dance notes - MADMUSIK
Produced by: Madmusik
46 Devonshire Road
Bath, BA2 6UD. +44 (0)1225 313082
1:55; urgent 4/4; rocky, meladramatic, driving; rock band, synths, piano, strings
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This was an early draft for a commission from an advertising agency, to accompany footage of racing cars,
then a driver's point-of-view racing across Europe, ending with a shot of a futuristic solar-powered vehicle.
The music aims to capture the energy and excitement of motor racing, coupled with the idea of a journey
and a hint of something unusual and futuristic. The little piano motif at the start gives the sense of
something about to happen, underpinned by the muted bass (which also has echoes of 'The Chain' -
famously used as the theme to TV motorsports). When the drums kick in, these are accompanied by
screaming guitars and a persistent bassline to signify the journey, with strings adding a little extra
narrative. The piano motif at the end, together with mysterious synths provide a little question-mark at the
end: a kind of 'what next?' moment.