Back in 2006 Skyrim game director Todd Howard called up composer Jeremy Soule and told him he wanted the music for the game to sound like The Elder Scrolls theme as sung by a barbarian choir. Lacking barbarians, Soule just hired some men with deep voices.
I am posting this video specifically so I can ask Soule to get his damn song out of my head. Since I started playing Skyrim I’ve found myself bursting into choruses of “Dovahkiin Dovahkiin | Naal ok zin los vahriin!” I was in line at the grocery store getting a money order earlier today and it just spilled out. They already think I’m odd; I didn’t need the help.
Take your song back, Jeremy Soule!
SunSkorpion
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 9:31 AMChris Plummer actually sounds awesome. Not that i had doubts, but this video shows just how.
Matt
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 9:38 AMMust. Have. Now.
Harli
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 9:48 AMHugo?!
Hugo the Hungarian Barbarian
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:09 AMNope, can’t sing.
However will sing once I get enough grog into me… not sure if it would be the sound they are looking for though.
Hugo the Hungarian Barbarian
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:07 AMWhen in doubt, drink mead!
Rotoe
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:10 AMWHY MUST YOU TEASE US?! WHYYY!?
bob
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:13 AMJust awesome! Going to loose a lot of sleep on this one :)
TheLastQuestion
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 10:25 AMThat looks amazing, and proves that I’m in the wrong industry, Why work in a call centre when I could be voice acting!?
Liam DJ
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 2:36 PMJeremy Soule is currently my favourite composer. He’s done Neverwinter Nights, Oblivion, Guild Wars, now Skyrim and is working on Guild Wars 2. He’s like the John Williams of video games.
JTJ
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 3:50 PMHe also did Icewind Dale and KOTOR…both awesome soundtracks
slumberus
Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 12:00 AMis it me or the style sounds a bit pirates of the carribean-ish?