Light the Fuse Daniel Montoya Jr.

Just reading the title of Daniel Montoya, Jr.'s Light the Fuse alone imparts an immediate response in the mind of the listener: explosions. In this area, the piece never disappoints. It is an incendiary overture for winds and percussion that seems to be a never-ending string of fireworks that flash, sizzle, and sparkle throughout. The result is an entertaining romp across seven minutes of dazzling colors and bursts of percussive effects.

The piece is a nod to the improvised bombs of old spy movies, where a quickly rigged gadget could thwart the diabolical schemes of the antagonist at the last possible second. Montoya selected the title by watching a newer homage to a part of the classic genre:

The line comes from Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. In the opening of the film, Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt character executes a plot to break out of a prison. At the end of the scene as he makes his escape, he gives the instruction to light the fuse,' which introduces the title cards to the movie. I just always thought that would be a cool title.