Transgalactica is a Polish band consisting of a father and son Tomasz and Filip Bieroń. The Great Escape: Famine is not just entertainment by them. It is the kind of music that makes one think. The song is an intellectual voyage through sound to the listeners and it also addresses the philosophical concepts using progressive rock music.
The song opens with eerie notes which are grand and purposeful, such as the music of a civilization that has made a new discovery. The tone is movie-theatric and majestic. It starts with grave synth sounds and haunting keyboard sounds which create a hint of barren scenery and human hardship. The song however does not remain sad. Rather, it gradually leads to something positive. It shifts away on conceptions of hunger to hope.
The song is based on the ideas expressed by Steven Pinker concerning the progress and reason of humans. Transgalactica picks the notion of famine as a symbol of loss and defeat and turns it into a symbol of learning and enlightenment. The music shows this change. It has classical music styles which are inspired by Prokofiev and are blended with the modern electric guitars and this forms a conversation between the old and new forms of music. The singing is heartfelt and soulful, almost a speech, and converts the hard-to-follow philosophical concepts into emotions that the listeners can relate to.
The song is well produced. Tomasz and Filip provide the music with air and ideas to shine by making less heavy use of drums and percussion. The final guitar solo played by Filip is free and strong as musical symbolizing people getting out of their former restrictions.
The Great Escape: Famine is a progressive rock music, which contains meaning. It is not only fearless but also sensitive and very human. The song demonstrates that the music can remain one of the ways people learn and develop.
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