One listen.

I was caught off guard by the song ending. I’m not sure why I was expecting a longer song, though likely due to covering stuff that’s more than just over a minute. Alas. Anyway, I think I got across some of how this song feels and sounds. I think that, perhaps I could’ve done more, or tried to focus on other stuff – my writing here gets a bit meandering toward the end – but still, some of that feel comes through.

Masafumi Takada’s (高田 雅史) “Department of Defense” is from Killer7 Original Sound Track, the soundtrack for Killer7.

I hope you enjoy.

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Drum roll followed by the big strike. A militaristic beat plays out whilst strings carry a serious air of power among them. They drift with drama, then suddenly rise into short stabs whilst the beat plays faster. It’s a moment of urgency, of force.

Slows down again and the beat plays out. There’s a bell, though that may have been there before, and something akin to voice. It’s a big, echoing moment, forceful, and it comes to a stop, and the song ends.