The interlude "My Way Home" contains a sample of "Home is Where the Hatred Is" by Gil Scott-Heron. "Bring Me Down" has more orchestration than any other track on "Late Registration". Additionally, it features an overdubbing of Brandy's vocals to create a chorus effect, a recording technique in which her lone voice produces the illusion of a 48-voice Choir singing harmonies. The up-tempo arrangement of "Addiction" contains synths, congas, filtered Hi-hats, a guitar and a sampled line from "My Funny Valentine" as performed by Etta James. All the while, West's overdubbed vocals reverbs in and out of the track. For "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", West used a music sample of the theme song for the 1971 James Bond film, "Diamonds Are Forever" as performed by Shirley Bassey and layered it with lush arrangements featuring instruments such as live drums, horns, strings and a harpsichord that all build in intensity with his voice.