Dungeons & Dragons - Bardic Inspiration (VINYL 2xLP Dungeons & Dragons DUNG20.1) | NEW

Label: Dungeons & Dragons - DUNG20.1, Hasbro Consumer Products - 974DNDBI20A
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Nov 15, 2024
Genre: Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen
Style: Folk, Medieval, Video Game Music, Soundtrack

A1        Across the Forgotten Realms
A2        Neverwinter Ever Upward
A3        In Praise Of Lolth
A4        Blood And Coin In Baldur's Gate
B5        Lords And Liars Of Waterdeep
B6        Drizzt And The Companions
B7        Flight Of The Five Factions
B8        Menzoberranzan - Matron's Rite
C9        Light Of Candlekeep
C10        Arise, Tiamat!
C11        Skullport Shadows
C12        Fare Thee Well (Live From The Yawning Portal)

Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At – Spiritropolis
Recorded At – Synchron Stage, Vienna
Mastered At – Lurssen Mastering
Arranged By, Conductor – Nicholas Dodd
Cello – Ro Rowan
Cimbalom, Hammered Dulcimer – Edward Cervenka
Computer [Pro Tools] – Lukas Lutzow, Neil Dawes
Concertmaster – Pavol Varga (4)
Conch, Horn [Tibetan Long], Horn [Ancient] – Letty Stott
Conductor – Gottfried Rabl
Contractor – Andy Brown (4), Lmo (3), Marton Barka
Coordinator – Elizabeth Houser
Coordinator, Music Consultant – Ashkan Karimloo, Encompass Music Partners, Peter Rotter
Creative Director – AJ Hanneld
Design – Bruno Regalo, Disruption (10), TBWA\Chiat\Day LA
Design [Writer] – Sarra Scherb
Engineer – Andrew Bush, Fiona Cruickshank, Martin Weismayr
Executive-Producer – Maria Alonte
Horn – Brandon Cervantes
Illustration – Eduardo Rosa (2), Fuze Image
Illustration, Producer – Jeremy Jarvis (2)
Instruments [Cristal Baschet] – Michel Deneuve
Lyrics By, Producer, Arranged By, Music By, Guitar, Acoustic Bass, Mandolin, Horn [Tibetan Long], Percussion, Vocals – Michael Gatt
Management [Technical] – Roland Tscherne
Mastered By – Gavin Lurssen, Reuben Cohen
Mixed By – Brad Haehnel, Noise Alchemy
Mixed By [Stage Monitor] – Stephan Huber
Music Librarian – Stefan Höll, Sugi Shin
Orchestra – Synchron Stage Orchestra
Percussion – W.F. Quinn Smith
Producer [Executive Director of Production] – Anh-Thu Le
Soloist – Ekaterina Spivakovskaia
Vocals – Cyn (6), Emily Knobbe, Grace Knobbe, Helena Gatt, Kyle Newman, Matt Fanelli
Vocals [Tiamat Cultist] – Janet Change Balda, Kyle Balda
Additional Credits:
Mastered June 2023
Various soloists recorded at Abbey Road Studio Two, London, England, December 2022
Live Drums, Percussion, Unique and Invented Instruments by W. F. Quinn Smith, Recorded at Spiritropolis, Newfield, Maine, October 2022
Orchestra Recorded at: Synchron Stage Vienna, December 2022
Additional recordings 2021, 2022, 2023, Portland, OR and Los Angeles, CA
Michael Gatt Representation: Alexander Vangelos, First Artist Management

Special Thanks
Composer Special Thanks: AJ Hanneld, Nathan Stewart, Jeremy Jarvis, Kyle Balda, Janet Change Balda, Irene Young, Cem Young, Ben Jaae, Darren Moran, Maki Berger, Matt Fanelli, Emily Knobbe, Grace Knobbe, Kyle Newman, Cyn, Paul Robb, Geno McDermott

Wizards Special Thanks: Jeremy Jarvis, Nathan Stewart, Marie Navarro, Lindsey Quintana, Raymond Perry, Michelle Brunes, Brandon Seavers and Kate Dear at Memphis Record Pressing, Sarra Scherb, Kara Kenna.

NOTES ABOUT RELEASE: Embossed outer and inner jacket with hype sticker QR code to stream album. Disc B Side 2 is not playable, but is instead etched Draconic language as released in multiple editions of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game. The language is Iokharic, and translated into English states: "A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY? WE DRAGONS LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN GOLD. COME CLOSER, ADVENTURER, AND TELL ME YOUR TALE..."

Barcode (Sticker): 198588541722

The album presents 12 original tracks created to evoke iconic locations within D&D's most famous setting, the Forgotten Realms. Each track serves as an aural homage to the rich lore and enchanting adventures that have defined D&D for half a century. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the Realms, this album invites you to be inspired by D&D's iconic heroes, villains, cities and dragons. The new album provides a sweeping tour of the Sword Coast sure to ignite listener imaginations. Composer Michael Gatt, co-producer Jeremy Jarvis, and visual artistic director AJ Hanneld's real-life odyssey across the world bring unexpected instruments, otherworldly textures, and a spellbinding 40-person choir to the record.

• Condition: NEW
• Format: Vinyl
• Format Detail: 2LP
• Genre: SOUNDTRACK
• Released: 11/15/2024