This is our new DARK DICE album by Travis Vengroff, Steven Melin, Brandon Boone, and Hitoshi Sakimoto. Featuring additional bonus tracks by Jeff Goldblum and Eric Nelsen!
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released August 12, 2022
Travis Vengroff, Steven Melin, Brandon Boone, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mike Pettry, Eric Nelsen, Jeff Goldblum
Producers: Travis Vengroff, Steven Melin
Music Director: Travis Vengroff
Conductor: Péter Illényi
Recording Engineers: Travis Vengroff, Steven Melin, Brandon Boone
Mixing & Mastering Engineer (All Tracks): Steven Melin
Songwriters: Travis Vengroff, Steven Melin, Brandon Boone, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Mike Pettry, Eric Nelsen, Jeff Goldblum
Solo Performers (Unless Otherwise Noted): Matheus Garcia Souza on Violin, Johannes Geworkian Hellman on Hurdy-Gurdy, Kyle Paxton on Hammered Dulcimer, Andrew Dunn on Cello, and Kristin Naigus on Woodwinds
Genre: Classical, Choral
Record Label: Fool & Scholar Productions
Publisher: Fool & Scholar Productions
ISRC: QZVSM2200055
Echo of Seasons
Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto
Lyrics: Travis Vengroff
Translations (Icelandic) Eyþór Viðarsson
Orchestrator: Steven Melin
Copyist: Catherine Nguyen
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Hurdy-Gurdy: Johannes Geworkian Hellman
Hammered Dulcimer: Kyle Paxton
Native American Flute: Kristin Naigus
Budapest Choir Recorded by Musiversal
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
Budapest Brass Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200067
The Darklands
Composer: Brandon Boone
Lyrics: (& Infernal translations) Travis Vengroff
Orchestrator: Christopher Siu
Additional Orchestrator: Catherine Nguyen
Copyist: Catherine Nguyen
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring
ISCR: QZVSM2200056
Domain of the Nameless God
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Steven Melin
Copyist: Peter Jones & Steven Melin
Vocals: Aeralie Brighton
Hurdy-Gurdy: Enzo Puzzovio
Hammered Dulcimer: Enzo Puzzovio
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200057
Ilmater’s Hope
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Christopher Siu
Copyists: Peter Jones & Steven Melin
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Cello: Scott Semanski
Hurdy-Gurdy: Enzo Puzzovio
Hammered Dulcimer: Enzo Puzzovio
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200058
Theme of the Realmweaver: Winter
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Steven Melin
Copyist: Peter Jones & Steven Melin
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Vocals: Amelia Jones
Hurdy-Gurdy: Enzo Puzzovio
Hammered Dulcimer: Enzo Puzzovio
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200059
Audin
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Christopher Siu
Copyist: Peter Jones & Steven Melin
Vocals: Amelia Jones
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Cello: Scott Semanski
Hurdy-Gurdy: Enzo Puzzovio
Hammered Dulcimer: Enzo Puzzovio
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200060
A Burden Shared
Based on “Funeral Rites of Celègon” by Travis Vengroff, Hem Cleveland, & Eyþór Viðarsson
Written and Arranged by: Steven Melin
Copyist: Steven Melin
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Hammered Dulcimer: Kyle Paxton
ISCR: QZVSM2200061
Steel and Shadows
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Christopher Siu
Copyist: Steven Melin
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Cello: Scott Semanski
Hurdy-Gurdy: Enzo Puzzovio
Hammered Dulcimer: Enzo Puzzovio
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200062
Eastwood in Spring
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Christopher Siu
Additional Orchestrator: Catherine Nguyen
Copyist: Catherine Nguyen
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200064
Light of Eastwood
Composer: Steven Melin
Lyrics: Travis Vengroff
Translations: (Icelandic) Eyþór Viðarsson
Orchestrator: Christopher Siu
Additional Orchestrator: Catherine Nguyen
Copyist: Catherine Nguyen
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring
ISCR: QZVSM2200065
Theme of the Realmweaver: Spring
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Steven Melin
Copyist: Peter Jones & Steven Melin
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Hurdy-Gurdy: Enzo Puzzovio
Hammered Dulcimer: Enzo Puzzovio
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200066
The Dead Pines
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Christopher Siu
Copyist: Peter Jones & Steven Melin
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Cello: Scott Semanski
Hurdy-Gurdy: Enzo Puzzovio
Hammered Dulcimer: Enzo Puzzovio
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200068
Conspiracy
Composer: Brandon Boone
Lyrics & Translations (Infernal): Travis Vengroff
Orchestrator: Brandon Boone
Additional Orchestrator: Catherine Nguyen
Copyist: Catherine Nguyen
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring
ISCR: QZVSM2200069
The Sufferers’ Cant
Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto
Lyrics: Travis Vengroff
Translations (German): Florian Seidler
Orchestrator: Steven Melin
Copyist: Catherine Nguyen
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Hurdy-Gurdy: Johannes Geworkian Hellman
Hammered Dulcimer: Kyle Paxton
Budapest Choir Recorded by Musiversal
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
Budapest Brass Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200070
The Allshadow
Composer: Brandon Boone
Lyrics & Translations (Infernal): Travis Vengroff
Orchestrator: Christopher Siu
Additional Orchestrator: Steven Melin
Copyist: Steven Melin
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
Budapest Choir Recorded by Budapest Scoring
ISCR: QZVSM2200071
Campfire
Composer: Steven Melin
Orchestrator: Steven Melin
Sound Design: Travis Vengroff
Copyist: Peter Jones & Steven Melin
Violin: Matheus Garcia Souza
Cello: Scott Semanski
Hammered Dulcimer: Enzo Puzzovio
Budapest Strings Recorded by Musiversal
ISCR: QZVSM2200072
Meet the Captive
Composer: Steven Melin
Lyrics: Travis Vengroff & Brandon Boone
Orchestrated, Mixed, and Performed by Mike Pettry
Accordion: Travis Vengroff
Acoustic Guitar: “Juja” Paul Mella
Sound Design: Travis Vengroff
Vocals: Jeff Goldblum, Eric Nelsen, Graham Rowat, & Charles Greenwald, Eric Nelsen, Travis Vengroff, Peter Lewis, David Ault, Eyþór Viðarsson, Hem Cleveland, Kessi Riliniki, Kaitlin Statz, Karin Heimdahl
ISCR: QZVSM2200073
Elven Wood Cutting Song
Composers: Jeff Goldblum, Steven Melin, Mike Pettry, and Travis Vengroff
Orchestrater: Mike Pettry
Vocals: Jeff Goldblum, Peter Lewis, Russ D. More, Travis Vengroff, & Holly Billinghurst
ISCR: QZVSM2200074
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