Thomas & Friends - Runaway

“Poor Luke was playing the ukulele faster than he had ever played it before. He was out of breath and his arms hurt him, but he had to go on. ‘I shall never be the same again,’ he thought sadly. ‘My arms will be quite worn out.’ ” It was worth it! Great job! :D

Also known by Parents as “The theme their children sing before smashing their trains together”.

“The trucks chance had come...” “Hurrah! Hurrah!” “They laughed and banging their buffers they pushed James down the hill.” “ON ON ON!” “Yelled the trucks.” ”Ive got to stop! Ive got to stop!” “Groaned James...”

I'm ridiculously excited for this! "Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! We've broken away, we've broken away. Chase him, bump him, throw him off the rails!"

As a childhood Thomas fanatic listening through refined adult ears, the runaway theme is a perfect composition I can wax lyrical about. The escalating panic of those opening high notes, the frantic pace throughout, the despair of the main melody, the little fills and riffs that act like gasps and short breaths, and the ominous key changes throughout. And yeah, this is a top notch rendition!

Guards: break vans are used to stop runaway trains Also guards when runaway happens: jumps

Pretty impressed. You always know some shit is about to go down when this music starts. Also impressive to think how they built an entire upscaled train set, terrain, and special effects to film everything.

I love how it gets more intense as the theme goes on it’s as if there’s more trouble waiting ahead at any moment and there was

"Hurry Duck hurry!" Said the driver. They raced through Edward's station, but the cars were catching up. "As fast as we can, then they'll catch us gradually," he said. The driver was gaining control. "Another clear mile and we'll do it." "Oh glory! Look at that!" James was just pulling out on their line from the station ahead, any minute there could be a crash. "It's up to you now Duck." Cried the driver. Duck put every ounce of weight and steam against the cars. "It's too late!" Duck groaned. He veered into a siding where a barber had set up shop, he was shaving a customer. The silly cars had knocked the conductor off of his van and left him far behind, after he had whistle the warning, but the cars didn't care they were feeling very pleased with themselves.

“So, the ‘Old Iron’ caught you after all”

I like how the sense of urgency grows as the score goes along

“I won’t stay here, I’ll runaway!” He puffed

Lively. As. Sin. Also I for one could never have foreseen how well a ukelele would gel with the music style of classic Thomas. This is nothing short of delightful.

I hope he does Duncan's Theme or It's Great To Be An Engine soon

I'm excited when the runway theme comes out

ON ON FASTER FASTER!

Yay cannot wait for this! This music always gave me chills as a child. “Another clear mile and we'll do it. Oh, glory, look at that!” James was just pulling out on they're line through the station ahead. Any minute, there could be a crash! “It's up to you now, Duck.” Could you do Rusty’s theme next?? ❤️

James: "EEEEEEEEEEE"

Great sax groove goin' on in this one!

ITS FINALLY HERE! Remember when I posted the comment about The Runaway Theme?