This rip has been withdrawn in support of La La Land Records' official release, announced today and released on April 8. I ask that my rip no longer be shared or distributed or mirrored.

Thanks.

Massive kudos for this superb product, Sir. :)

Question: is this a *complete* rip, including 100% of the game music?

Thank you


If it's 01h:55m then it's complete ;).

This is beyond awesome. Grabbing it!

Second disc is up.

Fantastic :D Thanks so much :)

So essentially it's still a line-in rip?

So essentially it's still a line-in rip?

Yes, but with far fewer artifacts and not compressed.

Hi, would you check the links are really working? I have been trying to access the links for a while unsuccessfully...

Hi, would you check the links are really working? I have been trying to access the links for a while unsuccessfully...

I just randomly clicked several for both files, all worked. Don't know what could be the issue...

For some reason, no matter which browser i use, the above links do not work. Probably because i am accessing from overseas...?

i would deeply appreciate if you could kindly create mirrors...

In any case, thanks for your contribution.

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Or instead of mirrorcreator.com link, would you post the actual download links here if that is possible?

Thanks a lot.

Thank you big time!

Fantastic. Many thanks

well...I can't see the download link either...

The Quality is really awesome. I'm just wondering if Diviner's Theme, the original Mokai Theme and Rohn's Theme were not used in the game because I found them in an old gamerip and on the ost but this version does not include them.

yes they are not in the game. OST exclusive.

tazermonkey, would it be much trouble if you could upload all (even the unused ones) the tracks sepparated as they are in the game? i had got comfortable with an edit i had done out of the original rip and i would like to reconstruct it with your excellent quality files :)

thanks in advance

Thanks very much. Sound quality is awesome!!　You have done justice to this great score.

Ah, you know what this is, right?

It's win.

Thank you, Tazer, most sincerely... Finally that atrocious old rip can go in the bin.

I'd also like to add my voice to those who are (cheekily) asking for the original files, before editing? Or tell us where the various original cues are within your arrangement? I know it's a pain in the arse but it would be lovely to have (or be able to reconstruct) the cues in their original cuts. :)

EDIT: I'm sorry, I see that you already have...! Me stupid.

Thanks again!

did i sound cheeky? i'm not english, i wanted to sound polite...

Nonono, I was joking. :)

I just meant that I'm sure the poor guy had a helluva time doing what he's already done and would probably cry at the thought of uploading all over again.

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Nonono, I was joking. :)

I just meant that I'm sure the poor guy had a helluva time doing what he's already done and would probably cry at the thought of uploading all over again.

Ah, you know what this is, right?

It's win.

Thank you, Tazer, most sincerely... Finally that atrocious old rip can go in the bin.

I'd also like to add my voice to those who are (cheekily) asking for the original files, before editing? Or tell us where the various original cues are within your arrangement? I know it's a pain in the arse but it would be lovely to have (or be able to reconstruct) the cues in their original cuts. :)

EDIT: I'm sorry, I see that you already have...! Me stupid.

Thanks again!

You do know that was my rip and at the time i didn't have a good sound card, don't be so harsh.

tazermonkey, would it be much trouble if you could upload all (even the unused ones) the tracks sepparated as they are in the game?

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Holy Crap!! This is incredible!! Has to be the best version I've heard! Nice work, Tazer!!!

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Well as much as you and I enjoy album arrangements of things, many people want every single cue in existence. It's not so unusual.

I really don't think this is complete, but perhaps one of the most complete collections. Quality is good, but I'm not crazy about how the tracks are combined at all.


I actually had the music hall play while I recorded the whole thing on a DVD, then ripped it and cut the tracks up. The only problem mine has is the first track has a small skip and some are a little loud. :P
Need to re-edit it though.



The Quality is really awesome. I'm just wondering if Diviner's Theme, the original Mokai Theme and Rohn's Theme were not used in the game because I found them in an old gamerip and on the ost but this version does not include them.

Press Pause in game; there's Rohn's theme. The Diviner's theme, not sure, but I know it plays in the ending cut scene of the night-mission where you destroy the energy plant thing.
Don't recall the Mokai theme in-game.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Not such a cheap remark he made.

Even though I greatly appreciate your upload, I see his point. A true gamerip is most likely a straight rip of the game music, track by track, as it comes. But doing suites out of it is already a personal interpretation of this music, and each has his own approach to it, more or less artistically pertinent. (I didn't have time to listen to yours, but I guess you did some good job!)

That's why answering for a direct, un-reconstructed gamerip isn't so silly. In fact, I would be interested in it too, since my way of listening to music is rather "fragmented": I generally listen to each piece individually, trying to understand and feel its own particularity.

So, if you have time of course, please also upload the direct rip!

Not such a cheap remark he made.

Even though I greatly appreciate your upload, I see his point. A true gamerip is most likely a straight rip of the game music, track by track, as it comes. But doing suites out of it is already a personal interpretation of this music, and each has his own approach to it, more or less artistically pertinent. (I didn't have time to listen to yours, but I guess you did some good job!)
Quality is awesome,but i'd like the direct rip as well and arrange according to my own preference.
That's why answering for a direct, un-reconstructed gamerip isn't so silly. In fact, I would be interested in it too, since my way of listening to music is rather "fragmented": I generally listen to each piece individually, trying to understand and feel its own particularity.

So, if you have time of course, please also upload the direct rip!
Quality is awesome,but i'd like the direct rip too and arrange according to my own preference.

^First post edited for info. I mean it when I say I'm not making any promises, though.

You do know that was my rip and at the time i didn't have a good sound card, don't be so harsh.

Yes, I know it was your rip. Yes, I know that you worked hard on it. Yes, I appreciated your effort. And yes, this one is better. That's not harsh, it's honest. We went through all of this nonsense in 2007 and I don't intend to go through it again.

I'd rather ask for an mp3 version (but in higher bitrate than 128kbps) of this rerip. so if anyone will be so generous to convert FLAC to MP3 and share it here this would be just great. thanks in advance.

First post updated. Should have unedited rip up in FLAC sometime tomorrow.


I'd rather ask for an mp3 version (but in higher bitrate than 128kbps) of this rerip. so if anyone will be so generous to convert FLAC to MP3 and share it here this would be just great. thanks in advance.

I would greatly appreciate if someone else could do this.

I really really looking forward for a HQ full track by track rip too.

FLAC unedited tracks are up. Enjoy. :)

thanks! i'll upload the mp3 as soon as i can.

Solid-ares, do you want the undedited rip or the mixed-suite files?

Thank you man. I was hoping for a really HQ rip to appear someday but I gave up dreaming.

Thanks thanks thanks for posting what is for me the best videogame soundtrack to date :)

...And so it came to pass, that Win became Epic Win...

thanks! i'll upload the mp3 as soon as i can.

Solid-ares, do you want the undedited rip or the mixed-suite files?

mixed suite please ^_^

phew, thank god because since you hadnt responded, i had took the liberty of uploading that in the meantime. (i did not find much sense in uploading the raw files in lossy format...if someone wanted to edit them, mp3s was not good choice)

Here it is: link (http://www.multiupload.com/DEAZ9F4YXR)

phew, thank god because since you hadnt responded, i had took the liberty of uploading that in the meantime. (i did not find much sense in uploading the raw files in lossy format...if someone wanted to edit them, mp3s was not good choice)

Here it is: link (http://www.multiupload.com/DEAZ9F4YXR)

Thank you very much! and let the Force be with you! ;-)

MP3 link added to first post (Thanks Luke!)

EPIC!!!!!!!! The words cannot describe exactly what i felt when i found this post. A-MA-ZI-NG !!!! A thousand thanks wouldn't be enough....congrats on all the hard work you've done and more for sharing it. That's how John Debney's score for LAIR should be listened....FULL & FLAWLESS

really really really THANK YOU :) :) :) :) :)

Very cool. I love this score!

Wow...wonderful job. I'm through disc 1 of the "album presentation" and love it! Great quality and love the presentation. I did get the rip as well :)
Again, fantastic!

Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this. You work is much appreciated in bringing this to us!
Such a fantastic score...

Thanks for sharing this with us.

thanks for sharing man!!i'm looking for it for a long time!!

OK, now i have the links. Thanks again friend ;)

thank you

Thanks! :)

Thanks!
Can you tell me names of orchestra and chorus ?

Lair's music was performed with a 90-piece orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London, but I don't believe anything is noted about the chorus.

I'm certain the choral stuff is synth.

i love the music of Lair..,thanks a lot!

The choir is synth; the orchestra is the London Symphony Orchestra.

The definition of awesome :)
Many thanks!

Thanx for the credits ... and for the upload.

Direx

Thanks to Luke Skywalker and you, Tazer.

Updated first post, added rip of the game version of "Rohn's Theme." More updates possible soon...

Could someone please upload track called "Hope" - 1:53
i've downloaded complete score and it's missing:(

Could someone please upload track called "Hope" - 1:53
i've downloaded complete score and it's missing:(

I'll be uploading an entirely new rip over the next few days.

I'll be uploading an entirely new rip over the next few days.

That is great! :) Thanks! Please don't upload in "mirrorcreator" or "flameupload" server, i can't open the links in this two servers :(

Okay, so the first disc of the redone album presentation is uploaded, and I've just started disc 2.


Can you tell me names of orchestra and chorus ?

I know this was asked ages ago, but the game booklet credits an orchestra of London session musicians and the London Voices.

Also, for when I up the rip, is there greater demand for the "raw" files -- comparatively, no way I'm upping 96kHz files, guys, sorry -- or would you prefer the files after hiss reduction?

Both album discs are uploaded.

Thanks! That's a GREAT score!

What is the password for the first disc? The second one does not require a password but the first one does....

What is the password for the first disc? The second one does not require a password but the first one does....

Oops, forgot I did that. Password should be "tazed."

Sorry to say, but it is not "tazed". Can you please check and let us know. Thanks!!!



Oops, forgot I did that. Password should be "tazed."

That's the password for the .zip archive on my computer, which is exactly what was uploaded. I just checked.

Okay, so I am slightly confused. Is the only difference between this rip and your previous one how it was arranged and quality? Or is there more tracks?

The only new material is that the iTunes versions of Civilization Theme, Rohn's Theme, Diviner's Theme, and Mokai Theme (along with a snippet of Last Straw, and Darkness as a bonus) because I now consider those themes essential and the sound quality of the music that can ripped outside of the "concert hall" is severely compromised and is worse than the iTunes album. This is a new, higher quality rip of the "concert hall" material supplemented with official album material, if that makes sense. The only music ripped during gameplay included is the "bonus" of Rohn's Theme simply because I actually prefer it without the vocal and wanted it to be available, even if it doesn't sound so great.

Don't ask me why... but this time it worked!
Thanx a million for this great score!!!



That's the password for the .zip archive on my computer, which is exactly what was uploaded. I just checked.

Thanks for this great VG score

Thanks! The quality sound is great!

Okey doke, the third (and LAST) version of this has been uploaded, along with new album artwork including insert and discs. See first post for links and explanation.

Thanks for all your work!! Can't wait to listen to it!!!!

if anyone is still interested, the music crediting of the game is:

Music composed by John Debney
Orchestrations and additional music by Kevin Kaska
Music conducted by Nick Ingman
Performed by members from the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Symphony Orchestra and the London Voices
Erhu performed by Karen Han
Wind instruments performed by Pedro Eustache
Lyrics and vocals by Lisbeth Scott and Tanja Tzarovska

There is synth choir, probably to augment the sound of the real chorists. or maybe its sampled, and the performances for the samples were the london voices'.

All that work... nobody notices. Time for 'fugee face. :(

There is no such orchestra as the Royal Symphony Orchestra. BZZZT try again.

The orchestra was comprised of London session musicians. To ascribe any specific orchestra's moniker to the soundtrack is misleading. The "official" credits from the game are listed on the artwork I made that's now in the first post, as well as some of Debney's thoughts on composing the score I culled from an interview.

Also, the fact that the entire score was recorded in two days is mind boggling and makes my fingertips hurt from empathy.

Thanks for all your hard work, TazerMonkey. :)

Stupendous!

Thanks guys! Glad to know people are still interested in this score.

Thank you so much for your continuous efforts on this magnificent score!
I enjoyed every single revision of it. Hats off to you!

Is there any way this can be shared again?

Is there any way this can be shared again?

I will probably reupload, but will most likely wait another week or so to figure out how I want to go about it.

God I hate typing on my iPhone.

I will probably reupload, but will most likely wait another week or so to figure out how I want to go about it.

God I hate typing on my iPhone.
I second VampyreDjango's motion :)

Okay. The previous links are restored, see first post.

thank You!!!
interesting interview :)

Where can we download the mp3 version since that's what most people are after anyway?

The thought occurs that if one downloads the FLAC version, one can transcode it to whatever other format one desires. The further thought occurs that it's somewhat presumptuous to assume that "most people" are after the MP3. The final thought occurs that whilst the MP3 version can be derived from the FLAC, but not vice-versa, it is logical to concentrate on keeping the FLAC download alive first since it has the capacity to please all whereas any other would only please a subset of individuals.

A postscript thought occurs that in the current climate of filesharing, combined with the inescapable fact of this splendid album being offered for free, one should express gratitude for what one does have rather than grouse about what one doesn't.

Why is it that not one person in ANY thread (not just this one) with similar complaints EVER takes the initiative, downloads the FLAC, and uploads an MP3 version of their own in order to assist their fellow downloaders?

I have just updated the first post with links to the unedited rip -- the files recorded from the Concert Hall, as well as the in-game version of Rohn's Theme (no vocal) and the end credits, which, as explained above, are not of the same fidelity but are included for completeness. The only processing has been to trim the leads and tails and downsampled to CD quality as I don't have the bandwidth to upload 96kHz/32-bit files. Also included are the AAC files from the iTunes album of the themes not included in the ripped files.

So, once again there's two choices: this rip is available in my album presentation or unedited to be used as you see fit. Enjoy. :)

This score is awesome.

I had some crappy rip I downloaded a few years ago. Thanks for this full high quality release. Highly appreciated. One of my favorite game scores so far. It has everything I like in epic/bombastic music.

Album re-upped. Both album and unedited links should be working.

Album re-upped. Both album and unedited links should be working.


Thanks Taze!

Old links were almost all dead. Uploaded to Peeje; see first post.

This is odd to post a request in my own thread, but I was wondering if anyone might happen to possess a rip of (holy of holies) the Debney promo that appears to mirror the iTunes track list or the Kaska promo in FLAC or another lossless format...

New edit uploaded. Slightly remastered for clarity, edited into a different album presentation for convenience and limiting redundancy. This is now my preferred version. Enjoy. :)

Thanks for updating this again!! :)

Thanks again for all your work!!!!

Thank you

Can't wait to hear this! I have never played the game (because I don't have a PS3) but the whole dragonrider premis and John Debney was enough for me! Thanks!

^Pretty much a guarantee that if you're a fan of Debney (i.e. "Cutthroat Island") you'll like "Lair."

RE: the premise, to be honest, I have absolutely no idea what the title has to do with the game or the story. I think maybe the title is a holdover from an earlier iteration of the game that just happened to stick because it sounded cool in relation to dragons. As is, the story isn't bad but just a bit underdeveloped. If the game had been a fully-fleshed out RPG instead of just a fairly generic arcade flying shooter, it could have been really cool.

The music is top tier, though. Gargantuan, bold, and dramatic. It's too bad that Debney doesn't often get to cut loose like he's able to here.

Can someone please post the Mp3 as other people have requested too?
btw does anyone also have the link to download the official soundtrack? All the ones I found are dead.

^I don't understand your post.

1) It's embarrassingly easy to convert from FLAC to mp3. If you have any computer savvy at all (and because you are on this forum, you clearly do), it will take you a fraction of the time it would take someone else to upload an mp3 version of the album. Not to mention that mp3 is obviously of lesser quality than FLAC. If one version is to be provided, and considering the clusterf#$@ that is the world of file sharing today one version is all that I have time to maintain, it should probably be the best possible version, yes? (This also explains why I no longer upload the "bare" rip, because it doubles the bandwidth of the archives I have to maintain and, for me, it is less satisfying.)

2) The official iTunes soundtrack is also lossy (although 256kbps AAC vs. mp3), dynamically compressed, and contains just a little over half the music offered in this version, which also contains all the music that is "exclusive" to the official album. I have never found the official album shared in its native AAC (not in an active link, anyway) and had to purchase it to obtain that music in the best available form for my edit (as I could not obtain a copy of the pressed promo CDs). It is inferior to what is offered here, other than the fact that it is "official" and this edit is not.

I hope that explains my reasoning. Others are welcome to offer either, but I won't be providing an mp3 link or the iTunes album.

Hmmm is it just me or are the links not working?

The links are down due to MediaFire's new Draconian policies. I'll re-up to a new host in the next couple of days.

thanks TazerMonkey for the announcement upload

Re-upped. New links in first post.

To say this music is epic is a serious understatement, thanks a million for the re-up!

^Pretty much a guarantee that if you're a fan of Debney (i.e. "Cutthroat Island") you'll like "Lair."

RE: the premise, to be honest, I have absolutely no idea what the title has to do with the game or the story. I think maybe the title is a holdover from an earlier iteration of the game that just happened to stick because it sounded cool in relation to dragons. As is, the story isn't bad but just a bit underdeveloped. If the game had been a fully-fleshed out RPG instead of just a fairly generic arcade flying shooter, it could have been really cool.

The music is top tier, though. Gargantuan, bold, and dramatic. It's too bad that Debney doesn't often get to cut loose like he's able to here.


But how to convert it quickly without having to rename every track in the ID tag?

I will have to bookmark this for later, but in the meantime have my thanks in advance.

But how to convert it quickly without having to rename every track in the ID tag?

What are you using to convert the files? Foobar does it in seconds and keeps all the tags.

Some potentially great news: it appears that after six years, La La Land Records is preparing to release an official, physical LAIR soundtrack sometime this year!

FYI, if/when an official announcement is made, I intend to take down and withdraw this rip in support of La La Land's release, barring some unforeseen circumstance.

Now that is some great news, if it is true! Looking forward to it.

re-uplaud pls =(

LLL

Still no La-La Land announcement. :(

Since a post today by MV Gerhard on the FSM forums indicated that it will still be some time before La-La Land (or any other label) will be able to release Lair, I decided to go ahead and restore the original post of this thread with art and a track listing, as well as adding new MEGA links. Since Herr Salat's upload is still active, I added that to the OP as well (hopefully he won't mind).

Thanks for your original share John Debney - Lair (FLAC RIP) and recent re-up. Unfortunatelly it seems you have forgotten to provide pasword for file JDLRIP.7z.

Edit
Thanks for fixing.

Should be fixed now. Sorry :/

Thanks.

Thanks Man :)

Nice one!! Thanks a lot Mister(s) !!!

Well, it's finally happened...

This rip is now withdrawn in support of La La Land Records' official release, announced today and to be released on April 8. I ask that my rip no longer be shared or distributed or mirrored. If you downloaded this and liked it, it would probably be a good idea to reward La La Land for their efforts. It might be interesting to compare their release with the various rips.

Thanks for understanding.

That's awesome news. Thanks for putting forth the effort to have your own rip set up until this happened!

from LLL release

This official release contains almost everything important. Only major thing missing (for me personally) is the first epic minute of the epilogue.

Tazermonkey, do you still have this?

If so can you re-up just this part, mentioned above, missing from the LLL release please? Somebody posted an mp3 version, from your rip. 52-epilogue

Thank you much in advance :)

Tazermonkey, do you still have this?

If so can you re-up just this part, mentioned above, missing from the LLL release please? Somebody posted an mp3 version, from your rip. 52-epilogue

Thank you much in advance :)

You, my friend, are in luck. I actually thought that I had deleted my rip but I found a copy in my backup. I will happily upload that track, but since I'd prefer to only have to upload once, is there any other material that was in my rip but absent from the LLL release that anyone would like reposted? I'll wait a couple days to give people a chance to request.

btw, just in case the one I have have labelled as 52 epilogue is renamed

the epilogue is ~4 min and beings very loudly (the large orchestral part cut from LLL)

Also,

Was there ever an orchestral recording of the Battle Variation #1 -- the hero? They included the synth version on LLL but Ive never heard the full rip so I don't know if there is an orchestral version too or not

Here's the epilogue: 52 - Epilogue.flac (https://mega.co.nz/#!dh5V3Koa!P9B9rV3OoMpzwEq5itZj_LjT3kEX2hQ4MYKZJA1 TZnY)


Was there ever an orchestral recording of the Battle Variation #1 -- the hero? They included the synth version on LLL but Ive never heard the full rip so I don't know if there is an orchestral version too or not

I don't believe there's an orchestrated version of this.