3 days ago
The Full ‘Andor' Mon Mothma Club Mix Is Finally Here
It says a lot that even after we got the whole rest of Andor season 2, one moment that still stands out as one of the very best the series gave us is Mon Mothma's hypnotic, tragic, dance sequence at the end of season 2's first act. A lot of that is in the dramaturgical beauty of it all, to be sure. But a lot of it is also in that bangin' tune.
Ever since 'Harvest' dropped, we have of course been able to join Mon in a little oontz-oontz crashout of our own with the release of Andor's official soundtrack, which includes the Chandrilan DJ-droid's remix of Niamos, the club classic of the galaxy far, far away as part of the piece titled 'Brasso', from composers Nicholas Brittell and Brandon Roberts.
But, as good as 'Brasso' is, it does have that orchestral build up at the start that is part of the swelling, symphonic build up as the titular character sadly passes away in Cassian's arms. It's a beautiful little piece, sure, and there is something really compelling about the way the electronic bass begins to creep in throughout the build of the strings before it fully crashes into that crunchy interstellar techno. But when you just want to get that techno on loop, it's a little bit of a drag. Sure, you could listen to the hour-long extensions and whatnot, but it's not the same.
And so as it considers its long, Emmy-campaign-driven goodbye, it appears that Andor has given us a final gift: the all killer, no filler 'Niamos! (Chandrilan Club Remix)'. And friends, it is glorious.
The Chandrilan club mix is longer than the version we get on 'Brasso', even accounting for removing the orchestral segment that was part of that piece–there's new moments in there, like a bridge after that incredibly Mr. Worldwide-ian cry of Ni-a-mos! It's so good.
But it's just nice that, even after it was already done and dusted, Andor was still willing to give one little treat in the form of the song of our summer.
