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01)
“We are the Descendants (in 79 Languages)
(feat. Fredo Bang)”
Joyous
The opening song includes all 79 languages,
with each vocalist singing
“We are the descendants”
in their native tongue, as they weave their
phrases around the English language
verses, delivered by American rapper Fredo
Bang.
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02)
“Pyramid Of Descendants”
Cool/Exotic/Mysterious
In section one, a glitch vocal rhythm (in
Italian) is a backdrop to phrases in
Balinese, Japanese, Dine (Navajo), and
Hungarian. The middle section is a hypnotic
repeating loop, gradually adding one
language at a time, in Azerbaijani, Cebuano,
Thai, Xhosa, Macedonian, and Ukrainian.
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03)
“Swahili: Who are the Descendants?”
Ballad/Lullaby
Kenyan vocalist, Kaymo, sings in Swahili,
“Who are the Descendants?” with an orchestral accompaniment.
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04)
“Liberators Of Descendants”
Cool/Mysterious
An electronic groove-based song featuring
Ilongo, Dine (Navajo), Hindi, and Korean in
the A-section, and the triumphant B-section
features Khmer, Gujarati, and Bosnian.
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05)
“Seeds of the Descendants”
Textural/New Age
Like mythic sirens in 3 languages (Swedish,
Japanese, and Irish Gaelic), Christine Hals,
Rayko, and Aeone embellish the phrase,
“We are the descendants.”
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06)
“Train Of Descendants”
Playful/Quirky
An electronic dance featuring vocalists
in Malay, Tagalog, Danish, and Hebrew in
section one, and then Arabic, French,
Russian, Korean, and Swahili in section
two. In section three, the first two
vocal groups are combined, as all the
vocal tracks are layered upon each
other, intertwined.
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07)
“Mongolian: Who are the Descendants?
(Electronic Version)”
Epic/Haunting
Against an electronica backdrop, Uyanga
Bold sings in Mongolian,
“Who are the Descendants?”
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08)
“Descendants: Moderato Con Moto”
Neo Classic/Rhythmic
70 of the languages make an appearance
over this exciting, pulsating,
rhythmically driving orchestral
movement.
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09)
“Descendants' Voices In The Clouds”
Ethereal/Textural
A New-Age style Orchestral Adagio, as if
floating on a cloud, features vocalists
in Nepali (which repeats throughout),
followed by Hawaiian, Greek, Slovenian,
French, Portuguese, Telugu, Irish,
German, Urdu, Norwegian, Gujarati, and
Armenian.
Then, a Norwegian ad lib
overlaps with Persian, Russian,
Mandarin, Georgian, Bosnian, and
Macedonian, followed by Marathi,
Cantonese, Swedish, Thai, Cebuano,
Azerbaijani, Bengali, Tibetan, Kashmiri,
and finally, Ukrainian, Czech,
Vietnamese, Mongolian.
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10)
“Xhosa: Who Are The Ancestors Living
In Powerful Spirits?”
Playful/Percolating
Lester Mackenzie sings in Xhosa (a South
African language which includes glottal
clicks),
“Who are the ancestors now living in
powerful spirits?”
He’s accompanied by electronic
percussion, and later, an angular guitar
solo.
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11)
“Mongolian: Who are the descendants?
(Orchestral version)”
Neo-Classic/Operatic
Uyanga Bold sings another version of the
Mongolian song, styled as an orchestral aria.
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12)
“The Descendants’ Shuffle”
Quirky/Uptempo Dance
A playful, brisk shuffle
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Verse 1:
Odia, Hindi, Cantonese, Polish, Bhutanese
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Verse 2:
Igbo, Nepali, Navajo, Bosnian, Finnish,
Haitian Creole. (The repeat later adds
Albanian.)
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Breakdown Section:
Telugu, Kikuyu, Marathi, Haitian Creole,
Estonian, Spanish, Azerbaijani, Indonesian,
Macedonian, Korean, and Ukrainian. All 78
international tracks sound simultaneously on
the huge chorus.
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13)
“Descendants, Take a Bow”
Broadway/Theatrical
A post-Sondheim, live-musical-styled number
featuring 62 languages.
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14)
“Descendants’ Finale”
Epic/Orchestral
A huge, cinematic texture with 78
international voices overlaid as a massive
group, then overtaken by a symphony orchestra
for a monumental finish!
