CD theater Dragon Quest I

CD theater Dragon Quest I
Released	1991-07-19
Composer	Koichi Sugiyama
Arranger	Koichi Sugiyama
Performer	Various
Publisher	Enix
Catalog #	ECD-001
Medium	1 CD + 1 booklet
Tracks	13
Length	74:33

CD theater Dragon Quest I (CDシアター ドラゴンクエストI), also referred as Dragon Quest I CD theater, is drama CD of Dragon Quest. Along with the drama play, the album includes arranged melodies from the game.

This was the first of the CD theater series of drama play albums that recount the basic plot of the Dragon Quest games, based on the novelizations, with voice actors and arranged music. The series consists of the CD album plus and 48-page illustrated booklet to give further ambiance to the narration.

The album and booklet were released on 19 July 1991 by Enix, catalog number ECD-001. The package was sold as a book rather than an album, with ISBN 4900527688. Apparently, Apollon Incorporated also released a single track version, sold as an album, on 31 July 1991, catalog number APCG-4017 and JAN 4988015039658.

Tracks

1. "Alefguard" ("アレフガルド"); 5:12
2. "Overture" ("目覚め"); 1:00
3. "Chateau Ladutorm" ("謁見～闇の使者～太陽の石～ロトの石盤"); 8:20
4. "Galai" ("ガライの墓"); 8:36
5. "Maira" ("マイラの村"); 4:10
6. "Roto's Token" ("銀の竪琴～ロトの紋章"); 6:56
7. "Melchidor" ("妖精の笛"); 3:40
8. "Domdora" ("戦闘 VS悪魔の騎士"); 6:39
9. "Dungeon" ("戦闘 VS影の騎士"); 4:53
10. "Rimuldar" ("宿屋～ローラ"); 8:27
11. "Devil's Island" ("ロトの剣); 4:42
12. "Dragon Load"[sic] ("決戦 VS竜王"); 8:25
13. "Finale" ("夜明け～旅立ち～凱旋"); 3:30

Booklet contents

1. Alefguard (アレフガルド)
2. Awakening (目覚め)
3. Imperial Audience (謁見)
4. Dark Messenger (闇の使者)
5. Stones of Sunlight (太陽の石)
6. Roto's Monolith (ロトの石盤)
7. Galai's Tomb (ガライの墓)
8. In the Village (マイラの村)
9. Silver Harp (銀の竪琴)
10. Roto's Token (ロトの紋章)
11. Fairies' Flute (妖精の笛)
12. Against Axe Knight (戦闘 VS悪魔の騎士)
13. Against Shadow Knight (戦闘 VS影の騎士)
14. Inn (宿屋)
15. Rola (ローラ)
16. Sword of Roto (ロトの剣)
17. Final Battle (決戦VS竜王)
18. Daybreak (夜明け)
19. Finale (旅立ち)
20. Roto's Legend (凱旋)

Cast

• Toshihiko Seki as Alef (hero)
• Hiroko Kasahara as Princess Laura
• Ryuji Saikachi as King Lars XVI
• Masako Nozawa as Mercera (Alef's parent) (メルセラ（アレフの育ての親）)
• Ichiro Nagai as Galai (ガライ)
• Seizo Kato as the Dragon Lord
• Norio Wakamoto as the Shadow Knight (影の騎士)
• Daisuke Gori as the Demon Knight (悪魔の騎士)
• Tessho Genda as the Great Evil (大魔道)
• Rihoko Yoshida as the inn landlady (宿屋のおかみ)
• Mitsuaki Hoshino as Yoshirine (Myra's tool shop) (ヨシリーン（マイラの道具屋))
• Miina Tominaga as Mina (Yoshirine's granddaughter) (ミナ（ヨシリーンの孫娘）)
• Takeshi Aono as the Rain Shrine Sage (雨の祠の賢者)
• Kiyoshi Kawakubo as the elder of Melkid (メルキドの老人)
• Mika Doi as the Spirit Nelly (精霊ネリー)
• Kiyoyuki Yanada as the old man of Rimuldar (リムルダールのおやじ)
• Yusaku Yara as the narrator

Main staff

• Original work: Yuji Horii
• Directed, scenario: Aki Tomato
• Music composition, arrangement: Koichi Sugiyama
• Music Production: Sugiyama Kobo, Hayato Matsuo, Tadashi Fujioka, Yoshiaki Kubodera
• Sound effects: Yasuhiro Taguchi
• Cover illustration, character design: Mutsumi Inomata
• Illustrations: Shigenori Kageyama, Akinobu Takahashi, Shohei Kohara, Kumiko Nakayama, Yusuke Takeda
• Art direction, design: Tajima Design Co., Ltd.
• Still photographer: Kaoru Hirono
• Planning, production: Enix

Gallery

Back cover

CD

CD case and booklet front

CD case and booklet back

Booklet cover

Booklet back

Box, booklet and CD case

Imperial Audience

Sword of Roto

Final Battle

Videos

Dragon Quest 1 CD Theater

External links

• Album info at Discogs
• Album info at VGMdb
• Review at RPGFan
• Review at Golden Age RPGs
• CD theater Dragon Quest article at Japanese Wikipedia