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− | '''"Playing With Danger"''' is track number two featured on the [[Team Fortress 2 Official Soundtrack]] and track three on ''[[Orange Box|The Orange Box Official Soundtrack]]''. The | + | '''"Playing With Danger"''' is track number two featured on the [[Team Fortress 2 Official Soundtrack]] and track three on ''[[The Orange Box|The Orange Box Official Soundtrack]]''. The track plays during [[Trailer 2]] and is one of {{Navbar soundtrack|num=yes}} different [[main menu]] start up themes. '"Playing With Danger" is also the track heard from the various map introduction videos, and parts of it are used as audio cues for the [[Dueling Mini-Game]], [[Casual Mode]] level ups and [[Main Menu]] alerts. A loop of its percussion-only part is used as the background on the main [[class]] selection screen, with an electric guitar playing a modified E minor harmonic blues scale; one note for each individual class. |
− | + | == Videos == | |
+ | {{youtube|llOvd2yGEio}} | ||
+ | An alternate version added in the [[Jungle Inferno Update]]: | ||
+ | {{youtube|0I1rpiIV7iQ}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Guitar transcription== | ||
+ | {{GFDL}} | ||
+ | The following is an abridged transcription of the song. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Playing With Danger | ||
+ | |||
+ | time = 4/4 | | ||
+ | Standard E-tuning | | ||
+ | |||
+ | (c) Mike Morasky / VALVe 2007 | ||
+ | |||
+ | E Major | ||
+ | Clean Guitar | ||
+ | Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 1 Fig. 3 | ||
+ | e ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| | ||
+ | B ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| | ||
+ | G ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| | ||
+ | D ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| | ||
+ | A ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| | ||
+ | E ||--0--0--0--3--3--3--0--0--|--------------6--6--5--5--|--0--0--0--3--3--3--0--0--|--0--7--7--7--5--5--5b6--5b7--| | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fig. 1 Fig. 4 | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | --0--0--0--3--3--3--0--0--|--0--7--7--7--6--6--5--5| | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tremolo/Vibrato Guitar | ||
+ | |||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------3--2--| | ||
+ | --4--3---------2--3--4--3-|--4--3------2--3--------| | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | --------------------------|------------------------| | ||
+ | |||
+ | Piano Melody | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 | ||
+ | -------------------------------|-----------------------10--9---|--9--8------13--12--| | ||
+ | --12--11-------12--11--12--11--|--12--11-------12--11----------|--------11----------| | ||
+ | -------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| | ||
+ | -------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| | ||
+ | -------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| | ||
+ | -------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| | ||
− | == | + | ==Analysis== |
− | + | {{See also|Team Fortress 2 (Main Theme) (Soundtrack)}} | |
+ | '''Key:''' E Minor <br> | ||
+ | '''Time Signature:''' 4/4 <br> | ||
+ | '''Tempo:''' 125 BPM <br> | ||
+ | '''Length:''' 4:03 <br> | ||
+ | '''Release Date:''' August 21, 2006 <br> | ||
+ | '''Update:''' Base Game <br> | ||
+ | '''Composer:''' [[Mike Morasky]] <br> | ||
+ | '''Instrumentation:''' 4 flutes, 3 clarinets, 2 trumpets. 2 trombones, piano, 2 electric guitars, electric bass, drumset, 2 percussion | ||
+ | |||
+ | Similarly to the [[Team Fortress 2 (Main Theme)|main theme]], "Playing With Danger" is in the key of E Minor, and the bass line stays within notes found in the E Minor [[w:blues scale|blues scale]] (E, G, A, Bb, B, and D). Though similar to the main theme, "Playing With Danger" uses more chromaticism in its melody, larger instrumentation, and utilizes more woodwind-focused writing. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The main motif is primarily through longer held notes, as well as the bass line, but the development of this theme is found through changes in [[w:Timbre|timbre]]. The theme is moved between all instrument sections, with sections either playing separately or in harmony. In contrast to the long, held notes, the clarinet parts contain several instances of shorter notes, which fills what previously was space between each phrase of the melody. The scoring is also noteworthy, as "Playing With Danger" is the first track (in the soundtrack's order) to include woodwinds, which are then blended with the brass to create a warmer, almost homogenous sound. At a point the key temporarily modulates to F minor, the key one [[w:semitone|semitone]] above E minor, which is the first time the track deviates from E minor. These compositional techniques are found very often in instrumental music written for woodwinds and/or brass, as exploring different colors of sound is important when the music only contains one theme with no [[w:Variation_(music)|musical variations]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Trivia == | ||
+ | * Like several entries in the soundtrack, "Playing With Danger" uses many themes and [[w:leitmotif|leitmotifs]] from the main theme, including sharing a key of E Minor, using an identical bassline, the use of [[w:chromaticism|chromaticism]], and the use of the [[w:blues scale|blues scale]]. | ||
+ | * The track's arrangement and composition strongly recalls "The Battle of Algiers" by [[w:Ennio Morricone|Ennio Morricone]], from the [[w:The Battle of Algiers|eponymous 1966 film]]. | ||
[[Category:Videos]] | [[Category:Videos]] | ||
[[Category:Music|D]] | [[Category:Music|D]] |
Latest revision as of 19:56, 17 June 2024
"Playing With Danger" is track number two featured on the Team Fortress 2 Official Soundtrack and track three on The Orange Box Official Soundtrack. The track plays during Trailer 2 and is one of 33 different main menu start up themes. '"Playing With Danger" is also the track heard from the various map introduction videos, and parts of it are used as audio cues for the Dueling Mini-Game, Casual Mode level ups and Main Menu alerts. A loop of its percussion-only part is used as the background on the main class selection screen, with an electric guitar playing a modified E minor harmonic blues scale; one note for each individual class.
Contents
Videos
An alternate version added in the Jungle Inferno Update:
Guitar transcription
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The following is an abridged transcription of the song.
Playing With Danger time = 4/4 | Standard E-tuning | (c) Mike Morasky / VALVe 2007 E Major Clean Guitar Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 1 Fig. 3 e ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| B ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| G ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| D ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| A ||--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------| E ||--0--0--0--3--3--3--0--0--|--------------6--6--5--5--|--0--0--0--3--3--3--0--0--|--0--7--7--7--5--5--5b6--5b7--| Fig. 1 Fig. 4 --------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|------------------------| --0--0--0--3--3--3--0--0--|--0--7--7--7--6--6--5--5| Tremolo/Vibrato Guitar --------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|------------------3--2--| --4--3---------2--3--4--3-|--4--3------2--3--------| --------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|------------------------| --------------------------|------------------------| Piano Melody Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 -------------------------------|-----------------------10--9---|--9--8------13--12--| --12--11-------12--11--12--11--|--12--11-------12--11----------|--------11----------| -------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| -------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| -------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| -------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
Analysis
Key: E Minor
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 125 BPM
Length: 4:03
Release Date: August 21, 2006
Update: Base Game
Composer: Mike Morasky
Instrumentation: 4 flutes, 3 clarinets, 2 trumpets. 2 trombones, piano, 2 electric guitars, electric bass, drumset, 2 percussion
Similarly to the main theme, "Playing With Danger" is in the key of E Minor, and the bass line stays within notes found in the E Minor blues scale (E, G, A, Bb, B, and D). Though similar to the main theme, "Playing With Danger" uses more chromaticism in its melody, larger instrumentation, and utilizes more woodwind-focused writing.
The main motif is primarily through longer held notes, as well as the bass line, but the development of this theme is found through changes in timbre. The theme is moved between all instrument sections, with sections either playing separately or in harmony. In contrast to the long, held notes, the clarinet parts contain several instances of shorter notes, which fills what previously was space between each phrase of the melody. The scoring is also noteworthy, as "Playing With Danger" is the first track (in the soundtrack's order) to include woodwinds, which are then blended with the brass to create a warmer, almost homogenous sound. At a point the key temporarily modulates to F minor, the key one semitone above E minor, which is the first time the track deviates from E minor. These compositional techniques are found very often in instrumental music written for woodwinds and/or brass, as exploring different colors of sound is important when the music only contains one theme with no musical variations.
Trivia
- Like several entries in the soundtrack, "Playing With Danger" uses many themes and leitmotifs from the main theme, including sharing a key of E Minor, using an identical bassline, the use of chromaticism, and the use of the blues scale.
- The track's arrangement and composition strongly recalls "The Battle of Algiers" by Ennio Morricone, from the eponymous 1966 film.