For the new 5:4 mixtape, apropos of nothing in particular, i’ve chosen fire as the theme. (Perhaps subconsciously i was reflecting on the fact that the days are getting colder…) As always, the mix draws on a diverse collection of tracks that in some way reference fire, charting a journey through portions of film and video game scores (Christopher Young, Antonio Sanchez, Petri Alanko, Johan Söderqvist, Son Lux, Patrick Doyle, John Williams and Angelo Badalamenti) and electronica (IAMX, Hecq, The Knife, Alone Architect, These New Puritans), alongside contemporary instrumental and electroacoustic works (Philippe Petit, John Pickard, Jakob Ullmann, George Antheil), meta-ambient (Ekca Liena, David Wenngren & Christopher Bissonnette) and one or two tracks that fall outside easy descriptions or genres (Nervous Cop, FORMS, Zurkas Tepla). i’ve closed the mix with one of my favourite hip-hop tracks from my childhood, Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three‘s rip-roaring classic ‘The Roof Is On Fire’.
90 minutes of music that burns, scorches, sears and otherwise blazes a trail through by turns familiar and strange sonic territory. Here’s the tracklisting in full, together with approximate timings and links to obtain the music.
- 00:00:00 Christopher Young – Sketch With Fire (from Hellraiser: The Chronicles)
- 00:02:46 Philippe Petit & Friends – The nuptial flights of fireflies [excerpt] (from A Scent Of Garmambrosia)
- 00:06:19 Antonio Sanchez – Fire Trail (from Birdman (Original Drum Score))
- 00:07:04 John Pickard – Gaia Symphony – Part Two – Wildfire [excerpt] (from Gaia Symphony)
- 00:12:37 Petri Alanko – Intro – Portam Ad Inferno [excerpt] (from Control (Original Game Soundtrack))
- 00:17:49 IAMX – Fire and Whispers (from Volatile Times)
- 00:21:56 Johan Söderqvist – Virginia In Flames (from Let The Right One In (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
- 00:23:48 Ekca Liena – Fire Emerging From Mist [excerpt] (from Slow Music For Rapid Eye Movement)
- 00:28:35 Jakob Ullmann – voice, books and FIRE 3 [excerpt] (from voice, books and FIRE 3)
- 00:32:49 Hecq – Coldfire (from Golden Pines)
- 00:37:53 George Antheil – Fireworks and the Profane Waltzes – II. over sentimental – exaggerated (from Bad Boy’s Piano Music)
- 00:40:13 Nervous Cop – Setting The Bushes On Fire (from Nervous Cop)
- 00:40:35 The Knife – Full Of Fire [excerpt] (from Shaking The Habitual)
- 00:46:45 Son Lux – Fireflies (from Original Music From and Inspired By: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
- 00:48:11 FORMS – Scorched Earth Saturnalia [excerpt] (from Book of Souls: Folio A)
- 00:54:10 Patrick Doyle – Sirius Fire (from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
- 00:56:04 Julee Cruise – Up In Flames (from The Voice Of Love)
- 01:00:21 John Williams – The Fire Scene And The Coming of War [excerpt] (from Memoirs Of A Geisha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack))
- 01:04:51 Angelo Badalamenti – The Fireman [excerpt] (from Twin Peaks (Limited Event Series Soundtrack))
- 01:08:33 Alone Architect – Moth To Flame (from Alone Architect – free download)
- 01:13:17 David Wenngren & Christopher Bissonnette – Burn Like a Meteor and Leave No Dust [excerpt] (from The Meridians of Latitude and the Parallels of Longitude)
- 01:17:54 These New Puritans – Into The Fire (from Inside The Rose)
- 01:21:26 Zurkas Tepla – Burning house, salty river. Take a shit, good bye. [excerpt] (from Burning house, salty river. Take a shit, good bye.)
- 01:25:49 Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three – The Roof Is on Fire (from Street Sounds Electro 9)
