IGOR'S THEME

IGOR'S THEME acts as an introduction to the album, playing a similar role as an overture of an opera. It sets the stage for the album's unique sound and prepares the listener for Igor's emotional journey. The long, opening note serves as a sonic palate cleanser for the listener, and the fragmented lyrics foreshadow several recurring motifs of the album.

IGOR'S THEME expresses a strong sense of anticipation. This feeling starts with the opening note and continues with the repetitive and fragmented lyrics and intensification of the music towards the end that suggest much more is to come.

• "Ridin' 'round town, they gon' feel this one": A declaration of intent, suggesting the emotional impact the ensuing story (and the album itself) will have.
• "Got my eyes open": Repeated throughout, this phrase establishes a theme of awareness, or perhaps a forced awareness, that will be revisited. It suggests Igor is entering this situation with some level of consciousness, yet he still proceeds.
• "Running": Repeated throughout as an adlib, established another motif of chasing love and running away from problems.
• The fragmented and repetitive lyrics establish musical and lyrical concepts that the rest of the album will alter and expand upon.

• The track opens with a distinct, heavy bass sound that not only acts as sonic palate cleanser, but becomes a sonic through-line for the entire album. Notably, the E flat note that is played aligns perfectly with the F note that the album ends on, meaning that the album loops perfectly, as if the love story being told is a cyclical one.
• The synth-heavy, chaotic, and energetic production introduces the unique soundscape of IGOR. It mixes both electronic and acoustic sounding instruments, emulating the shifts that occur throughout the album.
• The heavy breathing sounds mimic someone running, tying into the lyrical themes of chasing and running.
• Lil Uzi Vert's ad-libs add to the introductory, almost hype-man feel.