The Magic of the Wizard's Dream

"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream"
Single by Rhapsody featuring Christopher Lee
from the album Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret
Released	March 29, 2005
Recorded	2004-2005
Length	4:26(Album version) 3:42 (Duet version)
Label	Steamhammer Records
Songwriter(s)	Luca Turilli, Alex Staropoli
Producer(s)	Joey DeMaio
Rhapsody singles chronology
"Holy Thunderforce" (2000) "The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" (2005) "Reign of Terror" (2010)

"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" is the third single recorded by Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody, released in 2005.

The title track was originally part of their 2004 album Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret and is reproposed here in basically two versions: one with a slightly faster tempo and the album one. The faster version is sung by Fabio Lione, with Christopher Lee as a guest, in four different languages (English, Italian, French and German) plus an orchestral mix of the English one.

Other songs include "Autumn Twilight", a fast-paced track, and "Lo Specchio d'Argento" ("The Silver Mirror") a power ballad with Italian lyrics.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (English version)"	3:42
2.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (Italian version)"	3:41
3.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (French version)"	3:42
4.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (German version)"	3:43
5.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (orchestral version)"	3:42
6.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (album version)"	4:26
7.	"Autumn Twilight"	3:36
8.	"Lo Specchio d'Argento"	4:15

Release

An alternate release of the single exists, ^[1] where tracks 3, 4, 5 and 7 are not present, replaced by "The Last Angels' Call" (from Symphony of Enchanted Lands II: The Dark Secret )

CD slim box single track list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (English version)"	3:42
2.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (Italian version)"	3:41
3.	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream (Album version)"	4:26
4.	"Lo Specchio d'Argento"	4:15
5.	"The Last Angels' Call"	4:39

Personnel

Rhapsody of Fire

• Fabio Lione – vocals
• Luca Turilli – guitars
• Alex Staropoli – keyboards
• Alex Holzwarth – drums
• Patrice Guers – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Christopher Lee – vocals
• Manuel Staropoli – flute
• Dominique Leurquin – guitars

Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra

Emil Nosek – violin František Hrubý – violin Hana Roušarová – violin Hana Tesařová – violin Jan Nedoma – violin Jana Štípková – violin Jitka Hanáková – violin Milan Lapka – violin Miroslav Křivánek – violin Přemysl Roušar – violin Dana Blahutová – violin Hana Bílková – violin Jan Kotulan – violin Jaroslav Aladzas – violin Jitka Šuranská – violin Josef Geryk – violin Josef Kubelka – violin Josef Vyžrálek – violin Leo Sláma – violin Yvona Fialová – violin Dana Božková – viola Juraj Petrovič – viola Lucie Dümlerová – viola

Michaela Slámová – viola Miroslav Kašný – viola Oldřich Šebestík – viola Pavel Novák – viola Roman Janů – viola Alexandr Erml – celli David Kefer – celli Erich Hulín – celli Hana Škarpová – celli Zdenka Aladzasová – celli Zuzana Ermlová – celli Josef Horák – double bass Michal Pášma – double bass Pavel Juřík – double bass Vladimír Hudeček – double bass Vítězslav Pelikán – double bass Jana Holásková – flute Jiřina Vodičková – flute Vladimír Vodička – flute Krista Hallová – oboe Svatopluk Holásek – oboe Aleš Pavlorek – clarinet Jiří Kundl – clarinet

Jaroslav Janoštík – bassoon Václav Kaniok – bassoon František Vyskočil – French horn Jiří Zatloukal – French horn Josef Číhal – French horn Milan Kubát – French horn Rudolf Linner – French horn Vlastimil Kelar – French horn Pavel Skopal – trumpet Rostislav Killar – trumpet Zdeněk Macek – trumpet Ivan Dřínovský – trombone Milan Tesař – trombone Roman Sklenář – trombone Miloslav Žváček – tuba Lucie Vápová – harp

Production

• Joey DeMaio – production
• Petr Pololáník – orchestra conductor

References

1. "Rhapsody of Fire - the Magic of the Wizard's Dream - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".