I touched upon the soundtrack in my YouTube artist review but here I take a slightly more in-depth look at my favourite track on this soundtrack. Sia, a dark horse of the music industry. Not many people will know who she is straight off but her track record is very good. The first song that really put her on the map was her feature in David Guetta's 'Titanium' in 2011. That one with the chorus everyone tries to sing but really can't…yeah. Then she is also the singer on Flo Rida's 'Wild ones' from the same year. Even more recently she recorded with Guetta again as the featuring artist on 'She Wolf (Falling to pieces). Finally some other stuff notable about her: She wrote Rihanna's 'Diamonds', she co-wrote Ne-Yo's 'Let me love you (Until you learn to love yourself) and finally she co-wrote Rita Ora's 'Radioactive' which I've reviewed before. A very strong vocalist and writer. So her song for Great Gatsby had a lot to live up to!
Kill and Run is one of the final tracks on the soundtrack and a standalone spectacle. While it doesn't seem like much from the first verse and chorus- you just wait. The lyrics are almost haunting "Kill and run, I'm one of the dirty guns" "Kill and Run, A bullet through your heart". Her dark tone really makes it feel like an 'epic movie' track. The final minute is where it really builds. She goes above the chorus with spectacles of vocal acrobatics. You think it's high then she goes even higher and higher! Her rich tone is still slathered over the notes. She wiped the floor with the song to put it simply. It progresses and takes a journey, something a lot of songs lack. The music builds along with her.
Definitely give this a listen as it really is top notch.
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