Musical analysis of Firestarter by The Prodigy, describing tempo harmony rhythm, use of sounds, effects, dynamics to create an atmosphere and to trigger emotions and feeling in the listener.

Firestarter by The Prodigy Rhythm : this is a fairly fast song at roughly 140 bpm. It is in 4/4 timing. Orchestration arrangement &Instrumentation : The song starts off with a drum hit and a heavily effected guitar riff. It is a very sharp sudden start to a song giving it a dramatic and 'in your face' feel to it. The guitar is drenched in flange ,distortion, reverb and chorus effects to make it sound weird and a …

…minor key which helps make the whole thing sound dark and evil. Harmony: The song is in a minor key which helps make the whole thing sound dark and evil. The harmony chages throughout the song, it starts off sparse and thin and very spacey and then suddenly comes in thicker and heavier to give a very dense sound, this is what give the whole song character, it sneaks up on you and then attacks.