| 词条 | Blood of the Dragon (album) |
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| name = Blood of the Dragon | type = Studio album | artist = Nox Arcana | cover = Blood_of_the_Dragon.jpg | alt = | released = November 27, 2006 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Dark ambient, Neoclassical dark wave, New-age, Gothic, Celtic rock | length = | label = Monolith Graphics | producer = | prev_title = Blood of Angels | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Shadow of the Raven | next_year = 2007 }}{{Album ratings | rev1 = Paizo Games | rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}} [1] | rev2 = Prognaut | rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}} [2] | rev3 = Side-line | rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}} [3] }} Blood of the Dragon is the seventh album by Nox Arcana, incorporating an interactive puzzle. The music is mainly instrumental, with a classical, symphonic, and at times tribal Celtic sound. The music is interspersed with brief narrations and sound effects that relate a tale of high fantasy. The overall theme is laden with elements popularized in sword and sorcery stories and games, such as wizards, warriors, dragons, elves, witches, dwarves and trolls. These and other dark fantasy archetypes are represented visually in the artwork that accompanies the disc, and are also strongly suggested by the musical compositions.[4] The instrumentation includes heavy-sounding drums, gong, bagpipe, harp, acoustic guitar and fiddle, and features appropriate sound effects such as war horns, deeply reverberating chants, swords clashing, chainmail clanking and the war cries and stamping feet of what sounds like thousands of men heading into battle. The album begins and ends with some brief narration in the manner of furthering the story. Nox Arcana took their concepts of musical storytelling even further with Blood of the Dragon by incorporating an actual quest into their music and CD packaging. The booklet features artwork and puzzle designs by Joseph Vargo. The songs provide hints to set the listener/player upon their quest.[5][6]The consensus from reviewers and fans of the Dungeons & Dragons games is that Blood of the Dragon is "one of the best Dungeons & Dragons style soundtracks" and exceeds the listener's expectations. The music has been recommended as an alternative or complementary soundtrack for movies like Conan The Barbarian, The 13th Warrior, and The Lord of the Rings.[7][8][9] Track listingMusic composed and performed by Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski.
References1. ^Paizo review 2. ^Prognaut review {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715120724/http://www.prognaut.com/reviews/nox-arcana2.html |date=July 15, 2011 }} 3. ^Side-line review 4. ^Album summary from Kitley's Krypt {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827102935/http://www.kitleyskrypt.com/soundtracks.htm#BLOOD%20OF%20THE%20DRAGON |date=August 27, 2007 }} 5. ^First person to discover the Quest for the "Treasure of the Four Crowns." 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/interviews_display.cfm?id=100086|title=Interview with Joseph Vargo|publisher=Music Street Journal|accessdate=2006-08-25 }} 7. ^Reviewed at Side-line Magazine 8. ^Prognaut Reviews {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715120724/http://www.prognaut.com/reviews/nox-arcana2.html |date=July 15, 2011 }} 9. ^[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B000L22PE6/ Customer Reviews at Amazon.com] External links
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