Fantasy music is a style of music that evokes settings of fantasy and adventure, drawing inspiration from European mythology, fantasy writers such as J.R.R. Tolkien, fairy tales, as well as role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. Fantasy music is highly narrative, with "scenes" that are played out in almost theatrical fashion.
Typical fantasy music genres are dungeon synth (Mortiis), neoclassical darkwave (Narsilion), power metal (Rhapsody of Fire), epic black metal (Summoning), RPG music (植松伸夫), and fantasy film score (Howard Shore's soundtrack to "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring").
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