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''Necronomicon'' is the second album by Neoclassical darkwave/dark ambient musical duo Nox Arcana published by Monolith Graphics on October 10, 2004. The music is inspired by the stories of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and is a tribute to the Cthulhu Mythos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview with Joseph Vargo for ''Necronomicon'' )〕 == Theme == Orchestra, string instruments, drums, pipes, guitars and choirs are accented by ominous chanting, strange sound effects and brief narratives that combine to tell the story of an alchemist who dares to raise an ancient race of otherworldly beings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Music reviewer describes album characteristics )〕 The "language of the Old Ones" developed by Lovecraft as a literary plot element but considered by many to be unpronouncable, is effectively spoken aloud by Joseph Vargo on several of the tracks. Vargo, who is a huge fan of Lovecraft's work, also illustrated the CD packaging to appear as he imagined the famed fictional book to be from Lovecraft's descriptions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Gaming Report )〕 A hidden track on the CD also contains the phrase "Klaatu barada nikto", a well-known quote from the film ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' and ''Army of Darkness'', which in turn borrowed thematic elements from Lovecraft. Some of the songs titles are also titles of Lovecraft stories, such as "The Nameless City" and "The Haunter of the Dark", while others song titles such as Azathoth, Dagon, Nyarlathotep, Cthulhu and the Great Old Ones are the names of gods, demons or other supernatural entities from Lovecraft's fiction. A chapter in the book, ''The Strange Sound of Cthulhu: Music Inspired by the Writings of H. P. Lovecraft'' was devoted to this album. Nox Arcana's ''Necronomicon'' along with their later tribute to the Cthulhu mythos ''Blackthorn Asylum'' received mention in Gordon Kerr's book ''Cthulhu: Dark Fantasy, Horror & Supernatural Movies.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Necronomicon (Nox Arcana album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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