The Magic of the Wizard's Dream

Infobox Single
Name = The Magic of the Wizard's Dream


Artist = Rhapsody
from Album =
B-side =
Released = 29th March 2005
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Symphonic metal
Length = 30:45
Label = Steamhammer / SPV
Writer =
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Holy Thunderforce" (1999)
This single = "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" (2005)
Next single = -
Misc =

The Magic of the Wizard's Dream, released in 2005, is Rhapsody's fourth single. The song featured first appeared in the album "". However, Christopher Lee only performed as a narrator and did not sing, despite wanting to. The band then decided to meet again in December 2004 to re-record "The Magic Of The Wizard’s Dream" with Lee and Fabio Lione singing a duet.

Lee has command of over 12 languages, therefore it was not a problem to record the song in four different languages: English, German, French and Italian. A video of the English version was shot by director Neil Johnson in High Definition. It featured a 40-piece orchestra and a 20-piece choir.

In addition to the four language versions the band also produced two brand new studio tracks, the fast "Autumn Twilight" and the slower and traditionally influenced "Lo Specchio D’Argento" whose appear on the digipack version.

Track listing

#"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" - Original English (duet w/ Lee)
#"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" - Italian (duet w/ Lee)
#"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" - French (duet w/ Lee)
#"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" - German (duet w/ Lee)
#"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" - Orchestral English (duet w/ Lee)
#"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" - Album version
#"Autumn Twilight" (digipack version only)
#"Lo Specchio D'Argento" (digipack version only)

Line-up

* Christopher Lee - vocals
* Fabio Lione - vocals
* Luca Turilli - guitars
* Alex Staropoli - keyboards
* Patrice Guers - bass
* Alex Holzwarth - drums
* Manuel Staropoli - flute

External links

* [http://www.mightyrhapsody.com Rhapsody's Official website]
* [http://www.christopherleeweb.com/ Christopher Lee's official website]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5324556423275876921 Music video (English version)]