The complete audio from Don Bluth's legendary laserdisc arcade trilogy — Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, and Dragon's Lair II — presented as full playthrough recordings. Each game gets attract mode and playthrough audio in English and Spanish.
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The "playthrough" tracks are essentially the entire game's audio as a continuous piece. The bonus tracks are fascinating: Koto's "Dragon's Legend" and "Dragon's Megamix" are Eurobeat/Hi-NRG arrangements of the game's themes — a wild genre departure.
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 appears because Dragon's Lair II used classical music extensively. "Dragon's Lair - The Movie" references the attempted film adaptation. Voice-only and music & sound effects separated versions let you appreciate the components individually.
These games were revolutionary in 1983 — full Don Bluth animation in arcades was genuinely shocking. The audio preserves not just music but the complete theatrical experience of watching hand-drawn animation react to your quarter.