Intro music
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Recordings played back as an introduction, shortly prior to Muse going on stage.
We Are the Universe
| Intro Music | |
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| Name | We Are the Universe (Intro) |
| Artist | Muse |
| Length | - |
| Album | - |
| Writer/composer | - |
| Appearance | 22nd October 2009 - 28th August 2011 |
Version 1 (Arena gigs):
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Version 2 (Stadium and festival gigs):
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Consists mostly of synth arpeggios, and what seems to be a slowed down version of the synth in Uprising. A female voice speaks the following:
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We are
the universe observing itself observing itself
We are the universe observing itself observing itself
We are the universe observing itself observing itself
We are the universe destroying itself destroying itself destroying itself
Dance of the Knights/Montagues and Capulets
| Intro Music | |
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| Name | Dance of the Knights (Intro) |
| Artist | - |
| Length | 1:44 |
| Album | H.A.A.R.P. (1) |
| Writer/composer | Sergei Prokofiev |
| Appearance | 16th June 2007 - 13th April 2011 |
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Montagues and Capulets - also known as Dance of the Knights - was used as a playback introduction to Knights of Cydonia during the 2007 stadium leg. It is a classical piece with a predominant string section. You may recognise it as the theme tune to the BBC's The Apprentice. It can be seen here, along with Knights of Cydonia. You can find a live version here. (Flac format, Live at Nimes Arena)
John F Kennedy speech
| Intro Music | |
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| Name | JFK speech |
| Artist | John F Kennedy |
| Length | - |
| Album | - |
| Writer/composer | - |
| Appearance | 6th August 2007 – 22nd September 2007 |
An audio sample of this speech by US President John F. Kennedy was played live at most of shows during the August/September, 2007, tour of the US. The speech was originally given to the American Newspaper Publishers Association at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on April 27, 1961. [1] It is not quoted in its entirety, nor are all the excerpts presented chronologically. The full transcript is available through the external reference.
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The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society;
and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.
For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence-- on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice.
It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.
Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no secret is revealed.
That is why the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy.
I am asking your help in the tremendous task of informing and alerting the American people..., confident that with your help, man will be what he was born to be,
free and independent.
What's He Building
| Intro Music | |
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| Name | What's He Building |
| Artist | Tom Waits |
| Length | 2:59 (3:22 Tom Waits full version) |
| Album | Hullabaloo Soundtrack (pregap) |
| Writer/composer | Tom Waits |
| Appearance | 2001, 2011, 2013 |
Written and performed by Tom Waits, this is a suitably weird poetic intro to Hullabaloo.
Apparently, this was written about nosy American neighbours who seem unable to mind their own business. Listeners are supposed to be on the side of the man who's building, inside the house.
To hear the full introduction on Hullabaloo Soundtrack, rewind from the first track, or purchase the 1999 Tom Waits album Mule Variations.
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What's he building in there?
What the hell is he building In there? He has subscriptions to those Magazines. .. He never Waves when he goes by He's hiding something from The rest of us ... He's all To himself ... I think I know Why ... He took down the Tire swing from the Peppertree He has no children of his Own you see ... He has no dog And he has no friends and His lawn is dying ... and What about all those packages He sends. What's he building in there? With that hook light On the stairs. What's he building In there ... I'll tell you one thing He's not building a playhouse for The children what's he building In there?
Now what's that sound from underneath the door? He's pounding nails into a Hardwood floor ... and I Swear to god I heard someone Moaning low ... I keep Seeing the blue light of a T.V. show ... He has a router And a table saw ... and you Won't believe what Mr. Sticha saw There's poison underneath the sink Of course ... But there's also Enough formaldehyde to choke A horse ... What's he building In there? What the hell is he Building in there? I heard he Has an ex-wife in some place Called Mayors Income, Tennessee And he used to have a consulting business in Indonesia ... What's he building in there?
He has no friends But he gets a lot of mail I'll bet he spent a little Time in jail ... I heard he was up on the Roof last night Signaling with a flashlight And what's that tune he's Always whistling ... What's he building in there? What's he building in there?
We have a right to know ...
The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
| Intro Music | |
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| Name | The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (Speech) |
| Artist | Muse/Katie Razzall |
| Length | - |
| Album | - |
| Writer/composer | - |
| Appearance | 22nd May 2013 - 27th July 2013 |
Features a woman's speech, explaining the 2nd law of thermodynamics, with background synth, followed by the robotic voice saying "Unsustainable". The whole intro is an excerpt from the song The 2nd Law: Unsustainable.
Its then followed by a pyrotechnic explosion, and the band start playing Supremacy.
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All natural and technological processes
proceed in such a way that the availability of the remaining energy decreases. In all energy exchanges, if no energy enters or leaves an isolated system, the entropy of that system increases. Energy continuously flows from being concentrated to becoming dispersed, spread out, wasted and useless. New energy cannot be created and high grade energy is being destroyed. An economy based on endless growth is
Unsustainable