Track By Tracks: Isle Of The Cross - Faustus The Musical (2024)

Describe the album as a whole:

'Faustus the Musical' is the retelling of the epic 16th century saga, 'Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe. The compositions, with a strong vocal delivery by the cast, featuring Daniël de Jongh as the lead vocalist, sends the listener on an journey through the story. From the symphonic to the brutal, the entirety of the album is impeccably mixed and mastered by the renowned Joost van den Broek.

Describe each song track by track:

1. Prologue:

Intro with Narrator - sets the scene

2. Wittenberg, 1587:

Instrumental

3. Metaphysics of Magicians:

Faustus decides to delve into magic

4. The Divine Apostate:

Mephistopheles requires Faustus to make an oath to Lucifer.

5. Blood Oath:

Faustus contemplates one last time and decides to take the oath and he signs in blood

6. Immortal Kiss:

Helen and the Good Angel both try to lure Faustus

7. Coven of Wittenberg:

Mephistopheles introduces Faustus to a coven of witches to increase his skills in magic

8. Hourglass:

Faustus questions existence, god an death

9. Ghost at the Feast:

Faustus plays pranks on the Pope

10. Dragons Astralis:

Instrumental - Faustus flies high above the Earth in a dragon drawn chariot

11. Candlelight Contemplation:

Faustus contemplates yet again

12. Eleven’s Hour:

Lucifer begins calling upon Faustus in this last hour

13. 12:00:

Lucifer sends forth his servants to drag Faustus to hell

14. Epilogue:

Outro with narrator - concluding the story/album.