Tracks like “Castle” and “Adventurer’s Guild” are a tad faceless and generic, though these are balanced by the charming “City Street”, the seductive “Morgan’s Magic Item Shop”, the meditative “Canaan Temple”, and the wonderfully delicate “World Map”. The city’s area themes are bit more mixed, being straightforward for their static locations. It’s also very neat to see how he varies the ideas on the B version of each track, as for example the driving strings of “Wallace’s Underground Labyrinth” become synths in Route B, while “Ghost Ship Cove” quiets down and becomes even sensual in Route B. The strength of these tracks lies in the diverse ways in which Sakimoto’s presents each track’s core idea, combined with the considerable complexity of detail and harmony found in each arrangement. Varying the atmosphere, Sakimoto brings eeriness to tracks like the “Lost Woods”, lovely ethereal sections for the two “Ancient Temple Ruins”, and great percussion foundations to heavier area themes like “Bilbaron Subterranean Fortress”. “Old Capital” is one of the stronger area themes, with clear Middle Eastern influences and great driving percussion its more orchestral “Route B” version really shines now, making clear Sakimoto’s complex harmonic structure and lush textures, whereas the original was a bit flat. The soundtrack mostly consists of stage tracks, often very dynamic with shifting atmospheres and intensities within each track. This new track is basically just the title track reduced to percussion, so it isn’t very interesting or essential.įor those who did not pick up the original soundtrack, there is a lot to discover here. Other changes for the release include new artwork, a new sequencing of tracks that places most of the climactic ones on the third disc, and a new track, “Dragon’s Crown Percussion Mix”, in place of the bonus piano arrangements from the original album. But overall it is a nice improvement on the original, not drastic enough to alienate but also not making any revelations. There are only a few small missteps in arrangements, such as with the extra strings on “Dragon’s Haven Inn” that muddle things a bit. Battle tracks and the more aggressive area themes often sound better too, even if their changes aren’t drastic, as with “Mage’s Tower – Route B”, and the relentless “Decisive Battle of Roaring Flames”. The orchestra does not do away with the few original uses of actual synthesizer either, as in “Ancient Temple Ruins – Route B”, and it still works. The higher octave of the new “Lost Woods” soloist brings more tension to the track, as does the rougher plucking of the harp. Some tracks even change up their leading solo instruments, which can give the tracks a different tone. Other light tracks like “City Street” also improve, sounding much crisper while bringing out individual parts. Some also benefit from the choir, such as the haunting “Castle of the Dead: Catacombs Route B” which not only has real voices now but even proper words rather than just ‘ah’s and the like, though not all tracks take full advantage of this. Among these are “A Moment of Rest” and “Encounters” which now feel much more dynamic and textured, or “Lost Woods – Route B” and “Full of Sorrow” which are both more convincing emotionally. Bodyįor those who already familiar with the original soundtrack, some the most noticeable improvements here can be heard in the strings. The score itself has not drastically changed, so it still lacks the stronger motivic coherence of Sakimoto’s earlier scores, but it remains an effective atmospheric world of exotic sounds paired with Sakimoto’s rich harmonies and textures, now realized by a proper orchestra. Although the soundtrack was at first only included in the collector’s editions of the game, it has now been made more widely available on both physical and digital formats. This release omits the bonus piano solo arrangements of the original soundtrack, but includes a new bonus track. As before, the score is entirely composed by Hitoshi Sakamoto. Dragon’s Crown Pro Original Soundtrack is a re-recording of Dragon’s Crown Original Soundtrack, used in the PS4 remaster of Dragon’s Crown and featuring a full orchestra, whereas the original mostly used orchestral libraries.
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