Style: Epic dungeon synth
Primary Emotions/Themes: The war has been won, now we await the years of peace.
Thoughts: All tales must come to an end. So now must the tale of Dra Sad.
The first entry into this series was focused on huge soundscapes that drew visions of years past. The second entry focused more on complex melodic arrangements while still retaining the epic feel. Now the third entry aims to conclude the trilogy with the strength of a thousand men and an everlasting kingdom.
The music on Dra Sad III is a bit of a combination of the first two releases along with it's own stylings. The music is as epic as the first entry, yet contains a bit more of an active melodic edge like the second entry. Where the third blooms into it's own though is the addition of the folk elements.
A flute playing a lead melody, an old man speaks of years past while sitting around a fire while a harp plays, small moments amongst the huge swaths of endless melodies. Dra Sad III has a much heavier reliance on vocals than either of the first two entries as well. Be they deep spoken words, or a Nazgul type shriek in the distance, the vocals - while sparse - provide an additional layer to the music that was not nearly as present in the first two records.
Dra Sad is among the best music in my collection. It is some of the finest modern dungeon synth out there and it rivals even the classics such as Depressive Silence and Mortiis. Elffor has become one of the standard bearers for the genre in modern times.
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