Though a straightforward mono mix, «Thirst» has some marvelous sound design that particularly pays off during a hallucinatory «conversion» sequence of sorts, with wild sound effects by mixer Peter Fenton that beautifully intermesh with Brian May's
excellent orchestral score.
Jan Valta and Adam Sporka have done an
excellent job crafting an
orchestral score which alternately emphasizes strings and brass to create a sound which, if it isn't authentically medieval, at least has a suitably ren - faire feel to it.