[88 BPM] | [Neoclassical Shred Metal] | [A harmonic minor] [Mood: Grandiose] [Energy: Low] [Intro | unaccompanied classical guitar | nylon string | slow arpeggiated baroque figure | rubato | no drums | no bass | Energy: Low] [Theme Statement | electric guitar enters clean with plate reverb | states the main melody slowly and mournfully | Hammond organ sustaining chords underneath | bass entering low | brushed cymbals only | Energy: Low] [First Movement | full band enters at moderate tempo | driving eighth-note bass | Hammond organ doubling the lead melody in counterpoint | guitar restating the theme with wide vibrato and long sustained bends | tom fills | Energy: Building] [Transition | tempo lifting | double kick entering | descending harmonic minor scale run | diminished passing chords | organ swelling | Energy: Building] [Second Movement | 150 BPM | fast alternate-picked sixteenth-note runs | driving rhythm guitar underneath | double kick drums throughout | organ trading phrases with the guitar | Energy: High] [Sweep Section | rapid sweep-picked arpeggios ascending and descending | diminished sequences | rhythm section locked and driving | no melody, pure velocity | Energy: High] [Slow Passage | 3/4 | tempo drops abruptly | clean guitar with long analog delay | Hammond organ playing a slow chorale underneath | melancholy restatement of the main theme | brushed drums | Energy: Low] [Cadenza | unaccompanied electric guitar | free time | no drums | no bass | tapped legato runs | wide vibrato | building in intensity and speed | organ entering underneath at the end with a single sustained chord | Energy: Building] [Build | 4/4 | rhythm section slamming back in | tempo accelerating | ascending harmonic minor sequence repeating and climbing higher each pass | double kick building | orchestral tom fills | Energy: Building] [Explosion | full band at maximum | fastest alternate-picked sextuplet runs of the piece | guitar and Hammond organ in unison | double kick relentless | Energy: High] [Crescendo | ascending sequence continuing to climb | every repetition higher and louder | organ layering | drums filling every bar | maximum density | Energy: High] [Climax | highest sustained bend of the piece | held with wide vibrato over a full band Phrygian dominant chord | organ at full volume | crash cymbals | Energy: High] [Breakdown | everything cuts to silence | single clean guitar note ringing | long plate reverb tail | no drums | Energy: Low] [Reprise | classical guitar returns | plays the opening baroque figure once more | electric guitar answering softly overhead with the main theme | organ sustaining | Energy: Low] [Outro | full band returns for a final statement of the main theme | grand and unhurried | ending on a sustained A harmonic minor chord | long decay | Energy: Building]
