It's a dramatic idea, striking and tense. Percussion follows, soon full orchestra. Rhythms seem to form while the major seconds hammer. By keeping harmony sparse the results are less dissonant than imposing, attention getting. Goldenthal sets his stage.
Highlights are many.
This is one of the things Goldenthal does best. As in Interview With A Vampire. Ninety seconds of pure energy, allegro feroce. The mixing of two opposing ideas. Rapid figures requiring a lightness of touch to be clear combined with powerful, relentless material requiring strength and energy.