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The inspiration for Dragonvale’s score was to reinforce the peaceful and idyllic setting of the dragon parks. To do this I needed to create a style that would be pleasant to hear and emotionally lift the player into the right mood for the game. I wanted to avoid going for an “epic” score because I was trying to make sure the audience would feel more intimately connected to their parks. Once I determined what mood and scope the pieces should be I needed to come up with an instrument arrangement that would allow me to capture that expression and emotion. When the dust had settled I chose a handful of instrument to comprise the score…the Celtic harp, flute, recorder, oboe, clarinet, tambourine, triangle and nylon (classical) guitar...

Over the years I have received a ton of fan mail with some very good (and specific) questions about my work. One such email arrived this week and it was suggested that I “blog about it” for the answer. I think it’a a brilliant idea…so thank you Laurie Kretchmar for your suggestion!  I will answer your question about instruments in Dragonvale on my next post to this blog.

-Aubrey