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Written by Ryan DeRamos   
Thursday, 13 November 2008

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If I had to choose one strange orchestral piece in the film as my favorite, it would be this song.  It's a bit disappointing that only a few bars in the middle are used in the film.  At the risk of being "that guy" who pats himself on the back for producing a song, let me break down the song to its parts:

1. It begins with something that personally gives me the "We're not in Kansas anymore" feeling - a piano, tubular bells, and dissonant strings finding harmony at the end of the intro.

2. There's an orchestral calm before the storm.

3. It builds to a slightly off-key "Robert" interpolation.

4. It climaxes into a tribal/choral chant:  "This home you were saving" are repeated a few times, in reference to a deleted concept from the director.  Jason wanted to burn down a cabin and film it.  Unfortunately, we lacked the time to do such a feat.  This same choir is reused near the beginning of the track "Élan Vital."

5. It descends into an orchestral/synthetic reprise of "The Drone." 

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