chromatic line
  • bass drops out
  • bodhran part is simplified
• release break 2 :

  • repeated vocal sample with accordian rhythm
  • other parts drop out
• release verse 3 :

  • female vocals
  • hurdy gurdy solo in background
  • uillean pipes solo added
  • male gaelic vocals (ascending chromatic line)
• release build :

  • bass guitar, bodhran, drum loop
  • loops on electric pianos
  • hurdy gurdy solo with wordless female vocals joined by uillean pipes after 4 bars
  • version of ascending chromatic line buried under ostinatos played by other instruments
• release outro :

  • female vocals
  • electronic instruments fade
• release - synth pad drone with no regular pulse panning from left to right
• releaze - talking drum solo which is used to create a sense of atmosphere rather than a pulse
• release - shaker adds a sense of pulse but the metre is still unclear
• release - bodhran drum enters at 50s and establishes the pulse and metre of 4/4