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The track starts with suspended, frozen strings, fading in with an eerie piano arpeggio. It outlines a Cm to Eb Major progression, which is mirrored by both brass and legato stabs from the strings section. Building tension, part of the strings section acts as a riser, moving chromatically upwards as the song progresses in intensity. The tension is heightened further as the instrumentation moves further up in pitch, taking a trip up to Fm and G before crashing back down dramatically onto Cm. This is repeated with greater emphasis on the strings melody, which cries out in a higher pitch than anything around it. This section acts as the climax of the song, and comes to represent it at its core; even at its highest point, the track is filled with tension, created for the sole purpose of capturing the Spy's mystique. The piano, meanwhile, plays a somewhat-staccato single note phrase. Interestingly, it acts as neither a pedal nor a drone, but it borrows functionality from both techniques. The track ends much the same as it started, fading out to piano only. | The track starts with suspended, frozen strings, fading in with an eerie piano arpeggio. It outlines a Cm to Eb Major progression, which is mirrored by both brass and legato stabs from the strings section. Building tension, part of the strings section acts as a riser, moving chromatically upwards as the song progresses in intensity. The tension is heightened further as the instrumentation moves further up in pitch, taking a trip up to Fm and G before crashing back down dramatically onto Cm. This is repeated with greater emphasis on the strings melody, which cries out in a higher pitch than anything around it. This section acts as the climax of the song, and comes to represent it at its core; even at its highest point, the track is filled with tension, created for the sole purpose of capturing the Spy's mystique. The piano, meanwhile, plays a somewhat-staccato single note phrase. Interestingly, it acts as neither a pedal nor a drone, but it borrows functionality from both techniques. The track ends much the same as it started, fading out to piano only. | ||
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| + | ===Sheet Music=== | ||
| + | '''Key:''' C Major <br> | ||
| + | '''Time Signature:''' 4/4 <br> | ||
| + | '''Tempo:''' 179.625 BPM <br> | ||
== Update history == | == Update history == | ||
Revision as of 04:37, 17 August 2020
"Right Behind You" is one of the song titles featured from the Team Fortress 2 Official Soundtrack, listed as track number six. Added in the Sniper vs Spy Update, it is one of the three songs featured in Meet the Spy, as well as being one of 33 main menu startup themes. It is the third track to be added via patch subsequent to the game's release.
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Analysis
Key: C Minor
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 90 BPM
Length: 1:41
Release Date: May 18, 2009
Update: Sniper vs. Spy
Composer: Mike Morasky
The track starts with suspended, frozen strings, fading in with an eerie piano arpeggio. It outlines a Cm to Eb Major progression, which is mirrored by both brass and legato stabs from the strings section. Building tension, part of the strings section acts as a riser, moving chromatically upwards as the song progresses in intensity. The tension is heightened further as the instrumentation moves further up in pitch, taking a trip up to Fm and G before crashing back down dramatically onto Cm. This is repeated with greater emphasis on the strings melody, which cries out in a higher pitch than anything around it. This section acts as the climax of the song, and comes to represent it at its core; even at its highest point, the track is filled with tension, created for the sole purpose of capturing the Spy's mystique. The piano, meanwhile, plays a somewhat-staccato single note phrase. Interestingly, it acts as neither a pedal nor a drone, but it borrows functionality from both techniques. The track ends much the same as it started, fading out to piano only.
Sheet Music
Key: C Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 179.625 BPM
Update history
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- [Undocumented] This song was added as main menu music.
Trivia
- The song is titled after the RED Spy's answer to the BLU Soldier's question in Meet the Spy: "Who's ready to go find this Spy?"
- This song was inspired by 'Hans Zimmer - Watergate' since it was found in SFM Beta files titled "mtt_spy_music"
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