The theme to the first series of Mission Impossible has been covered innumerable times (including one I linked recently) - but the original arrangement and performance is surely the best.
So much to enjoy! First and foremost is the wildly syncopated riffs above a 10/8 time-signature (not, as oft stated, 5/4 - it is subdivided into 3/8, 3/8, 4/8*).
And secondly is the overblown, shrieking jazz flute solo (regular reader may recall my fondness for jazz flute).
Third is the orchestration itself - starting with that weird percussive noise on triangle/ violins, the uneven bass riff, alternating sections of the band, and ending with a crunching dissonance.
*This is actually the case for most successful pieces+ in "5/4" time - if you were conducting them, you would want to give the down-beats (in bold italics) as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
+ More jazz flute...!
2 comments:
Bruce, you might enjoy jazz flute played by an old school friend of mine, if you can get past the environmentalism in the song lyrics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ1Sf2G2AMU
i love the Shrek Pied Piper solo.
also, i know i've recommended them before (can't remember in which post) but the Canterbury band Caravan has plenty of very good flute solos. here's a few songs that have them that you might like:
https://youtu.be/hbPfPCz3GRA?si=tWJn8SoDryLnVrWh - this one especially has the same vibe as the Shrek one in my opinion
https://youtu.be/d2GwOyE3RWE?si=xrwxEab95CaHek_6
https://youtu.be/-7ReI3YpEzs?si=ZRHjD0G0tNskV4OM
https://youtu.be/I5395Gf_F-Q?si=Y14oHn5d1gbC6OmQ
https://youtu.be/wp96uWFPl2A?si=OB9bzWMTMNIQsg8R
and a bonus unrelated one:
https://handwrist.bandcamp.com/track/amusement-perks
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