Music to Level Up Your Day: Elder Scrolls V Skyrim

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. They can be a powerful listening experiences in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature a sampling of music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases.

Composer: Jeremy Soule

North American Release Date: November 2011

Set in Skyrim, the northernmost province of Tamriel, 200 years after the events of Oblivion; a civil war has broken out over the murder of Skyrim's leader and an Imperial ban on the worship of Talos. The main story focuses on the Dragonborn - a mortal with the soul of a dragon, and their quest to defeat Alduin the World-Eater.

The game's main theme "Dragonborn" was recorded with a choir of over 30 people singing in the fictional dragon language. Three separate recordings were layered to create the effect of 90 voices. Some songs, such as Watch the Skies may not have any meaningful lyrics.

Dragonborn | (Main Theme)

Unbroken Road | (Area Theme)

Watch the Skies | (Dragon Battle Theme)

The City Gates | (Town Theme)

The Streets of Whiterun | (Town Theme)

Sovngarde | (Area Theme)

"What is better? To be born good or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?" -Paarthurnax

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