As sole composer,
performer, arranger and producer, Caudel has created a recording
of epic proportion, formulating his own unique simulation of full
symphony orchestra plus choirs and a Rock Section (up to 70 multi-tracked
parts) and adding to this his own emotive Guitar style on both Classical
and Electric Guitars. In essence it is a programmatical Rock
Symphony based upon the life of King Arthur.
Themes
and melodies, which recur throughout the piece, represent
characters and events, and actions are literally depicted in the
music - pictures are 'painted in sound'.
1.The
Earth in Turquoise
An
orchestral Prelude introducing motifs of characters and events which
recur throughout the album. An example is the opening theme - this
is the clashing sword motif of Arthur which appears in every track.
2. Call of Destiny
Looking through the mists of time, Roman legions are on the march;
this is the world into which Arthur was born. As the mood lightens
Arthur grows into manhood, exhilarated by his first sense of purpose
and great deeds to come.
3.
Coronation
The
splendour of Camelot on the day a new king is crowned.
4.
Gargantuan
At
a tournament of swordplay and jousting, Arthur witnesses the invincible
power of Lancelot, the bravest and strongest of the knights.
5.
Forbidden Love
A
portrayal of the doomed romance between Lancelot and Guinevere.
6.
Dark of Night
Arthur has a premonition in which he foresees his own downfall and
the disintegration of everything he has achieved.
7.
Eve of Battle/Dawn
On
the eve of his last battle, Arthur sits alone looking out upon his
kingdom. With sorrow and mounting anguish he is tormented by thoughts
of what might have been, but as dawn breaks and troops assemble on
the hills he is resolved to his fate.
8.
A Legend is Born
The
final battle with all its ferocity is broken for a brief moment by
Arthur's reflections on happier times. Amidst the continuing conflict,
a fatal sword blow renders Arthur mortally wounded. As his body is
borne away, an all-engulfing mist envelops the barge as it sails towards
the setting sun, across the sea to Avalon.
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