Midnight Syndicate - Dungeons & Dragons - Official Roleplaying Soundtrack
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Artist: Midnight SyndicateBrand: ENTITY PRODUCTIONS
Performer: Midnight Syndicate
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2003-08-12
Music Label: Entity Productions
Soundtracks:
- Prelude
- Troubled Times
- Ride to Destiny
- The Fens of Sargath
- Descent into the Depths
- Stealth and Cunning
- Behind Door #1
- Skirmish
- Eternal Mystery
- HeroesÂ? Valor
- Relic Uncovered
- Deep Trouble
- Chant
- Craft of the Wizard
- Beasts of the Borderlands
- Secret Chamber
- Lair of the Great Wyrm
- Ancient Temple
- How Strange . . .
- Army of the Dead
- Final Confrontation
- Ruins of Bone Hill
- City of Sails
Music reviews of Dungeons & Dragons - Official Roleplaying Soundtrack
Music Review: D&D fans who don't have this album are really missing out on something.
Rating: 5 Stars
If you're a big fan of Dungeons & Dragons or simply tabletop fantasy RPGs in general, then this CD is right up your alley. Take it from a guy who's owned this album for two years now: Midnight Syndicate knew just what they were doing when they made it. Indeed, not only do they know their gothic horror; they know their fantasy pretty well, too.
Hailing back to the not-so-distant days of D&D 3rd Edition (Version 3.5, to be exact), Dungeons & Dragons: Official Roleplaying Soundtrack sets on creating the same kind of deep, dark, adventurous atmosphere that the game itself provides for it players, and on many occasions, it succeeds. It all starts with the Prelude, which has a nice mystic quality to it--mysterious, enchanting, and even a little foreboding. It's a nice short number that prepares listeners for the tracks yet to come. Afterwards, the audience is treated to the album's official introductory song, "Troubled Times," which paints a picture of an era where monsters run rampant and the forces of evil construct mad schemes to conquer the realms and shape the world to the way they see fit. Honestly, every time I hear this song, I can just see the perfect intro video for the next great medieval fantasy video game: the arch villains mobilizing their forces, the heroes preparing for battle, the final moment when the conflict begins and sword and sorcery collide--good stuff.
Afterwards, Midnight Syndicate presents us with a solid mix of tunes meant to accompany the following RPG adventure moments:
1. Fights ("Final Confrontation")
2. Episodes in dungeoneering ("Descent into the Depths" and "Secret Chamber")
3. The introduction of monsters ("Army of the Dead")
4. Magic and spell casting ("Eternal Mystery")
5. Succumbing to a trap ("Deep Trouble")
6. Coming across a key location in one's campaign ("Ruins of Bone Hill" and "Ancient Temple")
7. Discovering treasure ("Relic Uncovered")
The arrangement of the songs does the album justice, too, in that the tracks are sorted out so as to illustrate a more complete, epic adventure of their own. This seriously helps preserve the continuous, instrumental narration of the CD so that one can use it as background music for working on the computer as well as serving as the Dungeon Master of a given gaming session. Even the sound effects used in certain songs work well, from the clanging of swords in "Skirmish" (Who cares if they DO sound a little like two kids fencing with butter knives at the kitchen table?) to the clapping of thunder in "Beasts of the Borderlands" to the esoteric chanting heard in "Chant" and the subsequent "Craft of the Wizard." Truth be told, it's little things like this that help me get in the spirit to either DM my gaming sessions with friends or take it easy with my favorite fantasy novel all the way through the triumphant "City of Sails," which concludes this album nicely with its rich orchestration and outstanding composition.
In short, even if D&D 3e isn't your cup of tea, Dungeons & Dragons: Official Roleplaying Soundtrack very well might be, as its songs provide just the right kind of atmosphere for the typical Dungeons & Dragons setting. I highly recommend it to tabletop RPG fans everywhere!
Description of Dungeons & Dragons - Official Roleplaying Soundtrack
MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE brings you the first-ever officially licensed soundtrack to the roleplaying classic that started it all.Ancient underground temples, dark knights, mysterious labyrinths, sorcerors, forgotten tombs, enchanted forests, and creatures await you on this new release containing over an hour of orchestral music from the masters of gothic/horror soundscape. It's the ultimate musical accompaniment to the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS roleplaying game, and promises to take listeners on an epic adventure through the darkest corners of their imagination.
Working closely with the game designers at Wizards of the Coast, this CD is a simple yet dynamic way for gamers to take their adventuring sessions to the next level.
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