The fact that he had a picture of techno-viking as inspiration is hilarious!

Jeremy Soule is a legend. His soundtracks always bring out the greatest emotions. Pure genious.

0:32 Technoviking?!

Six years later and I still get chills hearing that choir. I missed out on getting the soundtrack album for Oblivion and I swore I wouldn't miss out on Skyrim. So within a couple of hours of starting the game I ordered a CD set. I didn't realize it until I got the CDs in the mail that they were autographed by Jeremy.

When I hear the one with the melody sound, I cried a little. Skyrim's Theme is so beautiful.

I hope ,Jeremy will compose Tes6's soundtrack

As many hours as I've played this game, I still get that thrilling feeling when I open up that game & hear those beating drums! Boom, boom boom!

I can tell you plenty about those goosebumps.

I’m 76 and replaying Skyrim has kept me sane during 10 months lockdown. This time round I graduated to mods after after completing most quests (excluding thievery, vampirism etc...not for me) I rate this quest as the best I have encountered. Because of my age I took the ninja route ( 100% sneak, enhanced dwarven crossbow, double enchanted Daedric swords etc) and I echo the sentiment that if Bethesda haven’t approached you they really should. Keep the ideas coming mate.

This man, along with the composer, did a stellar job on this game. Don't you let go of him, Bethesda.

Some people are saying "It's a new game, write a whole new theme!" While I'm sure Soule could come up with something good, the theme from Morrowind IS the Elder Scrolls theme. Asking them to change it is like asking Lucas to get a new theme for a new Star Wars movie. I think doing variations on the theme is a great idea, but abandoning the main theme of the series... No. Just... no. This shit right here is perfect!

That morrowin theme killed me. Its so beatuiful and it feels so natural.

techno viking at 0:37

I wonder why there is an absolute absence of content on Jeremy composing in studio and a general lack of interviews with him at all? Would love to find more.

IE, 0:36 Dat techno viking tho

One of the absolute greatest games ever made.

this is one of the only songs that makes a tear come done my eye every time i hear it

Man, whenever I hear the morrowind/skyrim theme, my gaming soul yearns to run through a long field in skyrim with my weapon in hand! Very beautiful feeling, really.

Fun fact: Morrowind's theme? The drums that play in the background sound familiar, don't they? Like a HEARTBEAT

I used to load up Skyrim on my PS3 and listen to the entire theme before booting into the game--usually finishing up my blanket-nest from which I would proceed to play for the rest of the day. Those were the days man.

it's 2021 and I still feel the shivers down my spine whenever I hear the Dragonborn theme song. Powerful song that just triggers so much fun and memories playing Skyrim.

Need more people like Lampert who are so devoted to what they do. This is what great games are made of. I mean just look at him listening to his own work! So much emotion.

2:45 Yup, I confirm, each time I hear this part I'm like "I'm born in the wrong era, in the wrong World"

When he was like 19 he composed one of the best soundtracks ever! Secret of Evermore!

3:08 Epic choir comes in - stops song - NO!!!

3:30 man this guy must’ve been shitting himself after seeing how much people loved the theme

I feel like the theme should have had its own hook. For Morrowind, the drums were meant to mimic the sound of a heartbeat (Lorkhan's heart, the center of the game)

still get goosebumps 13 years later

I listen to the Skyrim soundtrack so much at work (I am a Video Game artist at Bossa Studios) and I absolutely LOVE it. Another soundtrack I listen to is Basil Poledouris's Conan The Barbarian composition. The two are similar in a lot of ways in terms of both their epic moments and their more intimate moments. Aside from loving Skyrim as a game, I think it appeals to me a lot because it reminds me of being a child and watching the conan films, or seeing incredible art work from Frank Frazetta and Roger Dean. I wonder if Mark Lampert or Jeremy Soule were inspired at all by the Conan Soundtrack?

I listen to the theme over and over and never get tired of it....it gives you goosebumps. I work a second job on a freight dock and sometimes the environment can be harsh and brutal . I play this song just before I clock in....strange

Techno-Viking choir. Yes!

dude i just love the choir. it's just freakin awesome. And the three grunts in the begging where its all hooh ha hoo. i can picture a bunch of vikings or warriors banging their swords and fists against their shields.

Seeing all these videos I have such a new respect for all these game teams.

Everyone at Bethesda should watch this video every morning. Bring back Jeremy Soule and wake the fuck up and give us that Bethesda magic once again.

seriously the epicness of this music touches me. Im excited for the game no doubt, i can't wait fo the adventure that awaits. But I am truly appreciative of this kind of musical composition and epicness. I am anticipating the soundtrack more than the game if that is even possible> Great work. Its appreciated.

very good work! thx for that!!!

Jeremy soule wow u truly took on the feel of skyrim and E.S.O. i love how the arrangements change but are always great. ive never added a games sountrack to my music playlist and it gets stuck in my head.. um u just said that too in ur video lol

Awww, look at him, he can bearly cover up his emotions when he played the Morrowind song, and I bet every person here, had the same feeling.

2:48 I love this part. I think he's holding back a smile.

Chills and goosebumps indeed! FREAKING EPIC. Jeremy Soule is a musical GOD!

Love this video. Mark seems so humble and happy in his job. When the Morrowind music came on, you can tell that he was really moved.

why is that soundtrack so good

I got chills when the last part started playing. The Nords singing over the Elder Scrolls theme sounds so good!

Still fun to listen to 10 years later

Hearing that Skyrim theme brings you back to those questing days. Awesome game. Awesome music.

Skyrim's soundtrack is the best soundtrack in history and I cannot be convinced otherwise.

@tuore i know it couldn't be the perfect job, there is no such thing either, but seeing the game getting finished that you worked so long on must really get you happy.

Beautiful

The Morrowind theme was just... It motivated me and made my day and made me so happy when I heard it every time I played. It started me on game design and wanting to create my own world to explore it as I explored Morrowind. They just keep expanding and expanding keeping the similar overall feel, it's just amazing each game :D I hope to make my own game similar as an adventure game one day.

Damn I really would be interested how Jeremy Soule made those amazing, beautiful ambient soundtracks for the game. They sound beautiful. I wonder what Kontakt libraries/vsts he used for it.

the greatest music i have ever listened to

unbelievable song just love it!

even after 9 years after release and thousands of hours played, listening to the main theme puts an uncontrollable grin on my face. somehow this game managed to be so nostalgic and sentimental - like a shared childhood memory for hundreds of thousands of people. Critics and gamers can criticise Skyrim however they want (sometimes it's fair and deserved) but it trully is a miracle.

Seriously. It's been a year and a half since Skyrim came out and I'm still playing it!

Legendary music!

Loved the MUSIC!

Mark you are the God of Sound !!!

0:36 Electro-viking is famous. Lol.

Fantastic!

@Matty85uk That was a different version in the first trailer, this is the official theme for Skyrim. I'm sure you will hear the full version in an upcoming trailer.

the music team on this game is going to get every award possible. soooooo epic

I love the theme!

I loved this and the Oblivion theme is a tie in my book,Jeremy you are amazing

I ran the isolated vocals through a translator app and this is what it output “You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.”

This theme got so many memories in it for me...

oh yea! still get goosebumps!

I can feel my muscles pulsating and growing as I listen to it.

Holy shit! Has it really been 4 years now? :P

god.. i remember back in the day when i used to play morrowind.. that music was huge in the game.. it gave me a great feeling when i was playing it, one of morrowind's best things is that music for sure...

Elsweyr. We haven't been able to go there since Elder Scrolls I: Arena. The northern half is a desert and the south is a very jungle-like area. Most of the province is devoted to growing Skooma and Moonsugar.

Second elder scrolls game I played I love the theme. The first elder scrolls game I played was oblivion now I have skyrim I'm gonna play the last lvl later on I don't want the game to end it's sooo good a game. I love it.

@Galient5 okay you got me, I'm looking foward to the full version of the skyrim theme, and the whole soundtrack moreso.

Now 2021 I still play this game because the music is perfectly fit with the game

the music fits the nords beautifully their ancient roots, they are a warrior race, the small subtle things for a fanfic i'm using i picture the main theme playing in the background while my female dragon born is giving a speech and she ends with we are NORDS and everyone shouts so i was thinking of creating an artistic dramatic flare with the music in the background by adding small text inserts here and there to give the reader the idea of the setting and mood

2:48 pursing his lips to obviously fight back the tears of joy.

It's amazing

omg this is beautiful

He has some divine intervention, without that giving this bgm was not possible.

@Reinpret Indeed. This music is incredibly powerful.

GENIUS

That would be a badass job to have!

Been playing since Morrowind, love the series for life!

can't get enough of them goosebumps lol love it

I still have gossebumps

Damn I love the music the chorus is just stuck in my head...

wow, you imagine hearing that epic theme at video games live concert? whoo.. chills man

DUDE, AS A FAN, I FUCKING LOVE IT!!!!!

thanks lampert for amaxing work on deus ex 2 and thief 3

@RavidDonkey It's the dev kit on top of it. It's what every developer uses.

"if they'll be able too (translate it)" hahaha you understimate your fans xP didn't we have that done within like a few weeks of the first introduction of that song into mainstream media? :P

1:05 at this time I had goose bumps all over my body... I'm in love with that song! The best themesong ever.. Imma play some Morrowind nao.

Goosebumps 5 times during the same snippet. 8D

flipping sweet!

It shows the keyboard's specific make at 2:37, and the program's Cubase.

Mark. . . * o * I soooo envy yooou, awesome work, I hope one day I can work in a huge game like youuuu, awesome work!!!! * fan mode on *

good work

I love this

This is the most impressive music i've ever heard in my life, I expect the same for the game, im totally sure.

Anyone know if there exists a full length version of the 30 strong choir? Id love to find it

i rmb watching this before skyrim came out...nostalgia