Music from The Elder was a hit and miss release with fans. The entire concept album was a musical departure and the released product told a vague story completely out of order. The Japanese CD and the later US Remaster are in a slightly better order, but still don’t tell a cohesive story.
With that said, my intention here is to tell the story of The Elder in the most narratively sound way. I have used the outstanding Japanese P33C release as a base (with Escape from the Island from Japanese Killers Album). I’ve rearranged songs, lightly tweaked volumes, smoothed out transitions, and borrowed a small bit here and there to create an outro.
- Fanfare
- A World Without Heroes (set the stage)
- Just a Boy (introduce our hero)
- Mr. Blackwell (introduce our villain)
- The Summons (Morpheus and the council)
- Only You (the boy appears before the council, they tell him only he can be the hero)
- Under the Rose (the council asks the boy for his oath)
- The Oath (the boy gives his oath)
- Dark Light (How bad things have gotten under Mr. Blackwell)
- Odyssey (our hero’s journey and introduction of love interest)
- Escape from the Island (our hero travels to Mr. Blackwell’s hidden base and manages to destroy it. Then comes a mad dash escape from the Island base.)
- I (Congratulatory I did it song)
- Outro
I wish there were more to the story, but I believe this is the best way to present what is available.