Style: Ambient, dungeon synth
Primary Emotions/Themes: Grand landscapes, adventures, tranquillity through nature
Thoughts: I've written many times about the wonders that come from the dungeon synth genre. The treasures that can be found here are numerous and quite deep. Forlorn Kingdom is yet another addition to my growing dungeon synth collection that takes me to these distant lands untouched by human hands.
Alpine Black Magic consists of two separate tracks, the first being 18 minutes and the second clocking in at 14. The first of these two tracks starts out nearly entirely piano driven. As the epic unfolds it evolves into an ambient piece as the piano fades in the background. Atmospheric pads and timpani's take over as the driving force of the composition from about the half way point, only for the piano to swell back into existence by the end.
The second track starts out much softer and a bit more directionless than the opening song. As it begins to unfold however some subtle melodies begin to take shape and form the backbone of what is to come. A soft flute heard only in the distance is the main melody of the song. It is so distant it often feels like it's being heard as if someone were playing it on the other side of the woods, or perhaps on another hilltop nearby. The song embraces this and builds layer upon layer to create a wonderful swell of music by the end of the track.
Two tracks may not seem like a lot, but it certainly is more than enough for this album. It's enough to drag me into another world where my worries fade away and life becomes a bit simpler. Hail to the bards that created this, hail to the Forlorn Kingdom.
Written November 26th 2023
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