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Shadow of the Raven
Studio album by
Nox Arcana
ReleasedAugust 20, 2007
GenreGothic, Dark ambient, Neoclassical
LabelMonolith Graphics
Nox Arcana chronology
Blood of the Dragon
(2006) 		Shadow of the Raven
(2007) 		Grimm Tales
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Fangoria Magazine [1]
Flames Rising [2]
Gothic Beauty [3]

Shadow of the Raven is the eighth album by gothic duo Nox Arcana. This time the composers Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski honor Edgar Allan Poe, the author of "The Masque of the Red Death", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Fall of the House of Usher, "The Tell-Tale Heart" and other tales of suspense and horror, as well as the famous poem "The Raven".[4] Nox Arcana's Shadow of the Raven was cited in the academic book Handbook of Intermediality: Literature - Image - Sound - Music in reference to the vast legacy of Poe's works in music.[5]

The classical, symphonic instrumental music is primarily made up of piano, violin, pipe organ, harpsichord and some music box melodies that have been described as suspenseful and melancholy. The album is introduced with a brief narrative. Subtle yet effective sound effects are peppered throughout the music, providing accompaniment to several of Poe's most famous literary works.[6]

Track listing

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Music composed and performed by Joseph Vargo and William Piotrowski.

  1. ”Darkest Hour" — 1:41
  2. "Melancholia" — 3:01
  3. "Descent Into Madness" — 3:25
  4. "The House of Usher" — 2:04
  5. "Madeline’s Lament" — 2:14
  6. "Haunted Memories" — 4:17
  7. "Annabel Lee" — 3:09
  8. "Legacy of Sorrow" — 2:34
  9. "The Black Cat" — 0:55
  10. "The Cask of Amontillado" — 3:15
  11. "Mysteries of the Night" — 4:03
  12. "Midnight Dreary" — 1:09
  13. "The Raven" — 3:20
  14. "Morbid Reminiscence" — 3:13
  15. "Lenore" — 3:24
  16. "A Dream Within A Dream" — 2:59
  17. "The Tell-Tale Heart" — 1:20
  18. "Murders in the Rue Morgue" — 2:47
  19. "The Pit and the Pendulum" — 3:16
  20. "Masque of the Red Death" — 4:43
  21. "Nevermore" — 6:16
  • The song "Nevermore" ends at 3:30, but it is followed by two hidden tracks: the first hidden track starts at 4:00 and ends at 4:35; the second hidden track starts at 5:05 and ends at 6:16. This two hidden tracks consist of sounds of digging and muffled screams as of someone being buried alive. This seems to reference a few of Poe's stories, The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Black Cat, in which the victim was either buried or entombed alive.

References

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  1. ^ Fangoria review
  2. ^ Flames Rising review
  3. ^ Gothic Beauty
  4. ^ "On eve of 200th birthday, Edgar Allan Poe still chills readers". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  5. ^ Rippl, Gabriele (July 20, 2015). Rippl, Gabriele (ed.). Handbook of Intermediality: Literature - Image - Sound - Music. Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter. p. 506. doi:10.1515/9783110311075. ISBN 9783110308365.
  6. ^ "Review and description". Flames Rising. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
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