Dark, brooding, and ominous throughout, LearningToDive’s arrangement on “Drums of War” paints a picture with pinpoint narrative descriptiveness. While there is a crispness in the vision that he’s outlying, it’s one riddled with gloom and doom, indicative of the horrors that war leaves behind.
The tune is a powerful and emotional reflection on the nature of war and its promotion. The track draws on the trip hop genre to deliver a sound that is both driving and syncopated. The mix of drums, horns, pianos, and choirs creates a rich and layered sound that builds to an emotional catharsis in a crescendo that’s deeply moving and filled with vocal harmonies echoing that chorus line.
It’s morose and melancholic, reflecting the grimness of its topic and the visual element being brought to life through a moody aural arrangement and piercingly incisive lyricism.