The song entitled, Firetrail, was intended to be a fusion of Western and non-Western concepts that explores within the realms of a film score. Firetrail was the name given to the song in order to invoke a visual image which can also be said for the various themes within the composition. The main source of non-Western influence comes from Japan, in regard to the instrumentation and scales used, however influences from Brazil's Samba music can also be heard be heard within this piece. Extensive research has been undertaken in order to achieve this mixture of cultures, through both readings as well as compositions from these cultures. The piece has been purposed as film score and thus has been through composed as opposed to more common forms of
