-= The Wicked Day =-
composed and arranged by
Carl Larsson
(Nightbeat)
of Prometheus & Nebula
The Once and Future King
part 5 of 6
Finally released 98.02.06
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Then rose the King and
moved his host by night,
and ever pushed Sir
Mordred, league by
league, back to the
sunset bound of
Lyonesse.
There the pursuer could
pursue no more, and he
that fled no further fly
the King.
Nor ever yet had Arthur
fought a fight like this
last, dim, weird battle
of the west, where
friend and foe were
shadows in the mist, and
friend slew friend not
knowing who he slew.
Last, a dead hush fell,
and there came a bitter
wind, clear from the
north, and blew the mist
aside, and the pale King
glanced across the field
of battle, but no man
was moving there, nor
any cry heard thereon.
Then spoke Arthur to
Sir Bedivere: "Alas,
on my heart hath fallen
confusion, till I know
not what I am, nor
whence I am, nor whether
I be King.
Behold, I seem but King
among the dead."
Then spoke the bold Sir
Bedivere: My King, king
everywhere! I still live
who love thee, but who
hates thee, he that
brought the heathen back
among us, yonder stands,
Mordred, unharmed, the
traitor of thine house."
Then spoke the King:
"My house hath been my
doom, but King am I,
whatsoever be their cry,
and one last act of
kinghood shalt thou see
yet, ere I pass."
And uttering this, the
King made at the man.
Then Mordred smote his
liege hard on that helm
wich many a sword had
beaten thin, while
Arthur at one blow,
striking the last stroke
with Excalibur, slew
him, and all but slain
himself, he fell.
(c) 1998 Carl Larsson
and (c) Nebula
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At first this sounded a lot like Dawn of Pendragon, but it quickly progressed into a climactic battle tune, then immediately falling into the aftermath - gloomy and dark. It's a nice touch how Nightbeat uses the emotion in music to tell a story like he does with the whole Once and Future King series. The Wicked Day is overall a very powerful piece if a bit short. Again this sounds professional, like it belongs in a movie. It sounds more like an entire orchestra than just a 12-channel s3m. It's really remarkable how Nightbeat manages to give each song its own identity (and using practically the same samples for each one, at that) while they all contribute to something greater than one song..