“But there is one they
fear...In their tongue he is dovakhin - DRAGONBORN!”
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Back in November of 2011, Bethesda
released a small game known as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. It was a
moderately successful game and had forever changed the Western RPG
genre. A seemingly endless world to get lost in, surrounded by
beautiful scenery and when you are standing on the edge of the
mountain, you can see your world for miles. It is incredibly
beautiful.
As beautiful as the scenery is,
where does the music stand in this monolithic game? I have only
played bits and pieces of the game itself and from what I have played
I was stuck in the wild running from giants. So I have little
experience with the music itself. Except for Song of the Dragonborn
which I have heard countless times. It is one of the reasons I want
to play this game so I could experience the song for myself
When I am not working on Lost in
the Music, I am busy planning other projects and one of them is a
fantasy webcomic. I find myself going back to this song when I write
out large scale battle scenes because the song is creatively inspiring. I have to give composer Jeremy Soule credit for this song.
I am sure it was not easy making a song that is reminiscent of Nordic
Eddas'. In my opinion, his song is good enough that it could stand
along side the likes of Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings OST, John
Williams' Star Wars work and Basil Poledouris work on the 1982 Conan
the Barbarian movie.
This is not some sort of song you
would hear a bard strum on his lute while playing for coin in the
local tavern. This is a song that you would hear during war time. It
is an epic tale depicting the return of the great hero and how he
will free the land from the great evil. As I said before it is great
for scripting your own battle scenes, for when you are playing DnD
with some friends, or out for a run and you need that extra boost.
I am told through my friends that
you only hear this song when you level up or are
battling with a dragon, so the developers did not force you to hear
this song while travelling the world or engaged in battles against regular enemies. which would have the song lose its
impact. As much as I love hearing this song, I think having it play
on repeat while exploring the world would get tiring. This is a song you listen
to when you are waging battle against a foe. It is a fantastic song
and one of best songs to get you pumped up for the game.
If you haven't already, pick up
the album off of Directsong. For 25 bucks you can't go wrong with a 4
cd album.
This is Daimo Mac and I am lost in
the music
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