The Globalist (song)
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| Name | The Globalist |
| Album/single | Drones |
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| Recorded | 2014/2015 - The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, Canada |
| Writer/composer | Matthew Bellamy |
| Producer | Muse, Robert "Mutt" Lange |
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| Aftermath | < | The Globalist | > | Drones |
Confirmed by Matt during an interview with Radio 1, to be the sequel to Citizen Erased[1]
Matt describes the song as being a ten-minute prog-rock nightmare dealing with the rise and fall of a dictator and is its own self-contained narrative.
Matt on The Globalist: "The first half sounds like something from a film, then it goes to a middle section that's metal then the outro is a big piano ballad." He also said that this song is one of his favourite songs from the album.
Information
The song's making of video was leaked/uploaded on Vimeo on March 29th 2015. The first part of the song is reminiscent of Ennio Morricone's Il Mercenario (L'Arena) song. In the middle part a heavy 7-string guitar riff (previously posted on Muse's Instagram) kicks in, and the drums and bass kick in, and countdown can be heard. After that it turns into a slow piano ballad. At the end, it turns into an 80s type of progressive rock/metal. Muse have also posted a lot of teasers for this particular song on Instagram during the recording process.
Instrumentation
In the beginning, it features an orchestra, with Matt whistling, and when the song builds up calmly, an acoustic guitar kicks in. Matt also throws boxes and chairs in the studio, to make it sound like a revolver shoot-out.
Whilst recording the slide guitar, Lange made Matt record the part 31 times- the most takes Matt has ever done.
References
- ↑ Matt Bellamy. (2015-03-23). Matt Bellamy on BBC Radio 1 - Dead Inside Premiere. Retrieved 2015-03-23.