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Karl Preusser and the Music of the Lance

trhickman — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:56:38 +0000

DISTANT SHORES: Dragonlance Soundtrack Composer Karl Preusser
This time we interview Karl Preusser, the composer of the music for the Dragonlance movie. You can find him on MySpace or browse his website.

Also, if you are interested in the innovative way the music was recorded, you can visit the orchestra.net website.

Finally, two important groups contributed to the magnificent sound of Karl’s score: the Mila Vocal Ensemble and the Musica Antiqua. We hope you’ll take a moment and visit the sites of these two astonishing groups.

The Music Cues List in the Dragonhearth Podcast:
The following music cues and their position in the podcast is as follows:

(01:06 – 02:56) Forestmaster
(06:31 – 07:44) Main Title
(10:53 – 12:00) Tanis Theme & Goldmoon Resurrection (short)
(15:30 – 16:17) Traveling Back to Solace
(17:23 – 19:06) Dragonarmies
(29:03 – 31:29) Tanis Theme & Goldmoon Resurrection (long)
(32:52 – 34:05) Qualinesti Hymn

These times are taken from the original source files for the podcast and are timed from the beginning of the podcast itself before the addition of any bumpers for Farpoint Media. All music used in the podcast is from the upcoming movie soundtrack except for the opening and closing theme and the music for ‘The Immortals’ promo.

CAPTAIN’S CABIN: the Qualinesti Hymn
In addition to hearing it on our podcast, you can see an online video which Laura and I created for the Gencon Game Convention which also shows some of the background art from the film set to the incredible sound of the Qualinesti Hymn. You can view low resolution versions of of this at The Dragonlance Movie Website and on YouTube or you can view a higher resolution version on the DragonHearth Productions Website.

Episode 21: September 22, 2007
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Live from Gencon 2007

trhickman — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:56:38 +0000

DISTANT SHORES Dragonhearth Live at Gencon 2007.
An exhausted Tracy and Laura Hickman welcome guest to the DragonHearth at the Gencon Game Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Episode 20 / August 31st. 2007
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Prague Symphony and Guitar Hero

trhickman — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:56:38 +0000

UNCHARTED TERRITORIES Dragonlance Soundtrack and the Prague Symphony
We hope everyone will get acquainted with Karl Preusser, the composer of the music for the Dragonlance movie. You can find him on MySpace or browse his website at www.karlpreusser.com.

Also, if you are interested in the innovative way the music was recorded, you can visit the orchestra.net website.

CREATIVE ENGINE Playing Guitar Hero
If somehow you’ve missed the whole Guitar Hero wave, the wikipedia is a good place to start.

CAPTAIN’S CABIN: Gencon Preview
For information, please visit the Gencon website.

Episode 19 / July 30th, 2007
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J. C. Hutchin’s ’7th Son’

trhickman — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:56:38 +0000

PORT OF CALL: J.C. Hutchins ’7th Son’
If you are interested is listening the this original audio book series, you can get 7th Son: Book One – Descent, 7th Son: Book Two – Deceit, and 7th Son: Book Three – Destruction at www.podiobooks.com.

Episode #18 / June 20th, 2007

My Favorite Piratical Things

trhickman — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:56:38 +0000

Distant Shores: Pirate Movies Actually Worth Watching
If you have already spent your money on a bad pirate movie, perhaps you would now like to see a few GOOD ones! We recommend the following as a lot of fun…

The Sea Hawks
(Errol Flynn)

The Pirate
(Gene Kelly and Judy Garland)

Cutthroat Island
(Gena Davis and Matthew Modine)

Pirates of the Golden Age:
Against All Flags
Yankee Buckaneer
Double Crossbones
Buccaneer Girl

Veggie Tales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown
(Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything)

Muppet Treasure Island

Captain Blood
(Errol Flynn)

The Crimson Pirate
(Burt Lancaster)

News and Mail: Convention Report
The only convention Laura and I will be attending this year will be the Gencon Gaming Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. We’re especially pleased that we’ll be performing a special edition of our ‘Killer Breakfast’. Gencon has even given us our own page on their website and you can now watch the Safety Presentation Video online. You can also get information about all our other Gencon events.

Uncharted Territories: My Favorite Piratical Things
That they might feel better about pirates in general after the latest movie release, we thought you might want to sing along with Laura’s song in the podcast. Here are the lyrics

My Favorite Piratical Things

Boots that are shiny and swashes that buckle
Gaudy big rubies, a pair of brass knuckles
Cutlasses flash as they strike with a ring
These are my favorite piratical things.

Blackbeard and Bonnie and tales of Port Royal
Taking a prize at the end of a foil;
Hearty rough men in a chorus all sing
These are my favorite piratical things.

High Jolly Roger and deep buried treasure;
throw in a couple of skulls for good measure;
Erol Flynn given a rope always swings
These are my favorite piratical things.

Swab the decks and … stop the fighting,
Eat your tack and limes
Then simply remember Piratical things
And sail away to good times.

Tall ships with mast heads and filled with good plunder
Grapple with hooks and then split them asunder.
Thunderous yells, cannonballs on the wing
These are my favorite piratical things.

Women with corsets and sultry eyelashes
Passionate kisses to foaming sea splashes
Rogues who have stolen the bride of a king
These are my favorite piratical things.

Tempest filled oceans and epic sea battle
Burry the treasure ‘cause dead men don’t tattle
Traitorous dogs walk the plank as they sing,
These are my favorite piratical things.

Swab the decks and … stop the fighting,
Eat your tack and limes
Then simply remember Piratical things
And sail away to good times.

Episode #17 / May 31st, 2007
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Soundtrack to Write by and Fossle Fuels

trhickman — Sat, 05 May 2007 19:56:38 +0000

CREATIVE ENGINE, Soundtracks to write by
NEWS AND MAIL
STATUS REPORT
UNCHARTED TERRITORIES Dr. Leopold Van Der Kvak and Fossle Fuels
CAPTAIN’S CABIN, PBS, Mormons and a gift.

Episode #16 / May 5th, 2007
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How to be Famous and Guido the Gimlet of Ghent

trhickman — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:56:38 +0000

CREATIVE ENGINE, How to be famous
NEWS AND MAIL
STATUS REPORT
CAPTAIN’S CABIN, Guido the Gimlet of Ghent, a satirical romance of chivalry.

Episode #15 / March 29th, 2007
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Jason Marsden Interview

trhickman — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:56:38 +0000

PORT OF CALL, Jason Marsden interview
NEWS AND MAIL
CREATIVE ENGINE, Don’t share worlds
UNCHARTED TERRITORIES, Academy of Hickman Awards
CAPTAIN’S CABIN, New Series Announced.

Episode #14 / February 24th, 2007
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Battlelore plus Purposive and Reflective Art

trhickman — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:56:38 +0000

Distant Shores BattleLore review
News and Mail
Creative Engine Purposive and Reflective Art
Status Report
Captains Cabin the Gift of Dreams.

Episode #13 / January 24th, 2007
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Caroline Gelabert Interview

trhickman — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:56:38 +0000

PORT OF CALL Interview with Caroline Gelabert the voice of Laurana in the new Dragonlance movie
DISTANT SHORES Reading of the Prologue from Dragons of the Highlord Skies
UNCHARTED TERRITORIES Twas the Night Before Podcast
CAPTAIN’S CABIN Lauras Christmas Poem.

Episode #12 / December 23rd, 2007
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How Not to be Famous plus Steve Alten

trhickman — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:56:38 +0000

DISTANT SHORES Stranger than Fiction
MAIL CALL questions and answers
CREATIVE ENGINE Everything I learned about how not to be famous
STATUS REPORT Current status on upcoming projects
PORT OF CALL Steve Alten and Adopt an Author program

Episode #11 / November 21st, 2006
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Halloween and Buggham Grange

trhickman — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:56:38 +0000

PORT OF CALL: Dead Gentlemen’s The Gamers and Dorkness Rising
The Dead Gentlemen’s films ‘The Gamers’ and their new “Dornkess Rising” movies are a ‘critical hit’ with gamers. Check out the original ‘Gamers’ and ‘Dorkness Rising’ trailers here!

UNCHARTED TERRITORIES: My Star Fleet Memories
As always, the Star Trek website can give you the latest on what’s going on in Starfleet. You can check out the details behind the scenes of the Remastering of Original Episodes and also get the latest on the Christie’s Auction.

CREATIVE ENGINE: What’s REALLY scary?
Laura talks about horror, terror and suspense — and what makes for a really GOOD scare!

STATUS REPORT: Current status on upcoming projects

CAPTAIN’S CABIN: A special Halloween Treat Tracy reads Stephen Leacock’s Buggham Grange A Good Old Ghost Story.

Tracy reads Stephen Leacock’s “Buggham Grange: A Good Old Ghost Story”. Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) (Wikipaedia) was a Canadian humorist writer and lecturer as well as the William Dow Professor of Political Economy and chair of the Department of Economics and Political Science at McGill University. His parodies of some of the most popular genres in fiction are found in his ‘Nonsense Novels‘ and ‘Winsome Winnie’. My personal favorites of his literary works, however, are his ‘Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town‘ (free text download / audio / iTunes) and ‘Arcadian Adventures among the Idle Rich’ (free text download).

Episode #10 / Thursday, October 19th, 2006
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Starting Authors and James Christensen Part 2

trhickman — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:56:38 +0000

PORT OF CALL Perspectives of Starting Authors
MAIL CALL News about Writers Workshop and a question about writing partnerships
CREATIVE ENGINE Part II of James Chrstensen interview
STATUS REPORT Current status on upcoming projects including the Dragonlance Movie
CAPTAIN’S CABIN The Author and the Doorknob.

Episode #9 / September 21st, 2006
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Live from DRAGONCON 2006

trhickman — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 19:56:38 +0000

DRAGONHEARTH LIVE from the Dragon*con Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

Special Edition / September 4th, 2006
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Live from GENCON 2006

trhickman — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:56:38 +0000

GENCON LIVE from the Gencon Game Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Special Edition / August 12th, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: Charlotte, North Carolina

trhickman — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:56:38 +0000

BOOK TOUR PODCAST from the Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Charlotte, North Carolina

Special Edition / August 1, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: Lexington, Kentucky

trhickman — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:56:38 +0000

BOOK TOUR PODCAST from the Joseph-Beth Bookstore in Lexington, Kentucky.

Special Edition / July 31st, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: Highlands Ranch, Colorado

trhickman — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:56:38 +0000

BOOK TOUR PODCAST from the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Special Edition / July 28th, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: Fort Lewis, Washington

trhickman — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:56:38 +0000

BOOK TOUR PODCAST from the Main Exchange Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington.

Special Edition / July 27th, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: San Diego, California

trhickman — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:56:38 +0000

DragonHearth Special Edition #5: by Tracy & Laura Hickman

BOOK TOUR PODCAST featuring Margaret Weis and Tracy & Laura Hickman from the Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore in San Diego, California.

Special Edition / July 26th, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: Comic Con in San Diego

trhickman — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:56:38 +0000

BOOK TOUR PODCAST featuring Dragonlance Movie Director Will Meugniot from Comic Con in San Diego, California.

Special Edition / July 24th, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: Novi, Michigan

trhickman — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 19:56:38 +0000

BOOK TOUR PODCAST from Novi, Michigan.

Special Edition / July 15th, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: Cincinnati, Ohio

trhickman — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:56:38 +0000

BOOK TOUR PODCAST from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Special Edition / July 14th, 2006
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BOOKTOUR EDITION: Chicago, Illinois

trhickman — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:56:38 +0000

BOOK TOUR PODCAST Announcing Keifer Sutherland as the voice of Raistlin in the Dragonlance Movie

Special Edition / July 13th, 2007
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Antiques Roadshow and James Christensen

trhickman — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:56:38 +0000

UNCHARTED TERRITORIES Grampa’s Helmets and Antique Roadshow

NEWS AND MAIL …

STATUS REPORT …

CREATIVE ENGINE James Christensen and the process of imagination …

CAPTAIN’S CABIN Todd Reiser’s music of Chrystalmir Lake.

Episode #8 / June 27th, 2006
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Reading from ‘Dragons of the Dwarven Depths’

trhickman — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:56:38 +0000

Episode 7…SPECIAL VOYAGE … STATUS REPORT … CAPTAIN’S CABIN reading from Dragonlance the Lost Chronicles … Dragons of the Dwarven Depths.

Mismatched Footwear and the S.S. Poseidon

trhickman — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:56:38 +0000

Episode 6…PORTS OF CALL DragonHearth Appearances … MAIL CALL … THE CREATIVE ENGINE Artists without matching footwear … STATUS REPORT … UNCHARTED TERRITORIES … Advice for passengers on the S.S. Poseidon … CAPTAIN’S CABIN The Immortals podiobook.

Oblivion, Time Travellers and Song of Goldmoon

trhickman — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:56:38 +0000

Episode 5…PORTS OF CALL Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion … MAIL CALL … THE CREATIVE ENGINE Dan Browns Lawsuit … STATUS REPORT … UNCHARTED TERRITORIES … Rules for the Time Travellers Field Guide … CAPTAIN’S CABIN Song of Goldmoon by Mary Kovarik.

GAMA Convetion and Matrix Game Design

trhickman — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:56:38 +0000

Episode 4…UNCHARTED TERRITORIES the GAMA Game Convention … MAIL CALL … PORTS OF CALL Legends of the Twins rpg supplement … CREATIVE ENGINE game designing matrix … STATUS REPORT … CAPTAIN’S CABIN The Dragonlance Movie.

Ideas Tour and Mystic Empires Reading

trhickman — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:56:38 +0000

Episode 3 — Uncharted Territories How Far to go for Ideas … Mail Call New Questions and Comments system … Creative Engine Fighters, Talkers and Gamers … Status Report … Distant Shores Third and Final Mystic Empires Chapter Reading by Laura Hickman.

Water Rockets, Marbles and a new Chapter

trhickman — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:56:38 +0000

Episode 2 — Uncharted Territories The Hickman Water Rocket Space Program Creative Engine Marbles and the Structure of Games and Stories Status Report Distant Shores a second Mystic Empires Chapter Reading by Laura Hickman.

Dragonhearth launches at Christmas

trhickman — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 19:56:38 +0000

Special Holiday Podcast — Distant Shores Naught and Nice Procurement Status Report Ports of Call Preview Chapter from Mystic Empires read by Laura Hickman Tracy sings his Christmas song, and a Napoleon Dynamite Christmas.