Radioactive (arr Murtha)

Imagine Dragons

General Info

Year: 2012 /
Duration: c. 2:05
Difficulty: II+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Rock band
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $55.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score

Part One:

Flute
Oboe
B-flat Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet
Violin

Part Two:

B-flat Clarinet
B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
Violin

Part Three:

B-flat Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone/Alto Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
F Horn
Violin
Viola

Part Four:

F Horn
B-flat Tenor Saxophone/Euphonium
Trombone/Euphonium
Cello

Part Five:

B-flat Bass Clarinet
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Baritone TC
Cello
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Tuba
String Bass/Electric Bass

Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:

Bells
Drumset
Suspended Cymbal
Tam-Tam
Tambourine

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Radioactive is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons for their major-label debut EP Continued Silence and later on their debut studio album, Night Visions (2012), as the opening track. Musically, Radioactive is an electronic rock and alternative rock song with elements of dubstep that contains cryptic lyrics of apocalyptic and revolutionist themes.

Radioactive received two Grammy Awards nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance, winning the latter.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

Gettysburg (Penn.) College Wind Symphony (Russell McCutcheon, conductor) – 16 February 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Radioactive (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (2012)

All Wind Works

Radioactive (arr. Curnow) (2012/2016)
Radioactive (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Murtha) (2012)

Resources

Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song), Wikipedia Accessed 3 June 2018