In the Fire of Conflict is named after the theme for the 2008 Toronto Summer Music Festival for which it was originally composed. This version for percussion quartet was commissioned by TORQ, based in Toronto, Canada. Set in two continuous movements, the live percussion parts are performed with the rap music in the digital audio part, sourced from American rapper Steve Henry a.k.a. ‘Bugsy H.', of the Christian rap group Poetik Disciples. The live instruments weave constantly around the rap lyrics, often drawing melodic contours from the prosodic contours of the spoken text.

While the composer recommends performance with 4.1 stereo surround sound where possible, there are three options for playback and performance of the digital audio part:
Option 1. 4.1 stereo surround
Option 2. stereo playback with subwoofer
Option 3. stereo playback

The Facsimile Edition performance set (F/CH/IF4) includes an audio CD with the stereo playback option only. Sold separately, the Data CD (F/CH/IF4_DCD) contains WAV audio file tracks for both the 4.1 stereo surround and stereo playback with subwoofer performance options. This Data CD also contains stereo practice tracks, which includes a click track mixed into the digital audio part (not intended for performance).

Contents of F/CH/IF4_DCD (all WAV audio files):
Folder 1. 2 practice tracks (stereo playback with click), movements I and II
Folder 2. 4 tracks (stereo playback and LFE subwoofer), movements I and II
Folder 3. 10 tracks (Left, Right, LFE, Left Surround, Right Surround), movements I and II