Online:Music
The music of The Elder Scrolls Online was composed by Brad Derrick and Rik Schaffer. Jeremy Soule, a long-time composer on Elder Scrolls games, worked on the title theme and music for the cinematics. Malukah (Wikipedia), a Youtube musician who came to prominence with her rendition of Skyrim's "The Dragonborn Comes", was invited to write (and perform some of) the bardic songs in the game.
The music of the game is themed, with particular pieces being tied to biome types, locations (both large and small), and moods. Zenimax wanted the music to be integral to the game environment, blending seamlessly with the other sounds around the player. Some songs from previous titles make a reappearance. Some have been reworked while others are only sampled.
The soundtrack is available as the Original Game Soundtrack, which contains all 47 tracks from the base game, and tracks from the DLC are released as volumes in a separate series of albums titled Music of Tamriel.
Original Game Soundtrack
The Original Game Soundtrack is available on iTunes for $15.99 USD and Amazon for $8.99 USD.
Songs
| Track number | Title | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | For Blood, for Glory, for Honor | Jeremy Soule | 04:59 |
| 02 | Moons of Evening Star | Brad Derrick | 5:32 |
| 03 | The Three Banners: Fanfare | Brad Derrick | 1:39 |
| 04 | Omens in the Clouds | Brad Derrick | 5:18 |
| 05 | Echoes of Aldmeris | Brad Derrick | 0:55 |
| 06 | Weapons Drawn | Brad Derrick | 1:47 |
| 07 | Yearning for Moonshadow | Brad Derrick | 6:17 |
| 08 | Lowering the Banners (Sundown) | Brad Derrick | 1:15 |
| 09 | Dawn Gleams on Cyrodiil | Brad Derrick | 5:21 |
| 10 | Rubble and Smoke | Brad Derrick | 0:55 |
| 11 | Comrades in Arms | Brad Derrick | 1:21 |
| 12 | Y’ffre in Every Leaf | Brad Derrick | 5:33 |
| 13 | North from Riften | Brad Derrick | 1:28 |
| 14 | Moth, Butterfly, And Torchbug | Brad Derrick | 5:42 |
| 15 | Elegy for the Remans | Brad Derrick | 1:27 |
| 16 | Oath of Malacath | Brad Derrick | 1:54 |
| 17 | Whispers of the Ancestors | Brad Derrick | 5:05 |
| 18 | Vestige of Hope | Brad Derrick | 1:29 |
| 19 | Sands of the Alik'r | Brad Derrick | 5:26 |
| 20 | Winged Twilight | Brad Derrick | 1:10 |
| 21 | Imperial Legion | Brad Derrick | 1:28 |
| 22 | Auridon Sunrise | Brad Derrick | 5:54 |
| 23 | They Did Not Die in Vain | Brad Derrick | 1:26 |
| 24 | Greenheart | Brad Derrick | 5:01 |
| 25 | Tamriel Beleagured | Brad Derrick | 1:38 |
| 26 | To Dance with Daedra | Brad Derrick | 1:39 |
| 27 | The Towers Cast Long Shadows | Brad Derrick | 5:53 |
| 28 | Horizons of Cyrodiil | Brad Derrick | 1:14 |
| 29 | The Legacy of Lorkhan | Brad Derrick | 5:19 |
| 30 | Arkay Watches | Brad Derrick | 1:24 |
| 31 | Courage of Ordinary Mortals | Brad Derrick | 1:18 |
| 32 | The Heart of Nirn | Rik Schaffer | 6:17 |
| 33 | Soaring on Eagle’s Wings | Brad Derrick | 1:30 |
| 34 | Stendarr’s Mercy | Brad Derrick | 5:20 |
| 35 | Order of the Ancestor Moth | Brad Derrick | 1:05 |
| 36 | Onslaught at the Gates | Brad Derrick | 2:04 |
| 37 | Alas, The Dragon Shall Break | Brad Derrick | 6:15 |
| 38 | The Keep Has Fallen | Brad Derrick | 1:40 |
| 39 | Bruma Against the Jeralls | Brad Derrick | 5:46 |
| 40 | We Honor the Slain | Brad Derrick | 1:02 |
| 41 | Ruins of the Ayleids | Brad Derrick | 1:16 |
| 42 | Anequina Beckons | Brad Derrick | 6:09 |
| 43 | Northpoint Nocturne | Rik Schaffer | 5:27 |
| 44 | Memories of Yokuda Lost | Brad Derrick | 5:38 |
| 45 | Peril Upon the Sands | Brad Derrick | 1:08 |
| 46 | Tides of the Abecean Sea | Brad Derrick | 5:38 |
| 47 | Beauty of Dawn | Malukah | 3:31 |
Beauty of Dawn lyrics
A serpent lights the ancient sky
A threat of tainted stars
Evil stirs and in its wake
The souls of mortals sway
Sorrow reigns
Over fields of red
Spirits pace
Through the shadows cast by their graves
These are days and nights of venom and blood
Heroes will rise as the anchors fall
Brave the strife, reclaim every soul
That belongs to the Beauty of Dawn
Darkness strikes to blind the strong
But Faith will guide our swords
Loyal hearts we'll stand as one
And fight with shields of Hope
Pride fuels the deadly fire
That devours our tower of gold
The drums of war will rage and roar
'Til the sun burns bright once more
These are days and nights of venom and blood
Heroes will rise as the anchors fall
Brave the strife, reclaim every soul
That belongs to the Beauty of Dawn
Music of Tamriel, Vol. 1
Music of Tamriel, Vol. 1 contains tracks from the Imperial City and Orsinium DLC. It is available on iTunes for $9.99 USD.
Songs
| Track number | Title | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Battledrums | Brad Derrick | 1:09 |
| 02 | Soul-Shriven in Cyrodiil | Brad Derrick | 9:10 |
| 03 | Radiance and Glory | Brad Derrick & Rik Schaffer | 5:02 |
| 04 | Flickering Shadows | Brad Derrick | 5:59 |
| 05 | Somber Vistas | Brad Derrick | 6:22 |
| 06 | Subterranean Emanation | Brad Derrick | 5:18 |
| 07 | Restless, Tamriel Dreams | Brad Derrick | 6:51 |
| 08 | Descend to the Vaults | Brad Derrick | 2:02 |
| 09 | Voices in the Vaults | Brad Derrick | 6:01 |
| 10 | The Breath of Kynareth | Brad Derrick | 6:36 |
| 11 | Tombs Unremembered | Brad Derrick | 6:20 |
| 12 | The Slopes of Sorrow | Brad Derrick | 6:39 |
| 13 | Mists of Wrothgar | Brad Derrick | 5:35 |
| 14 | Recollection of Wars Long Lost | Brad Derrick & Rik Schaffer | 7:08 |
New arrangements
Similarly to previous games, while most of the soundtrack is new, a few of the tracks contain motifs that have appeared in the earlier games.
- "For Blood, for Glory, for Honor" is the newest version of the Elder Scrolls theme, which appeared as "Call of Magic"/"Nerevar Rising" in Morrowind, "Reign of the Septims" in Oblivion, and "Dragonborn" in Skyrim. Soule referred to this version of it as "part theme, part atmosphere". [1]
- Much of the first half of "Omens in the Clouds" - such as the melody right at the start of the song - features a slowed-down version of the melody in Arena's theme.
- "Moth, Butterfly, and Torchbug" contains a motif from the beginning of "King and Country" from Oblivion. It appears at 4:26 in "Moth, Butterfly, and Torchbug".
- "Greenheart" has a section with the tune from the beginning of "Watchman's Ease" from Oblivion, starting at 3:26 in "Greenheart".
- "Tides of the Abecean Sea" has a motif that originally appeared in Oblivion's "Reign of the Septims" (at 0:26), and then in Skyrim's "Unbroken Road" (at 0:58). It can be heard in "Tides of the Abecean Sea" at 4:03.
- "The Legacy of Lorkhan" contains a motif which originally appeared in Morrowind's "Separation/Blessing of Vivec". It can be heard in "The Legacy of Lorkhan" around 0:40.
Downloads
Zenimax has made two of Malukah's songs available for free download on the Elder Scrolls Online official site:
- Three Hearts As One, a bardic performance (download)
- Beauty of Dawn (download)