My Kingdom
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"My Kingdom" is the first single from Future Sound of London's 1996 release Dead Cities
. It is written in a theme and variation
format on the song "My Kingdom", but Part 4 returns to the original theme
. Part 5 is the radio edit
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Dead Cities (album)
Dead Cities is a 1996 album by electronic music group The Future Sound of London.-Overview:Though almost without lyrics to speak of, most of the first half of the album is dark and full of well structured malevolence in that its songs combine synthetic sounds with samples to create an apocalyptic,...
. It is written in a theme and variation
Variation (music)
In music, variation is a formal technique where material is repeated in an altered form. The changes may involve harmony, melody, counterpoint, rhythm, timbre, orchestration or any combination of these.-Variation form:...
format on the song "My Kingdom", but Part 4 returns to the original theme
Recapitulation (music)
In music theory, the recapitulation is one of the sections of a movement written in sonata form. The recapitulation occurs after the movement's development section, and typically presents once more the musical themes from the movement's exposition...
. Part 5 is the radio edit
Radio edit
In music, a radio edit is a modification to make a song more suitable for airplay, whether it be adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form...
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Track listing
- "My Kingdom: Part 1" (10:50)
- "My Kingdom: Part 2" (03:15) (Leon Mar reconstruct)
- "My Kingdom: Part 3" (07:11)
- "My Kingdom: Part 4" (05:12)
- "My Kingdom: Part 5" (03:54)
Crew & Notes
- The guitar sample is by Ozric TentaclesOzric TentaclesOzric Tentacles are an instrumental rock band from Somerset, England, whose music can loosely be described as psychedelic or space rock. Formed in 1983, the band has released 28 albums as of 2011, and become a cottage industry selling over a million albums worldwide despite never having major...
, from "Pungent Effulgent" - The pan flutePan fluteThe pan flute or pan pipe is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting usually of five or more pipes of gradually increasing length...
sample (performed by Gheorghe ZamfirGheorghe ZamfirGheorghe Zamfir is a Romanian pan flute musician.Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of the traditional Romanian-style pan flute of 20 pipes to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight overtones from each pipe by changing the embouchure.He is...
), is from "Cockeye's Song" and "Childhood Memories", on the soundtrack to Once Upon a Time in AmericaOnce Upon a Time in AmericaOnce Upon a Time in America is a 1984 Italian epic crime film co-written and directed by Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The story chronicles the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York City's world of organized crime...
by Ennio MorriconeEnnio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
, although it is only credited on the sleeve as being from "Once Upon a Time in America". - The vocal sample is by Mary HopkinMary HopkinMary Hopkin , credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label....
, from "Rachel's Song", on the Blade RunnerBlade RunnerBlade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K...
soundtrack by VangelisVangelisEvangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis... - "My Kingdom: Part 3" starts with the voice sample from "Everyone in the World is Doing Something Without Me" also from Dead Cities.
- Engineer - Yage
- Producer - Future Sound Of London, The
- Written By Dougans, Cobain
Chart Position
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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