For most entries, I've been putting up the album art up there for visuals. In this case, the music video is quite impressive so I think it needs sharing. If you do want to get right to the music, skip to 3:25 (unless you've got the CD, FLAC or mp3 already).
Vocals:
- Quite spacey and effected with some reverb.
- Different voices panned to separate sides in choral introduction.
- The vocal style used for the verses is quite different to the choruses.
- The chorus vocal is more distant, smoother, double tracked and occupies a higher frequency band.
- Whisper call and response at the end of each phrase in the pre-chorus.
Strings:
- Active role in the chorus following a 16th note sub-division.
- Fills a lot of space between vocal phrases in the verses.
- Major force in building through the arrangement. Through volume, playing intensity and speed. Long, distant presence during verses, shorter, sharper playing during chorus.
- Climbs an octave higher in the final chorus.
Drums:
- Active in chorus as a drum kit.
- Background role during verses as a synthetic, bouncing, low tom.
- There is a progression from low frequency centred drums to the inclusion of hi hat in chorus.
I feel like watching the video for this song has affected my perception on some elements. There's a vibe when I listen to it without the video that the music is a component of a soundtrack to a film. Having considered this, the central role given to strings and the style in which they contributed to the music was quite reminiscent of film soundtracks I've listened to. The most brilliant thing to me about music in this style is the kind of imagery it can create in your mind as you listen.
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