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Emily Reese of YourClassical writes that Soule used both live and synthetic instruments to blend plainchant, Nordic folk music, and classical tradition to create a highly expressive soundtrack for the game world. Per Howard's request, Pagliarulo constructed the language so that the song would rhyme in both Dovahzul and, when translated, in English. The game's writer and soundtrack's lyricist, Emil Pagliarulo, invented a fictional dragon language, Dovahzul, and the "barbarian" choir sings in this language in unison. For the game's now-famous theme song, Howard envisioned a choir of chanting barbarians. Majoris said that it is clear that Soule is an old-school composer who takes inspiration from masters in the past, in particular Tchaikovsky, and brings them into the present to mix with his own electroacoustic style. Writing for Game Rant, Emma Majoris says that "Soule understood the assignment perfectly" and managed to stray further and further from traditional methods while tying non-melodic components together with hints of musicality. The game theme song, " Dragonborn", featuring lyrics in a fictional dragon language, was particularly noted.įor this game, Skyrim director Todd Howard wanted the soundtrack to shift away from the melodic tunes from the previous two games in the series and instead go in a more aggressive direction. The soundtrack was lauded by audiences and critics and was ranked among the best game soundtracks of the year. Soule composed the soundtracks for the previous two games in The Elder Scrolls series, Morrowind and Oblivion, and re-used some motifs from those scores in his compositions for Skyrim. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Original Game Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2011 role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim from Bethesda Softworks, composed by Jeremy Soule. The Elder Scrolls Online: Original Game Soundtrack The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Original Game Soundtrack The Elder Scrolls series soundtracks chronology The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Original Game Soundtrack Video game music, Classical music, Nordic folk music, plainchant