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; 2015 - Air Studios, London, UK |
| 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 shortly after. After that it turns into a slow piano ballad. Muse have also posted a lot of teasers for this particular song on Instagram during the recording process.
The heavy riff, especially when the drums kick in, reminds of Helsinki drum & bass jam, played during The Resistance Tour by Chris and Dom. The last part also has a Queen vibe, and is similar to one of Muse's previous works, Mon Cœur S'ouvre à Ta Voix.
Instrumentation
In the beginning, it features a slow-paced quiet violin part, with Matt whistling over the top, and during the calm build-up, an acoustic guitar, along with the slide guitar kick in. Matt also throws boxes and chairs in the studio, to make it sound like a revolver shoot-out in the beginning. After that, both Matt and Chris start playing a heavy guitar riff, previously posted on their Instagram, and the drums build up the tension before the heavy part kicks in. After that, when it kicks into a ballad, the piano and drums kick in, alongside the clean bass. The build-up for the middle part also features sound effects of a countdown from a rocket launch.
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.