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It​’​s in the trees, it​’​s coming

from Free State by Crash Ensemble

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It’s in the trees, it’s coming is a quote from the 1957 Jacques Tourneur film, Night of the
Demon, itself an adaptation of one of my favourite M.R James stories, Casting the Runes.
The quote appears at the opening of Kate Bush’s song ‘Hounds of Love’, sampled directly
from the film.
The energy of Bush’s voice is one reason I continuously return to this song. She is mining the
depths on certain lines, almost crooning, and on another line throwing the curtains open to
the light and letting a vocal fire come out. I wanted to explore some of the timbral spaces
Bush’s voice inhabits in the song and map that onto Crash Ensemble’s instrumentation. My
piece also references some of the many vocal hooks of the song, the cool dusky pinks of the
underlying synth harmonies, and the ever-present percussion riff that propels the song
forward.
Bush has said that the “hounds” of the song represent a fear of love, but that “perhaps these
baying hounds are really friendly”. Admittedly, my piece and interpretation of the song
explore the same subject matter; the idea of love (and the confusion and responsibilities that
come with it) catching up with you, but ultimately realising love is exactly what you need.

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from Free State, released October 6, 2021
Composed by Amanda Feery

Crash Ensemble
Flute: Susan Doyle
Clarinet: Leonie Bluett
Trombone: Colm O’Hara
Electric Guitar: Brian Bolger
Percussion: Alex Petcu
Piano: Andrew Zolinsky
Violin: Larissa O’Grady
Viola: Lisa Dowdall
Cello: Kate Ellis
Double Bass: Malachy Robinson

Conductor: Ryan McAdams

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