DELIVERY SHEET · v1 · 2026-08-28

Il Tridente (Rome Extended Mix)

Christopher Johns

Reference mix (listening copy) · 4:47.0

Session facts

Tempo

129 BPM

variable — the song moves through several genres (rubato mandolin intro, tech house drops, an orchestral breakdown, mandolin outro); this is the peak tempo of the steady sections. Per-section tempo is in the form map. Confirmed by the writer: 'all over the place, up to 129'.

Key

A# minor

detected (chroma/Krumhansl, r=0.67) — confirm by ear; relative major/minor possible

Duration

4:47.0

Integrated loudness

-14 LUFS

Loudness range

5.6 LU

True peak

-3.6 dBTP

Native

PCM_S16LE · 48.0 kHz · 16-bit · stereo

Arrangement

From the writer's own production directions — Extended Intro: Vintage vinyl crackle. A lone, romantic mandolin plays a classic Italian melody echoing through an empty street. Distant, haunting operatic female vocal sighs. Verse 1: A low, pulsing kick drum fades in. Tech house synth risers slowly layer over the mandolin. Build-up: Snare rolls intensify, tempo feels faster, strings swell dramatically. Pre-Drop: Music cuts out completely for two seconds. A roaring vintage Maserati engine revs aggressively. Drop 1: Heavy, bouncing tech house bassline drops. Crisp hi-hats. Synth stabs mixed with staccato string samples; Deep bass groove. Instrumental Tech House Groove: Extended 30-second rhythmic section for the dancefloor. Deep bass, syncopated synths, occasional engine revs synced to the beat. Verse 2: Beat pulls back slightly, keeping the groove but making room for the crooner vocal. Build-up: Tech house elements build up again alongside an aggressive brass section. Drop 2: Maximum energy tech house drop, infectious bouncing rhythm; Deep bass groove. Extended Cinematic Breakdown / Bridge: The beat drops out completely. A beautiful, sweeping 1950s Italian orchestral string section plays. A dramatic operatic female voice harmonizes with the male crooner; Strings build into a massive, tense crescendo. A modern synth riser takes over the orchestra. Massive Final Build-up: Frantic snare rolls, siren synths, engine revving continuously. Final Drop: Bassline returns harder and deeper than ever, absolute peak-time party energy. Outro / Fade: The electronic beat slowly fades out over 30 seconds, leaving a pulsing bassline. The lone mandolin from the beginning returns, accompanied by the sound of a car speeding off into the Roman night.

Form

In	Out	Section	Note
0:00.0	0:45.6	Extended Intro	free / variable (detector ≈123) — Vintage vinyl crackle. A lone, romantic mandolin plays a classic Italian melody echoing through an empty street. Distant, haunting operatic female vocal sighs
0:45.6	1:17.1	Verse 1	≈129 BPM — A low, pulsing kick drum fades in. Tech house synth risers slowly layer over the mandolin
1:17.1	1:32.9	Build-up	≈129 BPM — Snare rolls intensify, tempo feels faster, strings swell dramatically
1:32.9	1:41.9	Pre-Drop	≈129 BPM — Music cuts out completely for two seconds. A roaring vintage Maserati engine revs aggressively
1:41.9	1:59.4	Drop 1	≈129 BPM — Heavy, bouncing tech house bassline drops. Crisp hi-hats. Synth stabs mixed with staccato string samples; Deep bass groove
1:59.4	2:16.8	Instrumental Tech House Groove	≈129 BPM — Extended 30-second rhythmic section for the dancefloor. Deep bass, syncopated synths, occasional engine revs synced to the beat
2:16.8	2:37.9	Verse 2	≈129 BPM — Beat pulls back slightly, keeping the groove but making room for the crooner vocal
2:37.9	2:48.5	Build-up	≈129 BPM — Tech house elements build up again alongside an aggressive brass section
2:48.5	2:55.2	Pre-Drop	≈129 BPM
2:55.2	3:15.0	Drop 2	≈129 BPM — Maximum energy tech house drop, infectious bouncing rhythm; Deep bass groove
3:15.0	3:42.9	Extended Cinematic Breakdown / Bridge	≈129 BPM — The beat drops out completely. A beautiful, sweeping 1950s Italian orchestral string section plays. A dramatic operatic female voice harmonizes with the male crooner; Strings build into a massive, tense cresce
3:42.9	3:55.8	Massive Final Build-up	≈129 BPM — Frantic snare rolls, siren synths, engine revving continuously
3:55.8	4:28.1	Final Drop	≈129 BPM — Bassline returns harder and deeper than ever, absolute peak-time party energy
4:28.1	4:47.0	Outro / Fade	free / variable (detector ≈129) — The electronic beat slowly fades out over 30 seconds, leaving a pulsing bassline. The lone mandolin from the beginning returns, accompanied by the sound of a car speeding off into the Ro

Lyrics (timecoded)

0:00.0Roma... la città eterna. (Rome... the eternal city.)

0:09.2Sotto le stelle, il ruggito. (Under the stars, the roar.)

0:19.2La famiglia... La passione... Il Tridente.

0:26.6From the garage in Bologna, to the heart of Rome.

0:45.6Nel cuore della notte, il motore canta. (In the heart of the night, the engine sings.)

0:47.8Oil on our hands, fire in the vein

0:49.9Brothers in the blood, dancing in the rain

0:57.4Abbiamo costruito il sogno (We built the dream)

1:01.2From the iron and the steel.

1:04.9Now tell me, can you feel it?

1:08.2Tell me, can you feel the wheel?!

1:17.1Give it the spark, see what the fire brings

1:22.9Più veloce! (Faster!) Hear how the metal sings!

1:32.9Andiamo Roma! (Let's go Rome!)

1:41.9Veloce! Veloce!

1:50.9Hear the engine roar!

1:53.2Da Bologna a Roma, we're pushing through the door!

1:55.5Maserati!

1:57.9Cuore del motore! (Heart of the engine!)

1:58.4Maserati!

2:16.8Alfieri, Bindo, Carlo, Ettore, Ernesto...

2:19.5Cinque fratelli, una visione. (Five brothers, one vision.)

2:22.2A beautiful manifesto.

2:24.9Racing through the midnight, silver on the track

2:30.5When you're chasing down the future, you never look back.

2:34.2Non guardare mai indietro! (Never look back!)

2:37.9We own the days, and we rule the nights!

2:41.7Dalle strade di pietra alle luci accecanti! (From the stone streets to the blinding lights!)

2:48.5Il Tridente!

2:55.2Veloce! Veloce!

3:02.0Hear the engine roar!

3:08.7Da Bologna a Roma, we're pushing through the door!

3:10.3Maserati!

3:11.9Cuore del motore!

3:13.4Maserati!

3:15.0La dolce vita... the speed and the grace.

3:27.4Abbiamo lasciato il segno. (We left our mark.)

3:31.1Time stands still when we enter the race.

3:36.5Roma, sei pronta?! (Rome, are you ready?!)

3:42.9Tell me, can you feel it?!

3:49.4Tell me, can you feel the wheel?!

3:55.8Maserati!

4:02.3Rule the nights!

4:08.8Maserati!

4:15.2Il Tridente!

4:21.7Veloce! Veloce!

4:28.1La famiglia... per sempre. (The family... forever.)

4:37.1Roma... per sempre. (Rome... forever.)

Sync notes

Placement (per the producer): END CREDITS — the second of three songs in the final credit roll. Editor's notes: the two-second silence before Drop 1 is a natural hit point; the Instrumental Tech House Groove (≈119–137 s) is a loopable bed; the Cinematic Breakdown / Bridge drops the beat for strings and can sit under a card or dialogue; the Outro fades ~20 s to a mandolin and a car pulling away — a clean handoff to the next credits song.

Deliverables

Instrumental (no vocals)

WAV · 48.0 kHz · 24-bit · 82.7 MB — exact sum of the separated stems minus the two vocal stems — derived, not a separate mix